"Safety in Dementia": An Online Caregiver Intervention

University of Colorado Denver (CU Denver)

Status: Completed

Conditions: Social Media; Decision Making; Alzheimer Disease; Suicide; Safety; Caregivers

Treatments: Behavioral: Safety in Dementia

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT05173922

21-4084

Details and patient eligibility

About

In an online randomized trial of Safety in Dementia with national recruitment and longitudinal follow-up, we will recruit informal caregivers of community-dwelling adults with dementia who have firearm access.

Full description

Aim 1: To test the efficacy of Safety in Dementia (SiD) on firearm safety decision quality and behaviors, among a national sample of informal caregivers of community-dwelling people with dementia and firearm access (n=500).

Aim 2: To compare varied methods in reaching informal caregivers. Aim 3: To explore stakeholder longitudinal experiences with SiD and firearm-related decisions.

Enrollment: 500 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18+ years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Live in United States
• Speak English or Spanish
• Informal caregiver for community swelling person with dementia and firearm access
• Access to the internet

Exclusion criteria

• In legal custody or institutionalized

Trial design

Primary purpose: Prevention

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Triple Blind

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500 participants in 2 patient groups

Safety in Dementia

Experimental group

Description:

Safety in Dementia is an online tool that, in a stepwise fashion, guides a caregiver individual through decisions related to firearm access for a person with dementia. It includes information and a comparison of the options and their risks and benefits. It guides the caregiver through clarification of personal feelings and values and identifying their decision/plan.

Treatment:

Behavioral: Safety in Dementia

Web control

Active Comparator group

Description:

The control group will view National Institute on Aging Home Safety Checklist.

Treatment:

Behavioral: Safety in Dementia