Can a simple screening stop elder abuse in dementia care?

NCT ID NCT07429591

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

Summary

This study aims to test a risk assessment screening and a caregiver coaching program to prevent elder abuse in people with dementia. Researchers will compare caregivers who receive the screening and coaching to those who do not, looking at stress, depression, and anxiety. The goal is to see if these tools can help reduce mistreatment and improve caregiver well-being.

What this could mean

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

Active substance

Risk assessment screening and caregiver coaching intervention

What this could lead to

If successful, this could provide a simple way to identify caregivers at risk of mistreating their loved ones and offer support to prevent abuse.

What could go wrong

This trial is suspended, so results may never come. It is an early-stage behavioral study, not a drug trial, so the impact is limited to screening and education.

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Conditions

The condition(s) this trial relates to.

Alzheimer disease dementia

As listed by the trial registrant

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

Contacts and locations

Locations

  • Keck Medicine

    Los Angeles, California, 90003, United States