EPICLA+ for Early-Stage Memory Loss
This study, called EPICLA+, is for people aged 60 and older with early-stage memory loss, mild cognitive impairment (MCI), or Alzheimer's disease who live alone. It tests a psychoeducational skills training intervention, delivered through Zoom workshops and one in-home session. The goal is to help you manage challenges, reduce stress, and plan for the future. Researchers will measure your quality of life and feelings of loneliness at the start, and again at 3 and 6 months, to see if the program is helpful. This study is currently unclear regarding its recruitment status and plans to enroll about 70 participants.
- Study design
- This is an interventional study with about 70 participants. It is not specified if it is randomized or blinded.
- What's involved
- You would attend six 2.5-hour group sessions via Zoom, one 90-minute individual Zoom session, and three 45-minute confidential interviews. You would also participate in a booster session and interviews at the start, 3 months, and 6 months.
- Compensation
- Not stated in the trial record.
- Follow-up
- You will be followed for about 6 months after the start of the program.
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Early-Stage Partner in Care Living Alone Plus
At a glance
Conditions
Where it's being run
1 sites across 1 statesStudy leadership
- Dr. Gomez-Morales · PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR · ASU
Who to contact
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What this trial measures
- Quality of Life in Alzheimer's Disease (QoL-AD)Baseline, at 3 months, and at 6 months
This scale assesses 13 global items of quality of life covering areas like physical health, mood, family, and finances, with the outcomes poor, fair, good, and excellent. It can be used across different dementia stages and is designed for individuals with dementia and their caregivers. The scale consists of 13 questions. Each question has four possible responses - poor, fair, good, and excellent, each equating to 1-4 points respectively. The total score ranges from 13 to 52, with higher scores indicating a higher quality of life.
- UCLA 3-item Loneliness ScaleBaseline, at 3 months, and at 6 months
This scale comprises three questions that measure three dimensions of loneliness: relational connectedness, social connectedness, and self-perceived isolation. The scale is rated with hardly ever, some of the time, and often, with scores ranging from 1 to 3, respectively. The total score ranges from 3 to 9, with scores ranging from 6 to 9 indicating loneliness.
- Dementia Quality of Life (DQoL)- Positive and Negative Feelings Affect ScaleBaseline, at 3 months, and at 6 months
The DQoL consists of 30 items and five scales: positive affect (six items), negative affect (11 items), feelings of belonging (three items), self-esteem (four items), sense of aesthetics (five items) and one global item. QDOL is a Likert scale with the outcomes never, seldom, sometimes, often, and very often, ranging from 1 to 5, respectively. Higher scores indicate better QoL, except on the negative affect scale. The study focuses on assessing positive (e.g., content) and negative (e.g., afraid) feelings.
- Center of Epidemiologic Studies-Depression short form (CES-D)Baseline, at 3 months, and at 6 months
Shortened version of the CESD-20. It measures depressive symptoms and assesses feelings such as feeling bothered by things, having trouble concentrating, etc. It is scored by summing the responses to its 10 items, each rated on a 4-point scale with scores rarely or none of the time, some of the time, occasionally, and most of the time, ranging from 0 to 3, respectively. Total scores range from 0 to 30, with higher scores indicating greater depressive symptoms.
- Hopkins Symptoms Checklist - Anger SubscaleBaseline, at 3 months, and at 6 months
Tool used for assessing feelings, such as feeling critical of others, irritated, tense, calm, etc., using the Likert scale not at all, a little, somewhat, and very much with scores ranging from 0 to 3 respectively. higher scores indicate higher levels of anger.