NCT07423871

ED PLWD/Care Partner Text Messaging

Development and Pilot Testing of a Novel Text Messaging Intervention to Improve Emergency Department Care Transitions Among Care Partners of Persons Living With Cognitive Impairment

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

Summary

The purpose of this research study is to develop and test a text-messaging intervention for emergency department (ED) discharge care transitions experienced by caregivers of older adults with cognitive impairment.

Conditions

• Dementia
• Caregiver
• Emergency Department
• Mobile Health Technology (mHealth)

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
BEHAVIORAL	CAPTURE Text Message Care Transition Support	The CAPTURE intervention is a tailored, automated text messaging program designed to support care partners of persons living with cognitive impairment (PLWCI) during the 30-day period following an emergency department (ED) visit. It provides up to two messages per day, customized based on caregiver-identified needs, and addresses topics such as care transition guidance, symptom monitoring, caregiver well-being, community resources, and communication strategies. The content is evidence-informed and was developed through a user-centered design process involving caregivers and clinician stakeholders. Unlike generic text messaging interventions, CAPTURE specifically targets caregiver support needs in the acute post-ED setting for PLWCI.

Timeline

• Start date: 2027-03-01
• Primary completion: 2030-06-30
• Completion: 2030-06-30
• First posted: 2026-02-20
• Last updated: 2026-02-23

Locations

1 site across 1 country: United States