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Efficacy of Caregiver Training Program in Enhancing Caregiver and Patient Outcomes in Visual Mapping Assistive Technology
In Brief
A clinical study evaluating The MapHabit System for Alzheimer Disease and 3 related conditions. Completed, enrolled 50 participants across 1 site.
Signals
Detailed Summary
As part of Phase II of the NIH SBIR grant, the study will conduct a randomized controlled clinical trial in which the MapHabit system (MHS) will offer a caregiver training product in adjunct. MHS is an Alzheimer's disease or related dementias (ADRD) assistive technology product that uses visual maps to improve the quality of life of persons living with dementia (PLWD) and reduce the burden of care partners. The study will primarily investigate the efficacy of the Caregiver Training Program (CTP), a personalized dementia caregiver education service that is integrated into the MHS product. The study will be a randomized controlled clinical trial, in which two conditions will be investigated: 1) control condition in which the MHS alone is incorporated in the caregiver's daily care for PLWD and 2) experimental condition in which the MHS+CTP is implemented into the caregiver's daily care for PLWD. The sample size will be a total of 50 caregiver-PLWD dyads, 25 in each condition. This means the primary participant will be the caregiver, while the PLWD under the caregiver's care is considered the co-participant. Hence, 50 participant dyads enrolled will equate to 100 participants enrolled total. The study will be a 6-month intervention.
Study Details
Timeline
Arms & Interventions
This condition will involve the implementation of an assistive technology software, the MapHabit System (MHS), with an added Caregiver Training Program (CTP) into the caregiver's daily care for their individual with mild to moderate stages of Alzheimer's disease and related dementias. The MapHabit System (MHS) is a commercially available visual mapping software application that utilizes visual, audio, and text media to create step-by-step visual guides to assist individuals and their caregivers in structuring and accomplishing activities of daily living (ADLs). The application will be made available to caregivers through compatible tablets. CTP will integrate a personalized caregiver education service into MHS, in which participants will engage in training sessions and related educational materials with dementia support coaches.
This control condition will act as the active comparator to the experimental condition. The same assistive technology, the MapHabit System (MHS), will be given to a separate group of participants. The difference here will be that the system will be a version that does not include the caregiver training program.
Interventions
The MapHabit System (MHS) is a commercially available visual mapping software application that utilizes visual, audio, and text media to create step-by-step visual guides to assist individuals and their caregivers in structuring and accomplishing activities of daily living (ADLs). The goal of the application is to develop and facilitate habits and routines using structured visual and auditory stimuli that can be customized by the user and can include educational and lesson-based material in addition to ADLs. The application will be made available through tablets. Depending on the condition, participants will receive a specific version of the application. The experimental condition will receive the version that incorporates the Caregiver Training Program (CTP). CTP will integrate a personalized caregiver education service into MHS, in which participants will engage in training sessions and educational materials with dementia support coaches.