Exploration of an Online Education Program to Support Caregivers' Knowledge Transfer

Part of paid clinical trials in Fort Worth, Texas.

Sponsor
Texas Christian University
Study ID
NCT07377331
Phase
PHASE1
Status
Recruiting
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Conditions

  • Dementia

Eligibility Criteria

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

Interventions

  • Structured Retrieval Practice (SRP) — BEHAVIORAL
    Participants will complete self-paced practice tests for the 4 categories assigned to the SRP intervention. Specifically, the practice test will consist of 24 total questions: 6 multiple-choice questions for each of the 4-categories - 3 questions on triggers and 3 questions on symptom management. Each question will have 1 correct answer and 3 incorrect lures. The vertical order of responses on the screen will be randomized per participant. Questions will be presented in a blocked fashion such that participants will answer all 6 questions in one category (e.g., anxiety), in a random order, before moving to the next (e.g., hallucinations). After each multiple-choice answer, participants will receive detailed, corrective feedback. They will self-pace their study of feedback. Participants will complete 3 practice retrieval blocks.

Study Details

The overarching goal of this work is to determine methods that improve caregiver education about the behavioral and psychological symptoms (BPSD) of dementia. The specific goal of this project is to extend our prior work to evaluate the impact of our educational intervention on caregivers' ability to transfer knowledge about the management of ADRD to real-world applied examples.

Key Dates

Start date
Nov 1, 2025
Status verified
Jan 2026
Primary completion
Aug 15, 2026
Completion
Aug 15, 2026

Study Design

Enrollment
60 participants (estimated)
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
CROSSOVER
Primary purpose
SUPPORTIVE_CARE

Arms

  • Experimental: Within-participant design with 2 learning conditions: intervention and reading control
    For each caregiver participant, half of the BPSD categories (i.e., 4) will be randomly assigned to the structured retrieval practice (SRP) intervention, and the other half will be randomly assigned to the restudy control condition.

Primary Outcome Measure

Immediate near transfer test performance [ Time Frame: 10 minutes post-intervention (session 1) ]

Central Contacts

Locations (2)

FacilityCityStateZIPSite coordinators
Texas Christian UniversityFort WorthTexas76129
Uma Tauber, PhD
[email protected]
817-257-4295
Virginia Wesleyan UniversityNorfolkVirginia23502
Robert Ariel, PhD
[email protected]
757-455-3288

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