NCT07779785Not yet recruiting
VICA: A Virtual Care Assistant for Dementia Caregivers
Virtual Informal Care Assistant for Alzheimer'S-related Dementia (VICA): A Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Last updated 26 Oct 2026
Brief summary (registry, in English)
This pilot randomized controlled trial evaluates the feasibility and preliminary efficacy of VICA, an AI-powered virtual care assistant that delivers evidence-based education, symptom monitoring, and coaching to informal caregivers of people living with Alzheimer's disease and related dementias (ADRD). Sixty caregiver-patient dyads will be randomized 1:1 to VICA or an attention-control education app (Dementia Guide Expert) for 3 months. The study will assess recruitment, VICA acceptance/usability, and engagement (Aim 1), and estimate effect sizes for reducing patient behavioral and psychological symptoms of dementia (BPSD) and caregiver distress (Aim 2).
- Status (registry)
- Not yet recruiting
- Study type
- Interventional
- Enrollment
- 120 (estimated)
- First submitted
- 12 Aug 2026
- Start date
- 1 Nov 2026
- Primary completion date
- 30 Jun 2027
- Lead sponsor
- Indiana University
- Diseases
- Alzheimer disease
- NCT number
- NCT07779785
What you commit to
- Study type: Interventional
- Planned participants: 120
- From 1 Nov 2026 to the primary completion date, 30 Jun 2027
- 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 illness
- Clinician-reported cognitive impairment
- Clinician-reported severe mental illness or substance use disorder
Other
- Life expectancy less than 6 months
- Clinician-reported life expectancy of less than 6 months
- Unable to provide informed consent
Who the study is looking for
- Age ≥ 65 years
- Community-dwelling
- Diagnosed with ADRD
- Clinical notes indicate behavioral and psychological symptoms of dementia (BPSD) Inclusion Criteria: Informal Caregiver
- Age ≥ 21 years
- Self-identified informal caregiver of a community-dwelling patient diagnosed with ADRD
- Provides ≥ 10 hours/week of care to the patient with ADRD
- Regular access to a computer and/or smart device with internet
- English-literate; assessed as "adequate" on the Single Item Literacy Screener
Age in the registry: 21 years to - · Sex: All · Does not accept 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Eskanazi Health Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Indianapolis | United States | Unknown status |
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