Can a simple questionnaire empower dementia caregivers after hospital stays?
NCT ID NCT05592366
First seen Aug 14, 2026 · Last updated Aug 14, 2026
Summary
This study tests whether an adapted questionnaire, called the Care Partner Hospital Assessment Tool (CHAT-AD), can help care partners of hospitalized people with Alzheimer's disease or related dementias feel more prepared to provide care after discharge. Participants are unpaid family members or friends caring for a hospitalized adult with dementia. They will complete the questionnaire and other surveys during and after the hospital stay, over a period of 14 days. The goal is to see if the tool improves care partner preparedness and satisfaction with care.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Care Partner Hospital Assessment Tool (CHAT-AD), a questionnaire for care partners
- What this could lead to
- If effective, this tool could help care partners feel more prepared and improve the quality of care for people with dementia after a hospital stay.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, early-stage study focused on feasibility and self-reported outcomes, so results may not be generalizable. The tool's impact on actual patient care remains uncertain.
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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 128 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Apr 2024
- Expected to finish
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May 2027
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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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: * Provide unpaid care to a hospitalized adult relative or partner to help them take care of themselves because of ADRD * 18 years or older Exclusion Criteria: * Non-English speaking
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Conditions
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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University of Wisconsin
RECRUITINGMadison, Wisconsin, 53705, United States
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