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I-CARE Rural Pilot: Intervention for Rural-Dwelling Dementia Caregivers

This study is testing a mobile app called Brain CareNotes for unpaid caregivers of people with Alzheimer's disease and related dementias (ADRD) who live in rural areas. The app aims to help caregivers manage behavioral and psychological symptoms of dementia (BPSD), like agitation or confusion, and reduce their burden. Researchers want to see how easy the Brain CareNotes app is to use and how well caregivers accept it. They also want to estimate if it helps reduce caregiver burden and BPSD. Up to 60 rural caregivers will participate, using either Brain CareNotes or an education-only app called Dementia Guide Expert for six months.

Study design
This is an interventional study with up to 60 participants. Participants will be randomly assigned to use one of two apps.
What's involved
You would use either the Brain CareNotes app or the Dementia Guide Expert app for six months. You would also complete questionnaires at the start, three months, and six months.
Compensation
Not stated in the trial record.
Follow-up
The main study outcomes are measured at six months.

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NCT07054385

I-CARE Rural Pilot: Intervention for Rural-Dwelling Dementia Caregivers

Completed
NAAges 18+InterventionalSupportive care
Richard Holden
~41 participants
Updated 2026-08-17 on ClinicalTrials.gov
What's tested:Brain CareNotesDementia Guide Expert

At a glance

Recruiting sites
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What they're measuring
App Usability
Measured over Six Months
+1 more outcome measured

Conditions

Caregiver Burden
Alzheimer Disease

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Where it's being run

1 sites across 1 states
Indiana1

Study leadership

  • Jordan R Hill, PhD · PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR · Indiana University, Bloomington
  • Richard J Holden, PhD · PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR · Indiana University, Bloomington

Who to contact

This trial hasn't published a contact. View it on ClinicalTrials.gov

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Eligibility criteria

Inclusion

Self-identified primary unpaid rural (RUCA Code of 4-10) caregiver of a person diagnosed with ADRD (at any stage) who are:
Receiving primary care and
Community-dwelling;
English literate;
Age ≥ 18 years

Exclusion

Care recipient is a permanent resident of an extended care facility (nursing home);
Involvement in another clinical trial that would prevent or interfere with study objectives;
Sensory or other impairment prohibiting the use of a mobile touchscreen device or other study activity (after correction)

What this trial measures

  • App UsabilitySix Months

    10-item standardized survey of user-reported technology usability, based on revised System Usability Scale, with scale score computed ranging from 0-100, with 100 indicating highest possible perceived usability.

  • App AcceptabilitySix Months

    A 4-item questionnaire assessing a user's intention to use a technology in the near future. Scores range from 0-24 with a high score representing greater intention to use the technology.