Trials / Completed
CompletedNCT04847986
Guided Eight-week Online Acceptance and Commitment Therapy for Distressed Family Caregivers of People With Dementia
A Guided Eight-week Online Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) Intervention for Distressed Family Caregivers of People With Dementia: A Mixed-methods Pilot Study
- Status
- Completed
- Phase
- N/A
- Study type
- Interventional
- Enrollment
- 19 (actual)
- Sponsor
- University of Alabama at Birmingham · Academic / Other
- Sex
- All
- Age
- 18 Years
- Healthy volunteers
- Not accepted
Summary
The pilot randomized controlled trial aims to assess effects of a guided online acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT) intervention on distressed family caregivers of people with dementia (PwD) compared to the control group. A total of 24 family caregivers of PwD who meet the inclusion criteria will be recruited and randomized to either the intervention or control group. Exploratory hypotheses are that the ACT group will show decreases in caregivers' psychological distress and burden and improvements in QoL and engagement in meaningful activities at posttest and 1-month follow-up, compared to the control group. Also, the project will evaluate the feasibility of recruitment, adherence, and retention of caregivers and explore caregivers' experiences in the ACT intervention through semi-structured interviews at posttest. As part of the pretest, we will also explore caregivers' perceived impacts of COVID-19 on daily lives.
Detailed description
The pilot randomized controlled trial aims to assess effects of a guided online acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT) intervention on distressed family caregivers of people with dementia (PwD) compared to the control group. A total of 24 family caregivers of PwD who meet the inclusion criteria will be recruited and randomized to either the intervention or control group. Caregivers assigned to the intervention group will receive individual ACT sessions guided by a trained coach for one hour per week over 8 weeks through Zoom videoconferencing with supplemental psychoeducation materials provided. Caregivers assigned to the control group will receive care as usual with psychoeducation materials provided. Outcomes regarding caregivers' mental health will be collected at three time points (i.e., pretest, posttest, and 1-month follow-up) and compared between groups over time. Exploratory hypotheses are that the ACT group will show decreases in caregivers' psychological distress and burden and improvements in QoL and engagement in meaningful activities at posttest and 1-month follow-up, compared to the control group. Also, the project will evaluate the feasibility of recruitment, adherence, and retention of caregivers and explore caregivers' experiences in the ACT intervention through semi-structured interviews at posttest. As part of the pretest, we will also explore caregivers' perceived impacts of COVID-19 on daily lives.
Conditions
Interventions
| Type | Name | Description |
|---|---|---|
| BEHAVIORAL | acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT) | Caregivers assigned to this intervention group will receive individual ACT sessions guided by a trained coach for one hour per week over 8 weeks through Zoom videoconferencing with psychoeducation materials provided. |
| BEHAVIORAL | Control group | The control group will receive care as usual with psychoeducation materials provided. |
Timeline
- Start date
- 2021-07-19
- Primary completion
- 2022-06-22
- Completion
- 2022-06-22
- First posted
- 2021-04-19
- Last updated
- 2022-06-28
Locations
1 site across 1 country: United States
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov record NCT04847986. Inclusion in this directory is not an endorsement.