Caring for Caregivers of Individuals With Alzheimer's Disease

This study, called the EMBRACE Study, is looking at whether a home-based virtual exercise program can help reduce depression and anxiety in family caregivers of people living with Alzheimer's disease and related dementias (ADRD). Caring for a loved one with ADRD can be very demanding and often leads to feelings of depression and anxiety. Regular exercise is known to help with these feelings, but caregivers often find it hard to leave home to exercise. This study aims to see if a virtual exercise program can overcome these challenges. We are looking for approximately 25 African American caregivers, aged 18 or older, who are the primary unpaid caregiver for an adult with ADRD, can read and speak English, are healthy enough for exercise, and have email access. The main goal is to measure physical activity at 6 months.

Study design
This interventional study is testing a home-based exercise program against usual care. It plans to enroll about 25 participants.
What's involved
Participants will engage in home-based exercise. The study will measure physical activity at 6 months.
Compensation
Not stated in the trial record.
Follow-up
Physical activity will be measured at 6 months.

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NCT07486037

Caring for Caregivers of Individuals With Alzheimer's Disease

Recruiting
NAAges 18–99InterventionalPrevention
Indiana University
~25 participants
Updated 2026-05-11 on ClinicalTrials.gov
What's tested:Exercise

At a glance

Recruiting sites
1 of 1 listed site is recruiting right now
RecruitingSuspended, closed, or not yet open
What they're measuring
Physical Activity
Measured over 6 months
Intervention Group
Treatment as Usual

NCT07486037

Where you'd take part

This study runs at 1 site. They're the same protocol — you choose where, and that choice sets who your contact draft is addressed to.

  • School of Health and Human Sciences

    Indianapolis, Indianastudy coordinator listed

    Recruiting

Sites open and close at different times, so the status above is per site — it can differ from the study's overall status.

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Eligibility criteria

Inclusion

Self-identifies as African American
Age 18 years or older
Primary unpaid caregiver for an adult living with Alzheimer's disease or a related dementia (ADRD)
Able to read and speak English
Deemed sufficiently healthy to participate in exercise per the PAR-Q+ screening questionnaire
Has access to an email address

Exclusion

Diagnosed psychiatric illness
Untreated severe major depression
Currently receiving advanced cancer treatment or hospice care
Currently receiving dialysis
Severe hearing loss without hearing aids
Severe vision impairment without corrective eyeglasses
No access to a phone or email
Unable to safely exercise based on PAR-Q+ screening
Already meeting the recommended physical activity guidelines at the time of enrollment
  • Physical Activity6 months

    Physical activity will be measured by using Actigraph GT3X acclerometers. Specfically the average weekly moderate-to-vigorus physical activity (MVPA) time over the span of two weeks will be the primary outcome and analyzed.