New digital tool aims to ease burden for dementia caregivers
NCT ID NCT07248241
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tests a new digital education program called CARE-Dem for people caring for a loved one with dementia. The program includes videos, fact sheets, and activities to help caregivers understand dementia, communicate better, and find support. Researchers want to see if the program is easy to use and if it helps reduce caregiver stress and improve wellbeing. The study involves 40 caregivers and compares the digital program to usual care.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Digital support tool (behavioral intervention)
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this program could provide a flexible, accessible way to support caregivers, reducing their stress and improving their quality of life.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small feasibility study with only 40 participants, so results may not apply widely. The program is non-medical and may not produce strong effects.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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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
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About 40 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Expected to start
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Dec 2025
An estimate. Start dates often move.
- Expected to finish
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Nov 2026
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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A research network
The lead sponsor is a research network or cooperative group.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
- Ages
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18 years and older
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Accepted
You do not need to have the condition being studied to take part.
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: \- Adult family members/relatives/other adult informal caregivers of a newly diagnosed person with dementia/a person with mild dementia Exclusion Criteria: * Unable to speak/understand Danish * Incapable of collaborating about signing the informed consent
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
As listed by the trial registrant
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How to take part
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The places running it
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Department of Geriatrics and Palliation, University Hospital Bispebjerg and Frederiksberg ty Hospital
Frederiksberg, 2000, Denmark
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