Helping family caregivers and home care aides share care information

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

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.

Why it matters

Who can join: the full rules

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 it's running

• 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

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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.