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Not yet recruitingNCT07792889FAMILIAUpdated Aug 28, 2026

AIM 3 Focused Adaptation of a Mobile Caregiver Intervention for Dementia Caregivers

An interventional study of Brain CareNotes Latino and Dementia Care app in Caregiver Burden of People With Dementia, sponsored by Indiana University. Not yet recruiting. Open to participants aged 18 Years and older. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2026-08-28.

Sponsored by Indiana University · Not applicable, Interventional, and Supportive care

Phase
Not applicable
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
60
Allocation
Randomized
Ages
18 Years and older
Sex
All
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Where this study stands

Counted across the records on this site · 2026-11-12

Among 10 studies in Caregiver Burden by Indiana University — 3 open to participants now, 4 under way, none of them phase 3. Caregiver Burden · Indiana University.

Planned enrollment
4th of 10
60 · median 60
Started
2027
the only one that year
No phase
10 of 10
3 open now
Registered
10th of 10
by date

Among the 10 studies in Caregiver Burden by Indiana University, this one is the 4th largest by planned enrollment, is the only one that started in 2027, is one of 10 with no phase, and was the 10th registered.

Caregiver Burden

500 studies on the registry are indexed under Caregiver Burden; 164 are open to participants now.

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Open to participants now

3 of the 10 studies in Caregiver Burden by Indiana University are open now, in 1 country. Recruiting first, the newest first:

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Where they have run

Who these studies take

Of the 88 Caregiver Burden studies recruiting now, 67 (76%) set no upper age limit and 7 (8%) stop at 75 or younger; 8 take children under 18; 38 take healthy volunteers.

This study: 18 Years and older · all sexes · no healthy volunteers.

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Study summary

The goal of this clinical trial is to evaluate usability, feasibility and preliminary efficacy of a mobile telehealth supported behavioral intervention for caregivers of persons with dementia who identify as Hispanic. The main question it aims to answer is: "is a mobile telehealth supported behavioral intervention aimed at supporting caregivers in managing behavioral and psychological symptoms of dementia (BPSD) usable and acceptable and can it preliminarily reduce depressive symptoms and caregiver burden after 6 months of exposure?

Hypothesis: The mobile/telehealth supported intervention will be feasible, as indicated by recruitment and retention rates, data completion, and usability and acceptance measures.

Exploratory Hypothesis: The mobile/telehealth supported intervention will improve caregiver burden and reduce BPSD as measured by the Neuropsychiatric Inventory (NPI-Q).

Researchers will compare an intervention group to a control group to see if there are differences in preliminary outcomes.

Participants will communicate with care coaches through the app and through individualized remotely delivered sessions. The app generates advice cards to develop a care plan that addresses behavioral and psychological symptoms of dementia (BPSD), and tracks cognitive, functional, behavioral and psychological symptoms of the patient and informal caregiver participant's health and quality of life. Individual care coach sessions will focus on management of BPSD and caregiver burden.

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Conditions studied

  • Caregiver Burden of People With Dementia
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Who can participate

Ages eligible
18 Years and older
Sexes eligible
All
Accepts healthy volunteers
No

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Inclusion criteria

  1. Self-identify as Hispanic/Latino and are informal caregivers of a person with dementia.
  2. Able to speak or read English or Spanish
  3. Able to use technology as measured by a technology screening measure.
  4. Age 18 and older

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion Criteria:

- Caregivers of individuals with non-dementia related disease.

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Study design

Phase
Not applicable
Primary purpose
Supportive care
Allocation
Randomized
Intervention model
Parallel assignment
Masking
Double (Investigator, Outcomes assessor)
Enrollment
60 participants (estimated)

Study arms

  • Experimental
    Mobile/telehealth supported behavioral intervention

    This arm will include participants receiving the intervention

    Behavioral: Brain CareNotes Latino

  • Placebo comparator
    Control group

    Control groups will receive an information only app

    Other: Dementia Care app

Interventions

  • BehavioralBrain CareNotes Latino

    This is a mobile app supported behavioral intervention. Caregivers/ participants will communicate with care coaches through the app and through individualized remotely delivered sessions. The app generates advice cards to develop a care plan that addresses behavioral and psychological symptoms of dementia (BPSD), and tracks cognitive, functional, behavioral and psychological symptoms of the patient and informal caregiver participant's health and quality of life. Individual care coach sessions will focus on management of BPSD and caregiver burden.

  • OtherDementia Care app

    Information only app that is freely available in the app store and provides information on dementia care.

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What researchers measure

Primary outcomes

  1. Feasibility of the intervention will be measured by recruitment rate

    recruitment rate will be calculated by calculating No. approached, No. agreeing, No. consenting, and No. consenting/No. approached.

