New online course aims to ease the first 100 days of dementia caregiving
NCT ID NCT07006116
First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Aug 20, 2026 · Updated 3 times
Summary
This study tests an online course for people who have recently become caregivers for a family member or friend with dementia. The program includes weekly video sessions and self-paced materials to help caregivers feel more confident and less stressed. Researchers will measure changes in caregivers' sense of mastery and self-efficacy over six months.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- online psychoeducation course
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this program could give new dementia caregivers practical skills and confidence to handle early challenges.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, early study with only 48 participants, so results may not apply to all caregivers. The program requires internet access and English fluency, which limits who can benefit.
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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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64 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Aug 2025
- Expected to finish
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Oct 2026
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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21 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: 1. over the age of 21; 2. care partner/caregiver for a family or friend who has received a diagnosis of a form dementia from a healthcare provider in the last 6 months; 3. has access to an electronic device and/or access to broadband internet; and 4. able to speak and understand English. Caregivers are not required to be co-located with the care recipient. Exclusion Criteria: * considering moving the PLWD to an institutional setting within the next 6 months.
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
As listed by the trial registrant
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Nell Hodgson Woodruff School of Nursing
Atlanta, Georgia, 30322, United States
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