A Mobile Informatics Solution to Assist Caregivers in Care Coordination and Monitoring Social Engagement

Part of paid clinical trials in Minneapolis, Minnesota.

Sponsor
University of Minnesota
Study ID
NCT07773493
Status
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Conditions

  • Caregiver Burden
  • Dementia
  • Memory Disorders
  • Mild Cognitive Impairment
  • Social Isolation

Eligibility Criteria

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

Interventions

  • Social Reminder System — BEHAVIORAL
    The Social Reminder System app is designed to provide memory prompts to persons with memory concerns on an in-home tablet before and during social visits. Individuals who are part of a person with memory concerns' trusted circle may download a free smartphone app and save a photo of themselves, their names, and familial relationship description that are shared with the person with memory concerns' display. When trusted circle members are within a 10 meter range of the tablet, the person with memory concerns receives a notification that a visitor is in range. Reminders continue to appear on the tablet throughout the visit and cease once the visitor is out of range. The care partner will also receive a log of visitors, including names, dates, and beginning and ending times of each visit.

Study Details

This study will evaluate the Social Reminder System, a mobile informatics system designed to support persons with memory concerns and their care partners. The system is intended to aid social integration for persons with memory concerns and improve care coordination and reduce caregiver burden among caregivers. Researchers will enroll 100 persons with memory concerns and their care partners. Half of the dyads will be randomly assigned to receive the Social Reminder System technology for a 6-month period, and the other half will be randomly assigned to the usual care control group. Participants will complete baseline, 3-month, and 6-month surveys. A subset of participants who receive the technology will also be asked to complete a semi-structured interview after the 6-month survey.

Key Dates

First listed
Aug 19, 2026
Start date
Nov 1, 2026
Status verified
Aug 2026
Primary completion
Mar 31, 2028
Completion
Jun 30, 2028

Study Design

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

Arms

  • Experimental: Social Reminder System
    Dyads randomly assigned to this arm will receive the Social Reminder System technology for a 6-month period. The Social Reminder System app is designed to provide memory prompts to persons with memory concerns on an in-home tablet before and during social visits. Care partners will also receive a log of visitors to promote care coordination.
  • No Intervention: Usual Care Control
    Dyads randomly assigned to this arm will receive usual care control. The attention control group will receive a 3-month contact call and a 6-month contact call from the research coordinator. Free information resources, such as brochures or websites of the Alzheimer's Association, may be provided.

Primary Outcome Measure

Change in Social Interaction Frequency and Quality [ Time Frame: Baseline to 6 months ]

Central Contacts

Locations (1)

FacilityCityStateZIPSite coordinators
University Of MinnesotaMinneapolisMinnesota55455
Hannah Wheeler
[email protected]
612-624-2642
Jude Mikal, PhD (PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR)

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