Penn State Emergency Medicine CarES: Care-partner Evaluation and Sourcing in the Emergency Department

Part of paid clinical trials in Hershey, Pennsylvania.

Sponsor
Milton S. Hershey Medical Center
Study ID
NCT07461168
Status
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Conditions

  • Caregiver Burden
  • Caregiver Burden of People With Dementia
  • Caregiver Stress
  • Dementia

Eligibility Criteria

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

Interventions

  • Care Partner Support and Education Messaging — BEHAVIORAL
    Care partners receive a low-intensity, supportive intervention consisting of automated educational and supportive messages delivered by text message (SMS) or email over a six-week period. Messages include brief dementia caregiving education, stress and grief management strategies, and links to publicly available caregiving and community support resources. Participants are asked to complete brief check-in surveys to assess engagement, perceived usefulness of the materials, and caregiving stressors.

Study Details

Care partners of people living with dementia often experience ongoing stress and unmet support needs. This study evaluates the feasibility of a low-intensity, supportive education and resource intervention for care partners who previously participated in an observational study. Participants complete a baseline phone interview and a short stress journaling activity, followed by a six-week series of automated educational and supportive messages delivered by text message or email. Participants may also take part in an optional peer support focus group. The study examines caregiver stress, resilience, engagement with resources, and participant feedback to inform future caregiver support interventions.

Key Dates

Start date
May 1, 2026
Status verified
Dec 2025
Primary completion
Jun 30, 2026
Completion
Jun 30, 2026

Study Design

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

Arms

  • Experimental: Care Partner Support and Education Intervention (Continuation Supplement)
    Participants receive a low-intensity, supportive intervention that includes a baseline phone interview, a short period of daily stress journaling, and a six-week series of automated educational and supportive messages delivered by text message or email. Messages provide dementia caregiving education, stress management strategies, and links to publicly available resources. Participants complete brief surveys to assess engagement, stress, and resilience and may participate in an optional peer support focus group to provide qualitative feedback on the intervention.

Primary Outcome Measure

Change in Care Partner Stress [ Time Frame: Baseline (prior to intervention) to post-intervention (approximately 6 weeks). ]

Central Contacts

Locations (1)

FacilityCityStateZIPSite coordinators
Milton S. Hershey Medical CenterHersheyPennsylvania17033
Michelle Fischer, MD, MPH
[email protected]
717-531-1443
[email protected]
Michelle Fischer, MD, MPH (PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR)
Rollin Wright, MD, MA, MPH, MS (SUB_INVESTIGATOR)

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