CarePair: a smartphone app that matches dementia family caregivers to services

Is this trial a fit for you?

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

What this trial studies

CarePair is a mobile application that guides family caregivers through a structured needs assessment and then suggests tailored service referrals using algorithmic matching. Enrolled caregivers will use the app and complete study activities for six weeks while researchers compare outcomes to an attention-control group. The platform factors in individual needs, preferences (in-person or virtual), and common barriers such as work or lack of respite to refine referrals over time. Primary outcomes include feasibility and acceptability of the app and changes in depressive symptoms, caregiver burden, and caregiver self-efficacy at follow-up.

Why it matters

Who can join: the full rules

Inclusion:

* Currently a primary caregiver of a community-dwelling PwD
* Provides at least 10 hours of care per week
* ≥18 years of age
* Fluent in English
* Both the caregiver and care-recipient reside in and/or can easily access one of the following cities/areas: New York City, New York (NY); Long Island, NY; Westchester County, NY; Seattle, Washington (WA); Los Angeles, California (CA)
* Provides at least 10 hours of care per week
* Has provided care for at least 6 months
* Able to use the internet and has internet access
* Owns and can operate a smartphone
* Able and willing to provide their informed consent to participate for the six-week study duration
* Does not self-report any cognitive impairments

Exclusion:

* Not currently the primary caregiver of a community-dwelling person with dementia
* Care-recipient lives in residential care (e.g., assisted living, skilled nursing facility)
* ≤18 years of age
* Not fluent in English
* The caregiver and/or care-recipient resides outside of and/or cannot easily access any of the following cities: New York City (NY); Long Island (NY); Westchester County (NY); Seattle (WA); Los Angeles (CA)
* Provides less than 10 hours of care per week
* Has provided care for less than 6 months
* Unable to use the internet or does not have internet access
* Does not own and/or cannot operate a smartphone
* Unable or unwilling to provide informed consent to participate for the six-week study duration
* Self-reports having a cognitive impairment

Where it's running

• University of Southern California
  Los Angeles, California, United States Recruiting

Study contacts

• Principal investigator: Francesca Falzarano, PhD — University of Southern California
• Study coordinator: Francesca B Falzarano, PhD
• Email: falzaran@usc.edu
• Phone: 6464812858

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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.