An interventional study of Behavioral: Mindfulness Based Cognitive Therapy and Behavioral: Behavior Activation in Mental Health Issue, Grief and Burden, Caregiver, sponsored by Texas Tech University. Recruiting at 1 site in United States. Open to participants aged 18 Years to 120 Years. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2026-05-15.
Sponsored by Texas Tech University · Not applicable, Interventional, and Treatment
The overarching goal of this project is to evaluate if evidence-based interventions can reduce PDG, burden, and stress in informal caregivers of individuals with dementia when provided over telehealth.
Aim 1: Examine the effects of two individual evidence-based therapies for informal caregivers of dementia patients over telehealth.
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This study's planned enrollment of 60 is below the median of 71 across 402 interventional studies indexed under Caregiver Burden.
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Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy (MBCT) combines the ideas of cognitive therapy with meditative practices and attitudes based on the cultivation of mindfulness. The heart of this work lies in becoming acquainted with the modes of mind that often characterize mood disorders while simultaneously learning to develop a new relationship to them.
Other: Behavioral: Mindfulness Based Cognitive Therapy
BA Increase reinforcing behaviors in order to influence emotions and cognitions.
Other: Behavioral: Behavior Activation
Individual tele-therapy 12 to 16 weeks
Also known as: MBCT
Individual therapy 12 to 16 weeks
Also known as: BA
Prolonged Grief Scale-12 (measuring pre-death grief)
The PG-12 (range 11-55; higher scores mean higher pre-death grief), which is used to measure pre-death grief will be used to measure grief of having a loved one live with a life limiting illness and no longer be able to engage in valued activities.
Time frame: [Time Frame: through study completion, an average of 6 months]
Zarit Burden Inventory (ZBI)
Informal caregivers, usually family member, have an increase in burden or feeling they are overwhelmed by their current circumstances. The ZBI is between 0-48, higher scores indicating higher burden.
Time frame: [Time Frame: through study completion, an average of 6 months]
Perceived Stress Scale
Informal caregivers, usually family members, are unpaid and have a tendency to feel tense and emotionally drained do to caregiving. Scores range from 0-40 with higher scores indicating higher rates of stress.
Time frame: [Time Frame: through study completion, an average of 6 months]
Plan to share: No
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