SUPPORT-D Intervention for Persons With Alzheimer's Disease and Their Caregivers

NACompletedINTERVENTIONAL
Enrollment

58

Participants

Timeline

Start Date

January 27, 2023

Primary Completion Date

April 1, 2024

Study Completion Date

April 1, 2024

Conditions
Alzheimer DiseaseMild Cognitive Impairment
Interventions
BEHAVIORAL

A Program of SUPPORT-D (dementia)

The SUPPORT-D intervention consists educational materials will be presented in a format with enhanced content (face-to-face virtually delivered by nurse interventionist via telehealth (e.g., MS Teams), with printed booklet, and identical digital content (electronic pdf and recorded videos of printed content). The SUPPORT-D intervention will be addressed in four sequential sections including: 1) understanding the disease 2) caring for myself; 3) information for the caregiver; and 4) planning for the future. Within the four sections of the intervention seven topics are addressed included symptom management, understanding your disease, putting safety first, ongoing conversations, respite care, palliative care, and alternative treatments. Participants will attend a total of 4 study visits across 8 weeks (approximately every 2 weeks).

Trial Locations (1)

29425

Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston

All Listed Sponsors
collaborator

National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences (NCATS)

NIH

lead

Medical University of South Carolina

OTHER