Knowledge and Interpersonal Skills to Develop Enhanced Relationships (KINDER)

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Sponsor
Case Western Reserve University
Study ID
NCT07216950
Status
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Conditions

  • Caregiving
  • Dementia
  • Elder Abuse
  • Elder Mistreatment
  • Quality of Care

Eligibility Criteria

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

Interventions

  • Knowledge and Interpersonal Skills to Develop Enhanced Relationships — BEHAVIORAL
    KINDER is an 8-week intervention that consists of three facilitated group discussion sessions conducted over Zoom with a small group of caregivers, in addition to self-paced lessons delivered using a printed or PDF workbook, depending on participant preference. Throughout KINDER, caregivers reflect on their relationship, including how their behavior toward the care recipient may need to change considering new vulnerabilities with dementia, and how to communicate about topics that often contribute to conflict, such as balancing safety and independence (e.g., driving).
  • Healthy Living for the Caregiver — BEHAVIORAL
    Caregivers in the control arm will receive a workbook that covers 8 weeks of content focused on healthy living (e.g., nutrition).

Study Details

The Knowledge and Interpersonal Skills to Develop Enhanced Relationships (KINDER) intervention was developed to prevent psychological elder abuse (EA) and promote high-quality caregiving by lowering relationship strain and developing CG resourcefulness. The goal of this two-arm, randomized control trial is to determine the efficacy of KINDER at mitigating psychological EA by family caregivers to persons living with dementia and to describe how the intervention may work to reduce psychological EA.

Key Dates

Start date
Jul 31, 2026
Status verified
Mar 2026
Primary completion
Nov 11, 2028
Completion
May 11, 2029

Study Design

Enrollment
260 participants (estimated)
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
PREVENTION

Arms

  • Experimental: KINDER Intervention Arm
    KINDER is an 8-week intervention that consists of three facilitated group discussion sessions conducted over Zoom with a small group of caregivers, in addition to self-paced lessons delivered using a printed or PDF workbook, depending on participant preference. Throughout KINDER, caregivers reflect on their relationship, including how their behavior toward the care recipient may need to change considering new vulnerabilities with dementia, and how to communicate about topics that often contribute to conflict, such as balancing safety and independence (e.g., driving).
  • Placebo Comparator: Control Condition
    Caregivers in the control arm will receive a workbook that covers 8 weeks of content focused on healthy living (e.g., nutrition).

Primary Outcome Measure

Psychological Elder Abuse [ Time Frame: Baseline, 2 weeks post-intervention, 12 weeks post-intervention, 24 weeks post-intervention ]

Central Contacts

Locations (1)

FacilityCityStateZIPSite coordinators
Case Western Reserve UniversityClevelandOhio44106
Kylie Principal Investigator
[email protected]
2163681928

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