Dyadic Life Review Intervention for Older Patients With Advanced Cancer and Alzheimer's Disease and Related Dementias and Their Caregivers

Part of paid clinical trials in Rochester, New York.

Sponsor
University of Rochester
Study ID
NCT07796347
Status
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Conditions

  • Cancer

Eligibility Criteria

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

Interventions

  • Dyadic Life Review — BEHAVIORAL
    DLR is an intervention that will promote relationship closeness, communication, and psychological distress in both older adults and caregivers.

Study Details

The purpose of this study is to evaluate the efficacy of Dyadic Life Review (DLR) therapy for reducing caregiver distress, measured by caregiver burden to capture the multifaceted experience of distress, among older adults with advanced cancer and cognitive impairment and their caregivers.

Key Dates

First listed
Sep 1, 2026
Start date
Oct 1, 2026
Status verified
Aug 2026
Primary completion
Feb 28, 2030
Completion
Jul 28, 2030

Study Design

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

Arms

  • Experimental: Dyadic Life Review
    The Dyadic Life Review Arm (DLR) consists of 8 sessions delivered by a trained licensed clinician. Each session facilitates a recall of each phase of life. The patient and caregiver will each be asked structured questions to prompt reminiscence of memories from that phase of life. Interventionists are able to use clinical judgment to prompt further or ask follow-up questions or reflections. Additionally, the patient and caregiver will be asked to respond to the other dyad member's memory or reflection. Each session will have flexibility for clinical judgement.
  • No Intervention: Care-As-Usual
    The Care-As-Usual (CAU) arm will follow current practices for responding to patient distress. The CAU for patients involves a supportive follow-up phone call from the social work team to further assess the patient's experience of distress. In some instances, the social worker will use their clinical judgement to further refer the patient to community resources to support distress. The number of phone calls and any subsequent community referrals or appointments related to distress that occur will be tracked.

Primary Outcome Measure

Change From Baseline in Montgomery Borgatta Caregiver Burden Scale Subjective Stress Burden Score at Week 18 [ Time Frame: Baseline and 18 weeks ]

Central Contacts

Locations (1)

FacilityCityStateZIPSite coordinators
University of RochesterRochesterNew York14642-

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