Evaluation of an App to Alleviate Stress Among Caregivers of People With

Status Recruiting

Clinical Trial Summary

Caregivers of people living with dementia experience significant stress which can negatively affect their mental health. The goal of our study is to test a newly developed app that focuses on providing stress management strategies for caregivers of people living with dementia.

Clinical Trial Description

Caregivers of people living with dementia experience significant stress which can negatively affect their mental health. Psychological interventions that focus on building skills and providing strategies to improve their well-being have been shown to improve caregiver well-being. Although mobile applications (apps) are available for caregivers of people living with dementia, existing apps do not adequately address the stress and mental health needs experienced by caregivers of people living with dementia. In addition, there is a paucity of mobile app interventions that provide practical stress management strategies for caregivers. The goal of the study is to conduct an evaluation of a novel app (UR Caregiver) that focuses on providing stress management strategies for caregivers of people living with dementia. The app utilizes cognitive behavioural principles and is consistent with models of stress and coping. Caregivers of people living with dementia will be recruited and randomly assigned to three groups: 1) UR Caregiver; 2) active control; and 3) non-app using control. Participants in the app-using groups will be asked to use the app over an 8-week period. Stress, burden, and mental health will be assessed before, after the 8-week period, and at a follow-up period. A 3 between (group) by 3 within (time: baseline, post, follow-up) mixed model (repeated measures) multivariate analysis of variance and univariate analyses will be conducted to examine improvements on outcome measures over time. Given the demands that caregivers of people living with dementia face daily, the creation and evaluation of an app that aims to provide stress-management strategies has the potential of improving the quality of life of caregivers of people living with dementia. ;

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Clinical Trial Details

NCT number	NCT06203639
Study type	Interventional
Source	University of Regina
Contact	Louise Castillo, MSc
Phone	3063372537
Email	castilll@uregina.ca
Status	Recruiting
Phase	N/A
Start date	January 10, 2024
Completion date	December 30, 2025

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Evaluation of an App to Alleviate Stress Among Caregivers of People With Dementia

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