Telehealth to improve quality of life for rural Texans
Improving Quality of Life in Persons Living in Rural Texas
This project will test whether adding two weekly check-in calls to Cognitive Behavioral Therapy helps adults in rural Texas who are family caregivers for someone with dementia improve their mental health and quality of life.
Quick facts
| Phase | Not applicable |
|---|---|
| Study type | Interventional |
| Enrollment | 60 (estimated) |
| Ages | 18 Years to 110 Years |
| Sex | All |
| Sponsor | Texas Tech University Academic / other |
| Locations | 1 site (Lubbock, Texas) |
| Trial ID | NCT07119710 on ClinicalTrials.gov |
What this trial studies
This two-arm telehealth trial compares standard Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) to CBT plus two brief check-in calls per week for adults living in rural Texas who are family caregivers of people with dementia. Participants are assigned to one of the two intervention arms and receive therapy remotely through the Garrison Institute on Aging in Lubbock. Primary outcomes focus on mental health symptoms and overall quality of life, with secondary measures likely including caregiver burden and service use. The protocol excludes people already enrolled in another clinical intervention and requires reliable phone or internet access for telehealth contacts.
Who should consider this trial
Good fit: Adult family caregivers of people with any form of dementia who live in rural Texas, have mental health concerns, and can use telehealth or phone services are ideal candidates.
Not a fit: People who are not family caregivers, who live outside rural Texas, who lack reliable phone or internet access, who do not have mental health symptoms, or who are already in another clinical intervention may not receive benefit from this program.
Why it matters
Potential benefit: If successful, adding brief, regular check-in calls to CBT could produce larger improvements in caregivers' mental health and daily quality of life than CBT alone.
How similar studies have performed: CBT and telehealth-delivered CBT have strong evidence for improving mental health, and caregiver support studies suggest regular follow-up contacts can help, but the specific benefit of adding two weekly check-ins to CBT in this population is not yet well established.
Eligibility criteria
Show full inclusion / exclusion criteria
Inclusion Criteria: * family caregiver of person with all forms of dementia Exclusion Criteria: * not in another clinical intervention
Where this trial is running
Lubbock, Texas
- Garrison Institute on Aging — Lubbock, Texas, United States (Recruiting)
Study contacts
- Study coordinator: Jonathan Singer, Ph.D.
- Email: jonsinge@ttu.edu
- Phone: 17757228066
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.