NCT04587583

WeCareAdvisor: A Web-Based Tool to Improve Quality of Life for Military Veterans With Dementia and Their Caregivers

• Status: Completed
• Phase: Phase 1 / Phase 2
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 19 (actual)
• Sponsor: University of Michigan · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 21 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

This research will test the WeCareAdvisor tool for family caregivers of military veterans with dementia to help caregivers assess, manage and track behavioral symptoms and their contributing factors (e.g., pain, sleep disturbance), and that provides tailored strategies for in-home, medication-free behavior management. 60 caregiver-person with dementia dyads will be recruited (30 Treatment Group, 30 Wait-List Control Group).

Conditions

• Dementia
• Caregiver
• Memory Disorders
• Alzheimer Disease
• Behavioral Symptoms

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
BEHAVIORAL	WeCareAdvisor	Tailored, internet-based software intended to assess, manage and track behavioral symptoms and their contributing factors and to instruct dementia caregivers in problem solving approaches (tailored strategies for in-home, medication-free behavior management) to address difficult or disruptive behaviors exhibited by the person with dementia. During the testing period participants will refer to the WeCareAdvisor when behavioral challenges occur.

Timeline

• Start date: 2020-10-19
• Primary completion: 2021-10-21
• Completion: 2021-10-21
• First posted: 2020-10-14
• Last updated: 2022-03-31

Locations

1 site across 1 country: United States