New app aims to ease burden for rural dementia caregivers
NCT ID NCT07054385
First seen Jun 24, 2026 · Last updated Aug 18, 2026 · Updated 3 times
Summary
This pilot study tests a mobile app called Brain CareNotes designed to reduce the burden on unpaid caregivers of people with Alzheimer's or related dementias who live in rural areas. About 60 caregivers will use either the Brain CareNotes app or a basic education app for six months. The study focuses on whether the app is easy to use and acceptable, and also looks at its effect on caregiver burden and dementia symptoms.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Brain CareNotes mobile app
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this could provide a practical tool to reduce stress and burden for caregivers of people with dementia, especially those living in rural areas.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small pilot study with only 60 participants, so results may not apply broadly. The app's benefits are uncertain and may not be better than simple education.
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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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41 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Jul 2025
- Finished
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Jul 2026
- 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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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: * Self-identified primary unpaid rural (RUCA Code of 4-10) caregiver of a person diagnosed with ADRD (at any stage) who are: * Receiving primary care and * Community-dwelling; * English literate; * Age ≥ 18 years Exclusion Criteria: * Care recipient is a permanent resident of an extended care facility (nursing home); * Involvement in another clinical trial that would prevent or interfere with study objectives; * Sensory or other impairment prohibiting the use of a mobile touchscreen device or other study activity (after correction)
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Indiana University Bloomington
Bloomington, Indiana, 47405, United States
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