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ACES support for Black immigrant families living with dementia

Official title: Exploring an Adapted Active Caregiving: Empowering Skills (ACES) Intervention for High-Risk Care Partners

Run by University of Minnesota · NCT07546708 · Data updated 2026-11-12

This project will test whether a culturally adapted ACES program helps Black immigrants with dementia and their caregivers improve confidence, reduce unhelpful thoughts, and increase helpful activities over one and three months.

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Quick facts

Study typeInterventional
Ages18 Years and up
SexAll
Enrollment150 (estimated)
SponsorUniversity of Minnesota
Academic / other
Locations1 site (Minneapolis, Minnesota)
StatusRecruiting
StartedMarch 1, 2026
Main results expectedApril 1, 2028
Study endsApril 1, 2028
Registry record updatedApril 23, 2026
Trial IDNCT07546708 on ClinicalTrials.gov

Is this trial a fit for you?

Likely a good fit

Ideal candidates are English-speaking Black immigrants living with dementia aged 50 or older who can give verbal assent, together with their first- or second-generation Black immigrant caregivers aged 18 or older who have provided at least six months of care.

Probably not a fit

People who are under the age thresholds, not Black immigrants, unable to communicate in English, unable to give verbal assent (for the person with dementia), or caregivers with less than six months of caregiving are not eligible and would not benefit from participation.

A plain-English reading of the study's rules. Only the study team can confirm whether you qualify.

What this trial studies

The trial has two aims: first to determine the feasibility of delivering a culturally adapted Active Caregiving: Enhancing Skills (ACES) intervention to Black immigrant families affected by dementia using an explanatory mixed-methods approach. Quantitative data will be collected in a pre-post design at one and three months and followed by in-depth qualitative interviews to capture participant experiences. A second, extended aim will examine whether changes in cognitive appraisal (self-efficacy and dysfunctional thoughts) and behavioral activation mediate effects on caregiver outcomes. Participants include English-speaking Black immigrants with dementia (age ≥50) and their first- or second-generation Black immigrant caregivers (age ≥18).

Why it matters

Potential benefit: If successful, the adapted ACES program could increase caregiver confidence, reduce unhelpful thoughts, promote engagement in helpful activities, and improve well-being for Black immigrant caregivers and the people they care for.

How similar studies have gone: Behavioral activation and cognitive-appraisal-based caregiver interventions have shown benefits in other populations, but a culturally adapted ACES intervention specifically for Black immigrant families is largely novel.

Who can join: the full rules

Show full inclusion / exclusion criteria 
Person with dementia:

Inclusion Criteria:

* Family or self-identified report of dementia/memory loss,
* Score \<3 on the Six-item Screener.
* Age 50 or older.
* Ability to communicate in English.
* Identify as a Black immigrant.
* Ability to give verbal assent.

Exclusion Criteria

* Under age 50.
* Not a Black immigrant.
* Cannot communicate in English.
* Unable to give verbal assent.

Caregiver:

Inclusion criteria:

* Black immigrant care partner of persons with AD/ADRD.
* Age 18 or older.
* Ability to communicate in English.
* Identify as a first/second-generation Black immigrant.
* Have had at least 6 months of caregiving (any help or assistance provided to a relative related to dementia/memory loss).

Exclusion Criteria

* Under age 18.
* Not first/second generation Black immigrant.
* Cannot communicate in English.
* Has less than 6 months of caregiving to a relative with dementia/memory loss.

Where it's running

  • University of Minnesota
    Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States     Recruiting

Study contacts

  • Principal investigator: Manka Nkimbeng, PhD — University of Minnesota
  • Study coordinator: Manka Nkimbeng, PhD
  • Email: vitals@umn.edu
  • Phone: 612-624-3904

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How to take part

  1. Review the eligibility criteria above with your treating physician.
  2. Check the official listing on ClinicalTrials.gov for the latest contact details and recruitment status.
  3. Contact the study coordinator or principal investigator to ask for pre-screening. Pre-screening is free and never obligates you to enroll.
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Last reviewed 2026-11-14 by the Find a Trial editorial team. Information on this page is for educational purposes and is not medical advice. Always consult qualified healthcare professionals about clinical trial participation.