Reducing Mental Health in Informal Caregivers

Texas Tech University

Status: Enrolling

Conditions: Burden, Caregiver; Grief; Mental Health Issue

Treatments: Behavioral: Behavior Activation; Behavioral: Mindfulness Based Cognitive Therapy

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT05334992

TexasTechU

tech (Other Identifier)

Details and patient eligibility

About

The overarching goal of this project is to evaluate if evidence-based interventions can reduce PDG, burden, and stress in informal caregivers of individuals with dementia

Full description

Aim 1: Examine the effects of two individual evidence-based therapies for informal caregivers of dementia patients.

Aim 2: Examine the effects of a modified evidence-based group therapy for informal caregivers of dementia patients.

Enrollment: 60 estimated patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18 to 120 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Participants must be informal caregivers (e.g., spouse; child; close friend) of individuals with dementia
• Informal caregivers can be family members or close friends
• Adults (18 to 89 years old) who read, write, and speak in English
• Mental Health Diagnosis (e.g., Generalized Anxiety Disorder; Major Depressive Disorder

Exclusion criteria

• Formal caregivers (who are being paid to take care of the patient)
• Any informal caregivers with cognitive impairment is identified during the assessment.

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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60 participants in 2 patient groups

Mindfulness Based Cognitive Therapy

Experimental group

Description:

Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy (MBCT) combines the ideas of cognitive therapy with meditative practices and attitudes based on the cultivation of mindfulness. The heart of this work lies in becoming acquainted with the modes of mind that often characterize mood disorders while simultaneously learning to develop a new relationship to them.

Treatment:

Behavioral: Mindfulness Based Cognitive Therapy

Behavior Activation

Experimental group

Description:

BA Increase reinforcing behaviors in order to influence emotions and cognitions.

Treatment:

Behavioral: Behavior Activation