NCT05309577Completed
Self-Care for Dementia Caregivers
Self-Care for Dementia Caregivers Using the myRhythmWatch
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Last updated 23 Jan 2026
Brief summary (registry, in English)
The Self-care for Dementia Caregivers Study is a behavioral health intervention that uses digital monitoring tools and motivational health coaching to help caregivers of persons with dementia engage in a regular routine of sleep and activity. Participants wear an apple watch for the objective collection of sleep-wake rhythms. They receive personalized feedback on their sleep-wake rhythms via a new app. Health coaches call participants weekly, for up to 6 weeks to help participants meet their health/sleep goals and promote self-knowledge of regular routines. Participants will help the study team improve the design elements and content of the mobile app. The goal of this intervention is to reduce depressive and insomnia symptoms.
- Status (registry)
- Completed
- Study type
- Interventional
- Enrollment
- 21 (actual)
- First submitted
- 24 Mar 2022
- Start date
- Mar 2023
- Primary completion date
- Dec 2024
- Lead sponsor
- University of Pittsburgh
- Diseases
- Alzheimer disease
- NCT number
- NCT05309577
What you commit to
- Study type: Interventional
- Participants enrolled: 21
- From Mar 2023 to the primary completion date, Dec 2024
- 1 site in 1 country
- Visits and tests: ask the trial team, the registry does not list them
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Who cannot take part
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Other
- being less than 60 years
- not having a diagnosis of ADRD
- not living with their caregiver
- not being willing to wear the watch and participate in assessments and calls
- being less than 50 years
- not experiencing stress/strain related to caregiving
- the person being cared for does not have problems with sleep or keeping a consistent routine
- scoring \<5 on the PHQ-9
- not living with their care recipient
- not being willing to try the app and participate in assessments and calls
- Participants of this study may enroll as care givers or recipient-caregiver dyads.
Who the study is looking for
- being ≥60 years
- having been diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease, vascular dementia, mixed Alzheimer's/vascular dementia, or frontotemporal dementia
- living with their caregiver
- being willing to wear the watch and participate in assessments and calls
- being a primary caregiver for an ADRD patient
- being ≥50 years
- experiencing stress/strain related to caregiving
- the person being cared for has problems with sleep or keeping a consistent routine
- scoring ≥5 on the PHQ-9 (experiencing depression symptoms)
- living with their care recipient
- being willing to try the app and participate in assessments and calls
Age in the registry: 50 years to 99 years · Sex: All · Accepts healthy volunteers
Sites (1)
Sites in registry order. Pick your city on the disease page to sort them by distance.
| Site | City | Country | Site status |
|---|---|---|---|
| University of Pittsburgh Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Pittsburgh | United States | Unknown status |
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