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NCT Number: NCT07681401

Financial Counseling for Dementia Family Caregivers in Early and Middle Adulthood

The goal of this National Institutes of Health (NIH) Stage 1a study is to develop and pilot test a research- and community-informed financial counseling and advocacy (FCA) intervention for dementia family caregivers in early and middle adulthood. The main question it aims to answer is:

Is a research- and community-informed financial counseling and advocacy intervention usable, feasible and acceptable for dementia family caregivers in early and middle adulthood?

Participants will engage in a four-week single group financial counseling and advocacy intervention and complete pre- and post-intervention measures addressing financial well-being, caregiver strain, workplace productivity, and flourishing along with usability, acceptability, and feasibility measures.

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Key information

Conditions

Family Caregivers Brain Diseases Central Nervous System Diseases Dementia Financial Coaching Financial Wellbeing Mental Disorders Nervous System Diseases Neurocognitive Disorders

Age range

25 year–55 year

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Not applicable

Primary location

University of Utah College of Nursing

Salt Lake City, Utah, 84112, United States

Location status: Recruiting

Location contact

Megan Thomas Hebdon

CONTACT

[email protected]

(801) 581-3414

Megan Thomas Hebdon, PhD, DNP

PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: Yes

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

Inclusion criteria

  • Caring for a family member, neighbor, or friend with ADRD
  • Providing care for 20 or more hours per week,
  • Technology access for Zoom visits
  • English speaking

Exclusion criteria

  • N/A

Treatment and study plan

Financial Counseling and Advocacy

Behavioral

Financial assessment, coaching, self-advocacy support, referrals, educational toolkit, and follow-up

Primary outcomes

  1. Feasibility of Intervention Measure (FIM)

    Time frame: After intervention completion at 4 weeks

    Higher score indicates greater feasibility (Range 4-20)

  2. Acceptability of Intervention Measure (AIM)

    Time frame: After intervention completion at 4 weeks

    Higher score indicates greater acceptability (Range 4-20)

  3. Study Usability

    Time frame: After intervention completion at 4 weeks

    Higher score indicates greater usability (Range: 5-25)

Secondary outcomes

  1. Modified Caregiver Strain Index

    Time frame: At baseline and after intervention completion at 4 weeks

    Higher score indicates higher caregiver strain (Range: 0-26)

  2. Workplace Productivity and Activity Impairment

    Time frame: At baseline and after intervention completion at 4 weeks

    Higher score indicates greater presenteeism, absenteeism, work productivity loss, and activity impairment (Range: 0-100)

  3. Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Financial Well-Being Scale

    Time frame: At baseline and after intervention completion at 4 weeks

    Higher score indicates greater financial well-being (Range: 0-40)

  4. Harvard Flourishing Measure

    Time frame: At baseline and after intervention completion at 4 weeks

    Higher score indicates greater flourishing in the following domains: Happiness and Life Satisfaction, Mental and Physical Health, Meaning and Purpose, Character and Virtue, and Close Social Relationships, and Financial and Material Stability (Range: 0-10 for each subscale and overall scale score)

Study contacts

Contact information is provided by the study sponsor or research team.

Megan Thomas Hebdon

CONTACT

[email protected]

(801) 581-3414

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

University of Utah

Other

Registry information

Official study title

Financial Counseling and Advocacy for Alzheimer's Disease and Related Dementias Family Caregivers in Early and Middle Adulthood

Acronym: FCA 4 FC-EAMA

Important dates

Study start
2026
Primary completion
2026
Study completion
2026
First posted
Jul 2, 2026
Registry last updated
Jul 2, 2026

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This listing is for discovery and informational purposes only. It is not medical advice, does not guarantee that a study is recruiting, and does not determine eligibility. Contact the study team and a qualified healthcare professional when considering participation.

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