Alzheimer's Family Caregiver Intervention in Vietnam

Dementia Alzheimers Clinical Trial

Official title:

Single Arm Study of Modified REACH-VA Alzheimer's Caregiver Intervention in Vietnam

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Completed

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT03100617
• Other study ID #: 1084736
• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Start date: August 26, 2017
• Est. completion date: June 18, 2018

Study information

• Verified date: August 2020
• Source: University of California, Davis
• Contact: n/a
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Study type: Interventional

Clinical Trial Summary

This is a single arm pilot study of 6-8 families to test the feasibility and acceptability of a Alzheimer's family caregiver intervention in Vietnam.

Description:

This is a single arm pilot study of 6-8 families to test the feasibility and acceptability of a modified version of the REACH-VA caregiver intervention in Vietnam. The REACH-VA caregiver intervention is an evidence-based intervention that has been shown to be effective in multicultural populations in the US. The model has been modified for use in Vietnam. This study will test the modified model in Vietnam. Participants in this study will be adult family caregivers of non-institutionalized persons with dementia who are living in Hanoi, Vietnam. They will receive 4-6 sessions delivered over the course of 2-3 months that will included the following components: 1) education about the nature of the disease, 2) risk assessment, 3) enhancing caregiver skills and problem-solving, and 4) caregiver stress reduction. The intervention will be delivered by a social worker or nurse using a Vietnamese language versions of the REACH-VA protocol and caregiver intervention notebook.

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Enrollment: 6
• Est. completion date: June 18, 2018
• Est. primary completion date: June 18, 2018
• Accepts healthy volunteers: No
• Gender: All
• Age group: 21 Years and older

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

• Primary adult family caregiver of person with dementia

Exclusion Criteria:

• Caregivers of persons with dementia who are institutionalized

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Alzheimer Disease
• Dementia Alzheimers

Intervention

Behavioral:
• Psychosocial caregiver intervention
Modified version of the REACH-VA intervention for family caregivers of persons with dementia. The intervention has several components including 1) caregiver education, 2) risk assessment, 3) caregiver needs assessment, 4) caregiver skill building and problem solving, and 4) caregiver stress reduction.

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
Vietnam	Vietnam National Geriatric Hospital	Hanoi

Sponsors (2)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
University of California, Davis	University of South Carolina

Country where clinical trial is conducted

Vietnam, 

Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Primary	Caregiver Burden	Zarit Burden scale	Change from baseline Zarit burden scale score to 3 months.