Alzheimer’s Family Caregiver Intervention in Vietnam

Overview

This is a single arm pilot study of 6-8 families to test the feasibility and acceptability of a Alzheimer's family caregiver intervention in Vietnam.

Full Title of Study: “Single Arm Study of Modified REACH-VA Alzheimer’s Caregiver Intervention in Vietnam”

Study Type

  • Study Type: Interventional
  • Study Design
    • Allocation: N/A
    • Intervention Model: Single Group Assignment
    • Primary Purpose: Treatment
    • Masking: None (Open Label)
  • Study Primary Completion Date: June 18, 2018

Detailed Description

This is a single arm pilot study of 6-8 families to test the feasibility and acceptability of a modified version of the REACH-VA caregiver intervention in Vietnam. The REACH-VA caregiver intervention is an evidence-based intervention that has been shown to be effective in multicultural populations in the US. The model has been modified for use in Vietnam. This study will test the modified model in Vietnam. Participants in this study will be adult family caregivers of non-institutionalized persons with dementia who are living in Hanoi, Vietnam. They will receive 4-6 sessions delivered over the course of 2-3 months that will included the following components: 1) education about the nature of the disease, 2) risk assessment, 3) enhancing caregiver skills and problem-solving, and 4) caregiver stress reduction. The intervention will be delivered by a social worker or nurse using a Vietnamese language versions of the REACH-VA protocol and caregiver intervention notebook.

Interventions

  • Behavioral: Psychosocial caregiver intervention
    • Modified version of the REACH-VA intervention for family caregivers of persons with dementia. The intervention has several components including 1) caregiver education, 2) risk assessment, 3) caregiver needs assessment, 4) caregiver skill building and problem solving, and 4) caregiver stress reduction.

Arms, Groups and Cohorts

  • Experimental: REACH-VA family caregiver intervention
    • Behavioral intervention with several components including 1) caregiver education, 2) risk assessment, 3) caregiver needs assessment, 4) caregiver skill building and problem solving, and 4) caregiver stress reduction.

Clinical Trial Outcome Measures

Primary Measures

  • Caregiver Burden
    • Time Frame: Change from baseline Zarit burden scale score to 3 months.
    • Zarit Burden scale

Participating in This Clinical Trial

Inclusion Criteria

  • Primary adult family caregiver of person with dementia Exclusion Criteria:

  • Caregivers of persons with dementia who are institutionalized

Gender Eligibility: All

Minimum Age: 21 Years

Maximum Age: N/A

Are Healthy Volunteers Accepted: No

Investigator Details

  • Lead Sponsor
    • University of California, Davis
  • Collaborator
    • University of South Carolina
  • Provider of Information About this Clinical Study
    • Sponsor

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