Dementia Caregivers' Link to Assistance and Resources

Part of paid clinical trials in New York, New York.

Sponsor
Visiting Nurse Service of New York
Study ID
NCT06860035
Status
Recruiting
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Conditions

  • Alzheimer Disease or Associated Disorder
  • Dementia

Eligibility Criteria

Sex
ALL
Age
N/A - N/A
Healthy Volunteers
Accepted

Interventions

  • Dementia Caregivers' Link to Assistance and Resources (DECLARE) — OTHER
    The intervention for treatment branches includes two parallel processes: (1) calling eligible caregivers to field a self-assessment instrument and upload caregiver responses to the patient record, and (2) identifying and flagging cases for expedited social work access with dementia-trained social workers.

Study Details

The goal of this clinical trial is to learn if the Dementia Caregivers' Link to Assistance and Resources (DECLARE) program can improve support of, and engagement with, caregivers of home health patients with dementia. DECLARE includes a caregiver self-assessment that is reported in the home health patient record, and increased access to social work for cases including dementia caregivers. The main questions we aim to answer are: * Will most caregivers who are offered the chance to complete an assessment choose to do so? * Will clinicians report that the assessment information was useful? * Will the rate of social work access increase for cases with patients with dementia who have involved family caregivers? Researchers will compare DECLARE to usual care to see if taking part in the program increases caregiver self-efficacy and access to social work. Participants will: * Answer a short series of assessment questions and questions about their caregiving experiences at the beginning of the home health episode. * Receive a social work visit from a Licensed Social Worker trained in dementia care. * Answer a series of follow-up questions about their caregiving experiences at the end of the home health episode.

Key Dates

Start date
May 5, 2025
Status verified
Mar 2026
Primary completion
Apr 30, 2026
Completion
Jun 30, 2026

Study Design

Enrollment
200 participants (estimated)
Allocation
NON_RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
HEALTH_SERVICES_RESEARCH

Arms

  • Experimental: Treatment (DECLARE)
    The intervention for treatment branches includes two parallel processes: (1) calling eligible caregivers to field a self-assessment instrument and upload caregiver responses to the patient record, and (2) identifying and flagging cases for expedited social work access with dementia-trained social workers. Participants will also be contacted for a follow-up survey (at the end of home health care) to capture outcomes data.
  • No Intervention: Comparison (Usual care)
    The comparison arm will receive usual care. Eligible caregivers will be contacted via telephone to field baseline and follow-up surveys to capture outcomes data for comparison.

Primary Outcome Measure

Completion rate for DECLARE caregiver assessments [ Time Frame: 7 days ]

Central Contacts

Locations (1)

FacilityCityStateZIPSite coordinators
VNS Health Home CareNew YorkNew York10017
Julia G Burgdorf, PhD
[email protected]
(585) 406-7926
Margaret McDonald, MSW
[email protected]
(646) 771-5336
Julia G Burgdorf, PhD (PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR)

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