Nell Hodgson Woodruff School of Nursing
Atlanta, Georgia, 30322, United States
Location status: Recruiting
Location contact
Carolyn Clevenger, RN, DNP
CONTACT
Carolyn Clevenger, RN, DNP
PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR
Recruiting
NCT Number: NCT07006116
Caregiver Bootcamp
This study will assess the preliminary efficacy of a synchronous/asynchronous psychoeducation program designed to promote caregiving mastery in the immediate time period after a dementia diagnosis. It will also study the effects on caregiver and care recipient well-being.
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Conditions
Age range
21 year and older
Sex eligibility
All sexes
Study type
Interventional
Phase
Not applicable
Primary location
About this study
The Caregiver Bootcamp program will employ psychoeducational methods (expert instruction, expectation of active learning by participants, debriefing and coaching linked to participant reports of application of strategies and principles) to enhance the proposed mechanism of action of the intervention, the enhancement of caregiving mastery - the individual's self-acknowledgement of self-efficacy for coping with the stresses of the new caregiving role.
The program is meant to provide basic orientation to the situation: recognize the reality of the condition; understand the shifts in mindset that the immediate situation demands; begin to recognize the shift in responsibility that will have to occur; and take practical steps to prepare for the future. The program will combine 5 weekly small group 90-120-minute online sessions with asynchronous instructional materials delivered 2-4 days in between sessions.
Who can participate
Healthy volunteers accepted: No
Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.
Inclusion criteria
- over the age of 21;
- care partner/caregiver for a family or friend who has received a diagnosis of a form dementia from a healthcare provider in the last 6 months;
- has access to an electronic device and/or access to broadband internet; and
- able to speak and understand English. Caregivers are not required to be co-located with the care recipient.
Exclusion criteria
- considering moving the PLWD to an institutional setting within the next 6 months.
Treatment and study plan
Synchronous/asynchronous online course
Other- Synchronous weekly 90-120-minute-long sessions that will be conducted on a videoconferencing platform (i.e., Zoom). If participants miss a synchronous session.
- Asynchronous online course: available segments of the online course with asynchronous instructional materials delivered 2-4 days in between sessions, and supplemental course materials that will be received by mail.
Primary outcomes
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Change in caregiver sense of mastery
Time frame: Baseline, 1 and 3-months post-intervention
The seven-item personal mastery scale developed by Pearlin and Schooler is used to measure mastery. All items are rated on a four-point scale: 1 = strongly agree; 2 = agree; 3 = disagree; to 4 = strongly disagree. Total scores ranged from 7 to 28, with higher scores indicating higher levels of mastery.
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Change in caregiver self-efficacy: symptom management scale
Time frame: Baseline, 1 and 3-months post-intervention
This outcome will be assessed with Likert scale questions. Includes 6 questions, each scored on a 0-10 scale. Total possible score range is 0-60, with higher score correlating with better study outcome.
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Change in caregiver self-efficacy: support services scale
Time frame: Baseline, 1 and 3-months post-intervention
This outcome will be assessed with Likert scale questions. Includes 4 questions, each scored on a 0-10 scale. Total possible score range is 0-40, with higher score correlating with better study outcome.
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Change in caregiver self-efficacy: medication management scale
Time frame: Baseline, 1 and 3-months post-intervention
This outcome will be assessed with Likert scale questions. Includes 5 questions, each scored on a 0-10 scale. Total possible score range is 0-50, with higher score correlating with better study outcome.
Study contacts
Contact information is provided by the study sponsor or research team.
Carolyn Clevenger, RN, DNP
CONTACT
Molly Perkins, PhD
CONTACT
Sponsors and collaborators
Lead sponsor
Emory University
Other
Collaborators
- National Institute on Aging (NIA)
Registry information
Official study title
Caregiver Bootcamp: Mastering the First Hundred Days
Important dates
- Study start
- 2025
- Primary completion
- 2027
- Study completion
- 2027
- First posted
- Jun 5, 2025
- Registry last updated
- Oct 15, 2025
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