NCT05144516

Cancer and Mild Cognitive Impairment Dyadic Intervention

A Patient-Caregiver Behavioral Intervention for Older Adults With Cancer and Mild Cognitive Impairment-2

• Status: Recruiting
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 80 (estimated)
• Sponsor: Duke University · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years – 100 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

The purpose of this study is to see whether programs that include both a patient and their spouse or a patient and family caregiver (known as a dyad) are helpful for families in which one member of the dyad has cancer and mild memory difficulties and/or concerns. Participant and their spouse or participant and their family caregiver will have six, 60-minute video-conference sessions which will be scheduled at their convenience. The investigator will loan participants a tablet computer (iPad) to use for videoconferencing and train the participant in its use. Participant and their spouse or participant and their family caregiver will complete three assessments - one before starting the sessions, one after the sixth session, and one after 1 month. Each assessment will include surveys, which the participant will complete separately from their spouse or family caregiver. For most people, it will take upwards of 2 - 4 months to complete this study

Conditions

• Cancer
• Cognitive Impairment

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
BEHAVIORAL	Behavioral: COPE +	Six sixty minute sessions that teaches participants distress and communication coping skills.

Timeline

• Start date: 2024-09-30
• Primary completion: 2027-08-31
• Completion: 2027-08-31
• First posted: 2021-12-03
• Last updated: 2026-02-10

Locations

1 site across 1 country: United States