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

NCT ID NCT05669365

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

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

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