Helping family caregivers and home care aides share care information
Improving Information Sharing Between Family Caregivers and Home Care Aides Caring for Persons Living With ADRD
This project will try giving a brief home care role and preference guide to family caregivers and home care aides of older adults with dementia or disability to see if it helps them identify roles and communicate better.
Quick facts
| Phase | Not applicable |
|---|---|
| Study type | Interventional |
| Enrollment | 100 (estimated) |
| Ages | 18 Years and up |
| Sex | All |
| Sponsor | Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health Academic / other |
| Locations | 1 site (Baltimore, Maryland) |
| Trial ID | NCT07227558 on ClinicalTrials.gov |
What this trial studies
The trial delivers a home care role and preference guide to up to 50 dyads of family/unpaid caregivers and home care aides caring for persons living with disability to test feasibility and acceptability. Study staff will collect information from caregivers and aides at enrollment and again at 2 and 4 weeks after delivery. Outcomes include preliminary effects on older adult social engagement, caregiver distress, continuity and feelings of being overwhelmed, caregiver/aide preparedness, relational coordination, and service satisfaction. Findings will inform the design of a larger embedded pragmatic clinical trial if the approach appears feasible and acceptable.
Who should consider this trial
Good fit: Ideal candidates are English-speaking primary family or unpaid caregivers aged 18 or older paired with English-speaking home care aides who provide services to older adults with dementia or disability.
Not a fit: People who are non-English-speaking, paid primary caregivers, certified nursing assistants/home health aides, unable to communicate by telephone, or who do not meet the screening criteria are unlikely to be eligible or benefit from this specific pilot.
Why it matters
Potential benefit: If successful, the guide could improve role clarity and communication between family caregivers and home care aides, reducing caregiver distress and improving older adult engagement and service satisfaction.
How similar studies have performed: Related role-clarification and communication tools have shown promise in small studies, but this specific home care role and preference guide and delivery method remain largely untested in larger trials.
Eligibility criteria
Show full inclusion / exclusion criteria
Inclusion Criteria: 1. Home care agency aide: * English speaking, * home care aides, personal care aides, or personal care aides, providing services to older adults with ADRD. 2. Family or unpaid caregiver eligible for the study if: * 18 years and older * English speaking * hear well enough to communicate by telephone * identify themselves as the primary family member or unpaid (friend/companion) caregiver Exclusion Criteria: 1. Home care aides are ineligible if: * non-English speaking * certified nursing assistants, nursing assistant, home health aides, or medication technicians. 2. Family/unpaid caregivers ineligible if: * less than 18 years old * non-English speaking * do not hear well enough to communicate by telephone * two or more incorrect answers or not being able to respond to a validated 6-item telephone screening instrument * are not identified as the person's primary caregiver, or are paid for services.
Where this trial is running
Baltimore, Maryland
- Johns Hopkins University — Baltimore, Maryland, United States (Recruiting)
Study contacts
- Principal investigator: Chanee Fabius, PhD — Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg School of Public Health
- Study coordinator: Valecia Hanna, MS
- Email: vhanna1@jhu.edu
- Phone: 4432202389
How to participate
- Review the eligibility criteria above with your treating physician.
- Visit the official trial page on ClinicalTrials.gov for the most current contact information and recruitment status.
- Contact the listed study coordinator or principal investigator to request pre-screening. Pre-screening is free and never obligates you to enroll.