NCT05847153Completed
MASC: Reducing Stress for Caregivers
The Mindful and Self-Compassionate Care Program Aim 2
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Last updated 19 Mar 2026
Brief summary (registry, in English)
Building on limitations of prior research, the investigators proposed to develop the Mindful and Self-Compassionate Care Program (MASC) to help caregivers of persons with Alzheimer Disease and Related Dementias (ADRD) manage stress associated with the general caregiver experience including stress stemming from managing challenging patient behaviors. MASC teaches: (1) mindfulness skills; (2) compassion and self-compassion skills; and (3) behavioral management skills. MASC also provides psychoeducation and group-based training and skill practice to facilitate skill uptake and integration within the caregiver experience and tasks.
- Status (registry)
- Completed
- Study type
- Interventional
- Enrollment
- 13 (actual)
- First submitted
- 7 Apr 2023
- Start date
- 12 Sept 2023
- Primary completion date
- 13 Jan 2024
- Lead sponsor
- Massachusetts General Hospital
- Diseases
- Alzheimer disease
- NCT number
- NCT05847153
What you commit to
- Study type: Interventional
- Participants enrolled: 13
- From 12 Sept 2023 to the primary completion date, 13 Jan 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
- Recent change ini psychotropic treatment for depression or anxiety
- Use of mindfulness apps or any meditation (more than 60 min/week in past 6 months)
- Involvement in another clinical trial for caregivers, a score \>= 4 on the Portable Mental Status Questionnaire (PMSQ)
- No stated concerns or distress related to care recipient's disruptive behaviors
- Involvement in another clinical trial for caregivers
Who the study is looking for
- 18 years or older
- English fluency and literacy
- Meeting criteria for being a caregiver (e.g., family or friend of a care recipient who provides unpaid care)
- Must live with and care for an individual with ADRD
- Must have been in a caregiver role for more than 6 months
- Must provide an average 4 hours of supervision or direct assistance per day for the are recipient
- Perceived Stress Scale-4 (4-item) version \>=6
- Had managed 1 or more behavioral symptoms in past month
Age in the registry: 18 years to - · 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Massachusetts General Hospital Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Boston | United States | Unknown status |
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