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Technology-Based Intervention Usability and Pilot Testing

United States40 participantsStarted 2025-10-18

Plain-language summary

This research project has three main goals: (1) To create a new screening tool that helps primary care doctors spot signs of neglect in older adults with dementia. (2) To design a support program that can be delivered both in person and through a mobile app on Android phones. (3) To run a clinical trial with three groups of participants to find out how effective the screening tool is on its own, and how effective it is when combined with the support program-compared to standard care. This current phase of the project focuses on parts of goals 1 and 2, as described below.

Who can participate

Age range21 Years

SexALL

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Inclusion Criteria: * 21 years old or older * Provides care for a patient at the Center on Aging who meets the following criteria: * Patient is at least 65 years old * Patient has diagnosed dementia * Patient requires assistance with at least 1 ADL * Self-identifies as primary informal caregiver for an older adult * Provides at least 8 hours per week of direct care (may include logistics, oversight, observation, as well as hands-on care, but must include at least some in-person assistance) * Can read and speak English at a 6th grade level or above * Not blind or deaf * No active plan to disengage from providing care to the older adult within the next year * Ability to travel to the COA or CABR for study activities and/or attend study session(s) virtually through Zoom on their personal device Exclusion Criteria: * Non-fluent English speaker * Hired caregiver * Provides care for a patient in hospice care * Too ill or weak to complete the interviews (per the interviewer)

What they're measuring

Perceived system feasibility, acceptability, and usability of the SIRENS intervention as measured by the Mean Difference in Score of the Program Evaluation Questionnaire.

Timeframe: 1 week post-intervention

Perceived system feasibility, acceptability, and usability of the SIRENS intervention as measured by a qualitative interview assessment

Timeframe: 1-week post intervention

Trial details

NCT IDNCT07146581

SponsorWeill Medical College of Cornell University

Sponsor typeOTHER

Study typeINTERVENTIONAL

Primary completion2025-12-31

Contact for this trial

Chelsie Burchett, PhD

6469627141 cob2014@med.cornell.edu

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