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Behavioural Intervention

REACH Hope Intervention for Dementia and TBI Caregivers (REACH Hope Trial)

N/A
Waitlist Available
Led By Linda O Nichols, PhD
Research Sponsored by Memphis VA Medical Center
Eligibility Criteria Checklist
Specific guidelines that determine who can or cannot participate in a clinical trial
Must have
Be older than 18 years old
Timeline
Screening 3 weeks
Treatment Varies
Follow Up six months
Awards & highlights
No Placebo-Only Group

Summary

This trial will compare a new behavioral intervention for caregivers of veterans with Alzheimer's or mixed dementia to a control group, to see if it reduces caregiver depression, anxiety, and burden, and improves veterans' health management.

Eligible Conditions
  • Alzheimer's Dementia
  • Mixed Dementia
  • Traumatic Brain Injury

Timeline

Screening ~ 3 weeks
Treatment ~ Varies
Follow Up ~three months
This trial's timeline: 3 weeks for screening, Varies for treatment, and three months for reporting.

Treatment Details

Study Objectives

Study objectives can provide a clearer picture of what you can expect from a treatment.
Primary study objectives
Change from baseline Burden at six months
Change from baseline Burden at three months
Secondary study objectives
Change from baseline Anxiety at six months
Change from baseline Anxiety at three months
Change from baseline Caregiving self-efficacy at six months
+3 more

Awards & Highlights

No Placebo-Only Group
All patients enrolled in this study will receive some form of active treatment.

Trial Design

2Treatment groups
Experimental Treatment
Active Control
Group I: REACH HopeExperimental Treatment1 Intervention
Participants receive the REACH behavioral intervention coupled with the Department of Defense Hope Box app.
Group II: Wait list controlActive Control1 Intervention
Participants receive the REACH behavioral intervention coupled with the Department of Defense Hope Box app.

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Who is running the clinical trial?

University of TennesseeOTHER
195 Previous Clinical Trials
144,495 Total Patients Enrolled
University of Tennessee Health Science CenterOTHER
48 Previous Clinical Trials
24,994 Total Patients Enrolled
Memphis VA Medical CenterLead Sponsor
7 Previous Clinical Trials
1,630 Total Patients Enrolled
Virginia Commonwealth UniversityOTHER
717 Previous Clinical Trials
22,895,588 Total Patients Enrolled
Linda O Nichols, PhDPrincipal InvestigatorUS Department of Veterans Affairs
3 Previous Clinical Trials
410 Total Patients Enrolled
Paul Perrin, PhDPrincipal InvestigatorVirginia Commonwealth University
~23 spots leftby Dec 2025