WEB-BASED SUPPORT PROGRAM FOR CAREGIVERS OF VETERANS WITH DEMENTIA DISCHARGED FROM SKILLED NURSING FACILITIES TO HOME

Part of paid clinical trials in Houston, Texas.

Sponsor
Baylor College of Medicine
Study ID
NCT07387614
Status
Enrolling By Invitation

Conditions

  • Caregivers

Eligibility Criteria

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

Interventions

  • Hospital GamePlan4Care — BEHAVIORAL
    The Hospital GamePlan4Care intervention will include access to a written VA Care Transitions handbook, access to the GamePlan4Care website for skills training, 11 emails encouraging them to visit the website, and four phone calls with a dementia care specialist to tailor the training to the caregiver's needs over a 3-month period
  • Health Education — OTHER
    Caregivers in the health education arm will receive a VA Care Transitions Handbook, 4 emails with a weblink to a general caregiving topic, and 4 phone calls to confirm that the emails were received over a 3-month period.

Study Details

The goal of this clinical trial is to learn whether an evidence-based caregiver support program (Hospital GamePlan4Care) can benefit caregivers of hospitalized Veterans with Alzheimer's Disease and Related Dementia who are discharged to skilled nursing facilities prior to returning home. The main questions it aims to answer are: * Is Hospital GamePlan4Care feasible and acceptable to caregivers? * Does Hospital GamePlan4Care improve caregiver-reported outcomes? Researchers will compare Hospital GamePlan4Care to health education to see if it improves caregiver reported outcomes. Participants in the Hospital GamePlan4Care arm will receive tailored skills training and support. Participants will be asked to: * Complete tailored skills training on the Hospital GamePlan4Care website * Complete four phone calls with a dementia care specialist to receive tailored training and support * Complete questionnaires at enrollment, one month, and three months after enrollment. * Complete an interview at three months Participants in the health education arm will receive education materials for caregivers. Participants will be asked to: * Review the education materials * Complete four phone calls with a dementia care specialist to review the materials * Complete questionnaires at enrollment, one month, and three months after enrollment.

Key Dates

First listed
Feb 4, 2026
Start date
Jun 1, 2026
Status verified
Jun 2026
Primary completion
May 31, 2027
Completion
May 31, 2027

Study Design

Enrollment
55 participants (estimated)
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
SUPPORTIVE_CARE

Arms

  • Experimental: Hospital GamePlan4Care
    Tailored caregiver skills training and support for caregiving for a person with dementia
  • Active Comparator: Health Education
    Education on general caregiving topics.

Primary Outcome Measure

Caregiver Unmet Needs: Benjamin Rose Unmet Needs Scale [ Time Frame: Baseline, 30 days and 90 days ]

Locations (1)

FacilityCityStateZIPSite coordinators
Michael E. DeBakey VA Medical CenterHoustonTexas77030-

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