New computer program aims to ease anxiety in seniors with memory loss
NCT ID NCT05748613
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tests whether a computer-based program can reduce anxiety in older adults with mild cognitive impairment or early Alzheimer's disease, and also help their care partners feel less burdened. About 388 pairs (patient and care partner) will take part. The program involves two sessions and follow-ups over six months, comparing it to a health education group.
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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 388 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Nov 2023
- Expected to finish
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Jan 2028
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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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
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60 years and older
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
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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: DYAD * Patient age 60+ * Care partner 18+ * Has care partner who will participate ("someone you have a reciprocal relationship with who provides you with emotional or physical support and helps with decision-making. This could be a spouse or significant other, relative, or close friend whom you spend a significant amount of time with.") * Has smartphone or access to Wi-Fi EITHER * Score of 20 or above on the PROMIS-Anxiety short form (patient only) OR * Score of 5 or above on SSASI (patient only) OR * Score of 31 or above on NIH Toolbox Perceived Stress Scale score (patient only) AND EITHER 1. Participant MoCA score is between 17 to 26 OR 2. Participant Memory Complaint Scale score 3 or greater OR 3. Care partner quick dementia rating scale score between 2 to 12.5 Exclusion Criteria: PATIENT * Issues with seeing or hearing that would prevent reading or listening to computer presentations * Medical conditions that would preclude participation in study * Severe mental illness (e.g., schizophrenia, unmedicated bipolar disorder) CARE PARTNER * Issues with seeing or hearing that would prevent reading or listening to computer presentations * Medical conditions that would preclude participation in study * Severe mental illness (e.g., schizophrenia, unmedicated bipolar disorder)
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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How to take part
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The places running it
3 sites. The list below names each one and where it is.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Anxiety and Behavioral Health Clinic
RECRUITINGTallahassee, Florida, 32306, United States
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Ohio University
RECRUITINGAthens, Ohio, 45701, United States
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The Ohio State University
RECRUITINGColumbus, Ohio, 43210, United States
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