Completed
LEAFLife Enhancing Activities for Family Caregivers (LEAF)
What is being tested
Positive Affect
Behavioral
Who is being recruted
Behavior+6
+ Mental Disorders
+ Brain Diseases
Over 18 Years
+5 Eligibility Criteria
How is the trial designed
Treatment Study
Interventional
Study Start: October 2013
Summary
Principal SponsorUniversity of California, San Francisco
Last updated: August 5, 2019
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Study start date: October 1, 2013
Actual date on which the first participant was enrolled.All study activities can be conducted from the participant's home, making participation possible for any qualified caregiver with computer and wifi access, in any U.S. state. The LEAF study will supply the tablet computer, software, and workbook required for participation.
Principal SponsorUniversity of California, San Francisco
Last updated: August 5, 2019
Sourced from a government-validated database.Claim as a partner
Protocol
This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.Design Details
175 patients to be enrolled
Total number of participants that the clinical trial aims to recruit.Treatment Study
These studies test new ways to treat a disease, condition, or health issue. The goal is to see if a new drug, therapy, or approach works better or has fewer side effects than existing options.
Eligibility
Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria: person's general health condition or prior treatments.Conditions
Criteria
Any sex
Biological sex of participants that are eligible to enroll.Over 18 Years
Range of ages for which participants are eligible to join.Healthy volunteers allowed
If individuals who are healthy and do not have the condition being studied can participate.Conditions
Pathology
BehaviorMental DisordersBrain DiseasesCentral Nervous System DiseasesNervous System DiseasesSocial BehaviorNeurocognitive DisordersDementiaHelping Behavior
Criteria
3 inclusion criteria required to participate
Must have the ability to provide informed consent
Must speak and read English
Participants must be able to be defined as the primary care provider for a family member with dementia. (Person with dementia must live with the caregiver or in their own home and not in a care facility.)
2 exclusion criteria prevent from participating
Evidence of severe cognitive impairment or active psychosis, as assessed by trained interviewers
Lack of access to a high speed internet connection
Study Plan
Find out more about all the medication administered in this study, their detailed description and what they involve.Treatment Groups
Study Objectives
2 intervention groups are designated in this study
This study does not include a placebo group
Treatment Groups
Group I
Experimentalpositive affect intervention
Group II
No Interventionwait list control
Study Objectives
Primary Objectives
Secondary Objectives
Study Centers
These are the hospitals, clinics, or research facilities where the trial is being conducted. You can find the location closest to you and its status.This study has 1 location
CompletedOne Study Center