Cure My Disease

Don't miss your cure!

 Log in / Sign up

Can a phone app ease the burden of dementia caregiving?

NCT ID NCT05732038

Symptom relief Sponsor: Massachusetts General Hospital Source: ClinicalTrials.gov ↗

What the study statuses mean

This study's is highlighted.

Recruitment status, easiest to join first

Recruiting now
This trial is taking on new participants right now.
Not yet recruiting
Registered, but not yet taking participants.
By invitation only
Not open to general applications. Only people the study team invites can take part.
Paused
Paused for now. It may or may not start again.
Ongoing
Running, but no longer taking on new participants.
Completed This study
The trial has finished. Results may not be published yet.
Stopped early
Stopped early, before it reached the end. That can be for many reasons, including safety.
Cancelled
Cancelled before anyone took part.

Expanded access (not trials)

Expanded access
Not a trial. This treatment can be requested outside a study, case by case, for people who qualify.
Expanded access (paused)
Not a trial. The treatment can normally be requested outside a study, but is unavailable right now.
Expanded access (ended)
Not a trial. The treatment could once be requested outside a study, but no longer can.
Approved
The treatment has been approved, so it is available normally rather than through this programme.

When the status isn't known

Details not published
The full record has not been published yet, so there is little to show here.
Status unknown
This status has not been confirmed recently, so it may be out of date.

First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026

Summary

This study tested whether a smartphone app called Healthy Minds Program can help reduce stress in people caring for a loved one with dementia. 93 stressed caregivers used either the Healthy Minds app or a wellness podcast app for a few weeks. The main goal was to see if using the app was practical and if caregivers liked it, and to get early signs of whether it might lower stress and improve mood.

This is an AI summary of the original study and may miss details. Read our disclaimer.

Study facts

What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.

Phase

Not a phased trial

Phase numbers describe drug development. The registry uses this when they do not apply, as it does for trials of devices, procedures or behaviour changes, and for observational studies.

Participants

93 people

The number who actually took part.

Started

Feb 2023

Finished

Jun 2024

Lead sponsor

Other sponsor

The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.

Who can take part

This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.

Ages

18 years and older

Sex

Anyone

Healthy volunteers

Not accepted

This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.

Show the full entry requirements

Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.

Inclusion Criteria: 1. 18 years or older 2. English fluency and literacy 3. Meeting criteria for being a caregiver (e.g., family or friend of a care recipient who provides unpaid care) 4. Perceived Stress Scale (4 items) version \>= 6 5. Willing to be randomized 6. Care recipient must score \>1 on the functional assessment scale (FAST) Exclusion Criteria: 1. Any planned change in psychotropic pharmacologic treatment for the duration of the study 2. Use of any consumer-based mindfulness meditation app for more than 60 min/month in the past 6 months. 3. Current participation in a meditation program (e.g., mindfulness-based stress reduction, mindfulness-base cognitive therapy, etc.) 4. Major illness known to worsen dramatically or require surgery in the next 20 weeks (study duration) 5. Active treatment for cancer (chemotherapy, radiation) 6. Imminent placement of care recipient in a nursing home or with another caregiver (within 4 months). 7. Involvement in another clinical trial for caregivers. 8. For participants age 65 and older: four or more errors on the Short Portable Mental Status questionnaire (SPMSQ)

Get updates

Get notified about this study

Sign up to get updates when this study changes or when new studies for Caregiver stress are added.

Our safety recommendation!

By submitting, you agree to our Terms of use

Conditions

The condition(s) this trial relates to.

Caregiver Burden

As listed by the trial registrant

The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.

Caregiver stress

Contacts and locations

Locations

  • Massachusetts General Hospital

    Boston, Massachusetts, 02114, United States

More trials for these conditions

Other studies related to the condition(s) this trial covers.