    Time frame: After 6 months participation completed.

  2. Data completion

    Data completion will be collected continually and computed after the final assessment by calculating No. of complete caregiver burden and BPSD assessments per consenting participant/total No. of possible assessments. We will separately compute missing data and attrition for all causes vs. death in the intervention vs. control groups. An enrollment and completion rate of 80% will be considered evidence for successful feasibility.

    Time frame: After 6 month participation.

  3. System Usability Scale (SUS)

    The System Usability Scale (SUS) is a 10-item questionnaire scored on a 5-point Likert scale (1 = "Strongly Disagree" to 5 = "Strongly Agree"). Total administration time is 1-2 minutes. The total score range is 0 to 100 ( calculated using a specific scoring formula, not a simple percentage). Identified benchmarks will include mean SUS scores of 68 and above. English and Spanish versions of the SUS will be administered to measure usability

    Time frame: The SUS will be administered at baseline, 3 and 6 month follow up appointment.

  4. Accessibility of Intervention Measure (AIM)

    The Acceptability of Intervention Measure (AIM) (developed by Weiner et al., 2017) consists of 4 items rated on a 5-point Likert scale (1 = "Completely Disagree" to 5 = "Completely Agree"). Total administration time is 1-2 minutes. Average score of1 to 5 is calculated by averaging all 4 items. Summed total score range is 4 to 20 (calculated by adding all 4 items together). Higher scores indicate greater intervention acceptability. English and Spanish versions of the AIM will be administered.

    Time frame: Baseline, 3 and 6 month follow up appointment.

Secondary outcomes

  1. Caregiver burden and patient BPSD severity will be measured by the Neuropsychiatric Inventory Questionnaire (NPI-Q)

    The Neuropsychiatric Inventory Questionnaire (NPI-Q) is a brief clinical measurement filled out by a caregiver to assess behavioral and psychological symptoms in dementia across 12 domains (e.g., agitation, depression, anxiety, apathy, delusions, hallucinations). It takes about 5-10 minutes to complete. Symptom severity score ranges from 0-36 and the caregiver distress score ranges for 0-60. Higher scores indicate greater behavioral severity and heavier caregiver burden.

    Time frame: To be collected at baseline, 3 and 6 month follow up.

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Study locations

No study locations are listed for this record.

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References and documents

Individual participant data

Plan to share: No

No publications or documents are linked to this record.

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Timeline

Tracking since Sep 25, 2026
ElapsedEstimatedEstimated, not yet reachedSimilar studies: half by the dot; the band is the middle halfHalf of similar studies reached it by the dot; the band is the middle half, from a quarter to three quarters

Start is estimated for Mar 2027; primary completion for Aug 2028, 17 months later.

Of 282 non-industry interventional studies with no phase under Caregiver Burden, half reached primary completion within 17 months of starting (the median), counting those still running; a quarter within 7 and three quarters within 31. This study's planned 17 months is close to that.

Counting every sponsor, half of 291 studies reached it within 16 months; a quarter within 7 and three quarters within 31.

How these figures are worked out, and which studies are left out of them.

Registered
Aug 19, 2026
First posted
Aug 28, 2026
StartEst.
Mar 2027
Primary completionEst.
Aug 2028
CompletionEst.
Aug 2028
Last update
Aug 28, 2026
What these dates mean
Start.
When the first participant enrolled; while estimated, when the study expects to open to recruitment.
Primary completion.
When the last participant was examined or treated to collect data for the study's main question, its primary outcome. A study that stopped early gives the date its data collection stopped.
Completion.
When the last participant's last visit took place, for every outcome, secondary ones and side effects included: the end of the study. Often later than primary completion, sometimes the same day.
Actual and Est.
Actual means the registry says the date has happened. Est. (estimated) is a date the sponsor plans or expects. It can still move, and the sponsor is expected to change it to actual once it has passed.
No changes since tracking began. The registry record was last updated on Aug 28, 2026, before this site started recording changes on Sep 25, 2026. Its history is on ClinicalTrials.gov ↗
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Registry details

Key details

Study ID
NCT07792889
Lead sponsor
Indiana University
Responsible party
Miriam J Rodriguez (Associate Professor, Indiana University) — Principal investigator
First posted
Aug 28, 2026
Start date
Mar 2027 (estimated)
Primary completion
Aug 2028 (estimated)
Completion
Aug 2028 (estimated)
Last update
Aug 28, 2026

Study contacts

Miriam Rodriguez, PhD
Contact
mijrodri@iu.edu
812-856-1661

Oversight

Data monitoring committee
No
FDA-regulated drug
No
FDA-regulated device
No
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