CompletedNot Applicable

Stress-Busting Program and QoL, Bio-markers of Immunity/Stress and Cellular Aging

United States37 participantsStarted 2016-09

Plain-language summary

The purpose of this study is to explore the differences in quality of life , inflammation, stress, telomere length, and mucosal immune function of Hispanic and non-Hispanic caregivers of persons with Alzheimer's disease and related dementias (ADRD). The caregivers will complete the Stress-Busting Program for Family Caregivers in the language of their choice (English or Spanish).

Who can participate

Age range18 Years

SexALL

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Inclusion criteria

✓. self-identified caregiver for a person living with ADRD. Family caregivers of people with ADRD include spouses, adult children, grandchildren, siblings, partners, and significant others.
✓. over the age of 18,
✓. those wishing to participate in the Spanish SBP must speak and read Spanish.

What they're measuring

Telomere length

Timeframe: Baseline and end of intervention (Week 9)

Trial details

NCT IDNCT02844478

SponsorThe University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio

Sponsor typeOTHER

Study typeINTERVENTIONAL

Primary completion2018-06

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