Resiliency Intervention for Patients With ALS and Their Care-Partners

Part of paid clinical trials in Boston, Massachusetts.

Sponsor
Massachusetts General Hospital
Study ID
NCT06968468
Status
Not Yet Recruiting

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Conditions

  • Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS)
  • Emotional Distress

Eligibility Criteria

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

Interventions

  • Resilient Together ALS — BEHAVIORAL
    This intervention will teach resiliency and coping skills (mindfulness, meaning making, etc) to dyads soon after ALS diagnosis in order to manage distress associated with an ALS diagnosis. These sessions will take place over Zoom with both the person diagnosed with ALS and their primary informal caregiver.

Study Details

The purpose of this study is to pilot a resiliency and coping intervention for persons recently diagnosed with Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) and their primary informal caregivers. The data investigators gather in this study will be used to further refine our intervention.

Key Dates

Start date
May 13, 2026
Status verified
Nov 2025
Primary completion
Feb 13, 2027
Completion
Feb 28, 2027

Study Design

Enrollment
20 participants (estimated)
Allocation
NA
Intervention model
SINGLE_GROUP
Primary purpose
TREATMENT

Arms

  • Experimental: RT-ALS Intervention
    Dyads will participate in 6 30-45-minute skills based sessions. A clinical psychologist will deliver all sessions. The main intervention goal is to provide dyads with coping and resiliency skills and resources to reduce emotional distress, prevent chronic distress, and preserve quality of life for both dyad members as ALS progresses.

Primary Outcome Measure

Recruitment Feasibility [ Time Frame: 0 weeks ]

Central Contacts

Locations (1)

FacilityCityStateZIPSite coordinators
Massachusetts General HospitalBostonMassachusetts02114-

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