Using Technology to Support Care Partners for Persons With Alzheimer's Disease: Tele-STELLA

Part of paid clinical trials in Portland, Oregon.

Sponsor
Oregon Health and Science University
Study ID
NCT04627662
Status
Completed

Conditions

Eligibility Criteria

Sex
ALL
Age
18 Years - N/A
Healthy Volunteers
Not accepted

Interventions

  • Tele-STELLA — BEHAVIORAL
    Tele-STELLA (Support via TEchnology: Living and Learning with Advancing Alzheimer's disease and related dementias) is a multicomponent videoconference-based intervention designed to facilitate effective management of behavioral and psychological symptoms common to the later stages of dementia.

Study Details

The purpose of this study is to test a revised psychoeducational intervention to help Care Partners for family members with dementia understand and reduce the distressing behaviors that come with progressive dementia. Tele-STELLA (Support via TEchnology: Living and Learning with Advancing Alzheimer's disease and related dementias) is a multicomponent videoconference-based intervention designed to facilitate effective management of behavioral and psychological symptoms common to the later stages of dementia. In the Tele-STELLA intervention, professionals ("Guides") meet with family members ("Care Partners") who care for persons with dementia. Working together, the Care Partners and Guides identify strategies to address upsetting behaviors. The goal of this intervention is to reduce upsetting behaviors and, thus, Care Partner burden.

Key Dates

Start date
May 14, 2021
Status verified
Feb 2026
Primary completion
Jul 9, 2025
Completion
Jul 9, 2025

Study Design

Enrollment
375 participants (actual)
Allocation
NA
Intervention model
SINGLE_GROUP
Primary purpose
SUPPORTIVE_CARE

Arms

  • Other: Care Partners
    Based on previous work, we will recruit up to 75 Care Partners and their 75 care recipients with dementia. This allows for 20% attrition. We will recruit participants from Alzheimer's Disease Research Centers (ADRCs) and other national locations.

Primary Outcome Measure

Revised Memory and Behavior Problems Checklist, Reactivity Subscale [ Time Frame: Baseline (1 week pre-Nova); post-Nova (8 weeks); 1-month follow-up (12 weeks). For Constellation: baseline (1 week pre-start); post (8 weeks); 2-month follow-up (16 weeks). Constellation could begin up to 12 months after Nova. ]

Locations (1)

FacilityCityStateZIPSite coordinators
Oregon Health and Science University, Layton Aging and Alzheimer's Disease CenterPortlandOregon97239-

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By condition
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By research site
Oregon Health and Science University, Layton Aging and Alzheimer's Disease Center· Portland, OR

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