Phone-Based dementia care could cut hospital visits and ease caregiver burden

NCT ID NCT05669365

Completed Knowledge-focused Sponsor: University of California, San Francisco Source: ClinicalTrials.gov ↗

First seen Jun 26, 2026 · Last updated Jun 26, 2026

Summary

This study tested a program called the Care Ecosystem, which provides phone- and web-based support and care coordination for people with dementia and their caregivers. Over 1,200 participants from six health systems took part. The goal was to see if this approach improves quality of care, reduces emergency visits, and lowers caregiver depression in real-world settings.

What this could mean

Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only — not medical advice or a prediction.

Active substance: Care Ecosystem (phone- and web-based caregiver support and care coordination)
What this could lead to: If successful, this could show that remote, team-based dementia care improves patient outcomes and reduces healthcare costs in real-world settings.
What could go wrong: This is an observational effectiveness study, not a controlled trial, so results may vary across health systems and may not prove cause and effect.

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Conditions

The condition(s) this trial relates to.

Alzheimer disease dementia frontotemporal dementia Lewy body dementia Lewy Body Disease vascular dementia

As listed by the trial registrant

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

DEMENTIA DEMENTIA ALZHEIMERS DEMENTIA WITH LEWY BODIES DEMENTIA, VASCULAR FRONTOTEMPORAL DEMENTIA

Contacts and locations

Locations

HealthPartners

Saint Paul, Minnesota, 55130, United States
LA County Harbor-UCLA Medical Center

Torrance, California, 90502, United States
Ochsner Medical Center

New Orleans, Louisiana, 70121, United States
Providence Health

Portland, Oregon, 97213, United States
University of California, San Francisco

San Francisco, California, 94158, United States
University of Colorado Health

Denver, Colorado, 80209, United States

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