New app aims to ease the burden on dementia caregivers
NCT ID NCT06203639
First seen Jun 26, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study tested a smartphone app designed to help unpaid caregivers of people with dementia reduce their stress and burden. 150 caregivers used the app for 8 weeks, and researchers measured changes in stress, anxiety, and depression. The app provides practical strategies based on cognitive behavioural therapy.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- UR Caregiver app (a smartphone app with stress management modules based on cognitive behavioural principles)
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this app could provide a low-cost, accessible way for dementia caregivers to reduce stress and improve their mental health.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, early-stage study with no blinding, so results may not be definitive. The app may not work for everyone, and long-term benefits are unknown.
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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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150 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Jan 2024
- Finished
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Jan 2025
- 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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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: 1. caregivers providing informal and unpaid care (e.g., spouses, children, relatives) for a person living with dementia 2. providing primary care (i.e., most of the care or equally shares the care with another individual such as a mother or sibling) for the person living with dementia 3. own a smartphone/tablet (i.e., can access either IOS or Android platforms). Exclusion Criteria: 1\) Currently using an app for caregiver stress/burden
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
As listed by the trial registrant
The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.
Contacts and locations
Locations
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University of Regina
Regina, Saskatchewan, S4S 0A2, Canada
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