NCT05173922

"Safety in Dementia": An Online Caregiver Intervention

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 500 (actual)
• Sponsor: University of Colorado, Denver · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Accepted

Summary

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.

Detailed 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.

Conditions

• Caregivers
• Decision Making
• Alzheimer Disease
• Social Media
• Safety
• Suicide

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
BEHAVIORAL	Safety in Dementia	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. The control group will view national Institute on Aging Home Safety Checklist.

Timeline

• Start date: 2022-05-22
• Primary completion: 2024-10-11
• Completion: 2024-10-11
• First posted: 2021-12-30
• Last updated: 2024-10-22

Locations

1 site across 1 country: United States