CompletedNot Applicable

Practice of Acceptance, Awareness, and Compassion in Caregiving (PAACC)

United States142 participantsStarted 2018-06-25

Plain-language summary

The Primary objective of the study is to evaluate the effectiveness of mindfulness based caregiver intervention, Practice of Acceptance, Awareness, and Compassion in Caregiving (PAACC) compared to an established cognitive behavior therapy based dementia caregiver intervention, Resources for Enhancing Alzheimer's Caregiver Health (REACH) in improving caregiver burden and quality of life of care recipient.

Who can participate

SexALL

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Inclusion Criteria: * Caregivers will include family members living with the individual diagnosed with Alzheimer's Disease( AD) or Alzheimer's disease related dementia(ADRD) or Traumatic Brain Injury -AD(TBI-AD) with moderate to severe caregiver burden . * Care recipients with diagnosis of Diagnosis of AD or ADRD or TBI-related AD . Exclusion Criteria: * Care givers: Determined to be an imminent risk to self or others,the Care recipient currently resides in a nursing home or assisted living facilities, unable to provide their own consent to participate in the study , and active substance use disorder in the last 1yr. * Care recipient: Determined to be an imminent risk to self or others, Caregiver is not interested in the study, unable to obtain informed consent from the Care recipient

What they're measuring

Perceived Stress Scale

Timeframe: 4-6 weeks

Trial details

NCT IDNCT03447860

SponsorSalem Veterans Affairs Medical Center

Sponsor typeFED

Study typeINTERVENTIONAL

Primary completion2023-11-12

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