An interventional study of care empowerment program and Routine family support in Dementia Family Caregiver, sponsored by Tzu Chi University. Completed at 1 site in Taiwan. Open to participants aged 20 Years to 90 Years, including healthy volunteers. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2025-12-19.
Sponsored by Tzu Chi University · Not applicable, Interventional, and Supportive care
This study aims to evaluate a care empowerment program using virtual reality on dementia knowledge, attitude, self-efficacy in managing BPSD, empathy and caregiver burden of family caregivers of people with dementia.
The majority of patients with dementia live at home and cared by their families in Taiwan. Most of family caregivers have limited knowledge and care skills of dementia, therefore they experience great stress and caregiver burden which may have negative impact on their physical and mental health.
This two-group randomised controlled trial aims to evaluate a care empowerment program using virtual reality on dementia knowledge, attitude, care self-efficacy in managing BPSD, empathy and caregiver burden of family caregivers of people with dementia.
The intervention group will receive the Care Empowerment Program, which consists of dementia care e-books and virtual reality-based dementia activities, in addition to the routine dementia care manual and family support group.
The control group will only receive routine dementia care manual and family support group with no dementia virtual reality activity.
Both groups will be assessed for their dementia knowledge, attitudes, self-efficacy in managing BPSD, empathy and caregiver burden at baseline, month 3, and 4.
2,372 studies on the registry are indexed under Dementia; 574 are open to participants now.
This study's enrollment of 92 is close to the median of 90 across 1,758 interventional studies indexed under Dementia.
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Before you join, the study team explains what taking part involves — its purpose, what happens, the risks and possible benefits — and answers your questions, so you can decide freely. Consent is usually recorded on a form (the informed consent form, ICF) signed by you or, where the law allows, by someone legally authorised to decide for you.
You can keep asking questions during the study, you are told of new information that matters, and you can choose to leave at any time.
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care empowerment program
Other: care empowerment program
routine family support
Other: Routine family support
dementia care e-books and dementia virtual reality activity in addition to the routine dementia care manual and family support group
routine dementia care manual and family support group
Dementia Knowledge Assessment Scale (DKAS)
score of knowledge about dementia
Time frame: baseline
Dementia Knowledge Assessment Scale (DKAS)
score of knowledge about dementia
Time frame: month 3
Dementia Knowledge Assessment Scale (DKAS)
score of knowledge about dementia
Time frame: month 4
Approaches to Dementia Questionnaire (ADQ)
score of attitude toward people with dementia
Time frame: baseline
Approaches to Dementia Questionnaire (ADQ)
score of attitude toward people with dementia
Time frame: month 3
Approaches to Dementia Questionnaire (ADQ)
score of attitude toward people with dementia
Time frame: month 4
Family Caregiver Competence Questionnaire (FACCQ)
score of FACCQ
Time frame: baseline
Family Caregiver Competence Questionnaire (FACCQ)
score of FACCQ
Time frame: month 3
Family Caregiver Competence Questionnaire (FACCQ)
score of FACCQ
Time frame: month 4
Revised Interpersonal Reactivity Index (R-IRI)
empathy toward people with dementia
Time frame: baseline
Revised Interpersonal Reactivity Index (R-IRI)
empathy toward people with dementia
Time frame: month 3
Revised Interpersonal Reactivity Index (R-IRI)
empathy toward people with dementia
Time frame: month 4
Caregiver Burden Inventory (CBI)
score of caregiver burden for caring for people with dementia
Time frame: baseline
Caregiver Burden Inventory (CBI)
score of caregiver burden for caring for people with dementia
Time frame: month 3
Caregiver Burden Inventory (CBI)
score of caregiver burden for caring for people with dementia
Time frame: month 4
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