Feasibility and Acceptability of an LLM-based Chatbot for Family Caregivers: Evaluation Study

Part of paid clinical trials in Ann Arbor, Michigan.

Sponsor
University of Michigan
Study ID
NCT07280650
Status
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Conditions

  • Caregivers

Eligibility Criteria

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

Interventions

  • LLM-based Chatbot — OTHER
    Participants will download the app with the study team's help and set it up. The participants will select topics of interest to focus on during the 8-week use of the LLM-based Chatbot. Participants will choose one mental health related topic to focus on from weeks 1-4 and one physical health related topic to focus on from weeks 5-8. During these 4 week cycles the participants will be guided to engage with the app's "Chat" feature, which offers conversational support through interactions with the chatbot. Additionally, participants will complete surveys at baseline, the midpoint, and end of the 8-week intervention period. Participants will also complete a semi-structured interview to discuss their experience using the LLM-based Chatbot.

Study Details

This study evaluates the feasibility and acceptability of using the artificial intelligence (AI) chatbot mobile application (an LLM-based Chatbot) to support the well-being of informal care partners of individuals with traumatic brain injury (TBI), dementia, or Huntington disease (HD). Over an 8-week intervention period, up to 60 care partners will engage with the application (app), spending four weeks focusing on physical health and four weeks focusing on mental health. Participants will complete surveys at the midpoint and end of the intervention period. Participants will also complete a semi-structured interview to discuss participants experience using an LLM-based Chatbot. The study team hypothesizes that care partners will find the chatbot acceptable and feasible to use in daily life, and that there will be low attrition and high completion rates of the study.

Key Dates

Start date
Aug 31, 2026
Status verified
Apr 2026
Primary completion
May 31, 2027
Completion
Jun 30, 2027

Study Design

Enrollment
60 participants (estimated)
Allocation
NA
Intervention model
SINGLE_GROUP
Primary purpose
HEALTH_SERVICES_RESEARCH

Arms

  • Experimental: Earkick app

Primary Outcome Measure

Feasibility and Acceptability as measured by the Feasibility Questionnaire [ Time Frame: 8 weeks (post intervention) ]

Central Contacts

Locations (1)

FacilityCityStateZIPSite coordinators
University of MichiganAnn ArborMichigan48109
Christopher Graves
[email protected]
734-764-7004
Noelle Carlozzi, PhD (PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR)

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