NCT05383027

Examining the Feasibility of Implementation, Patterns of Association, and Outcomes in HRV Biofeedback (HRVB) Intervention and Music Listening Control (MLC) on Alzheimer's Disease (AD) Family Caregivers (FCGs) Public Title: Caring Relationship Expression Study

Examining the Feasibility of Implementation, Patterns of Association, and Outcomes in HRV Biofeedback (HRVB) Intervention and Music Listening Control (MLC) on Alzheimer's Disease (AD) Family Caregivers (FCGs) Public Title: Caring Relationship Expression Study(CARES)

• Status: Unknown
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 30 (estimated)
• Sponsor: Arizona State University · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Accepted

Summary

In a remotely delivered nationwide pilot study, we will be examining a novel 8-week heart rate variability biofeedback (HRVB) intervention vs music listening control (MLC) for 30 family caregivers 18 years and older (FCGs) of Alzheimer's disease (AD) (and related dementias: ADRD) patients to examine feasibility (acceptability/adherence, satisfaction) and direction of change in caregiver burden, stress, resilience, anxiety, self-compassion, and relationship quality.

Conditions

• Alzheimer's Disease and Related Dementias Family Caregivers

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
BEHAVIORAL	Music Listening Control (MLC)	MLC participants will engage in assigned music listening in the presence of their loved one with ADRD via a selected online platform (pandora or Spotify) for 10 minutes a day 5-7 days a week.
BEHAVIORAL	Heart Focused Breathing	Heart-focused breathing participants will engage in heart-focused breathing using the inner balance device (shipped to their home), they will be asked to do this in the presence of their loved one with ADRD for 10 minutes a day 5-7 days per week.

Timeline

• Start date: 2022-02-01
• Primary completion: 2022-12-31
• Completion: 2022-12-31
• First posted: 2022-05-19
• Last updated: 2022-05-19

Locations

1 site across 1 country: United States