Rural caregivers get a mental health boost: CBT plus extra calls tested
NCT ID NCT07119710
First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study tests whether adding two check-in calls per week to standard cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) improves quality of life for adults caring for a family member with dementia in rural Texas. Sixty caregivers will receive either individual CBT for 12-16 weeks or CBT plus the extra calls. The goal is to see if more frequent contact eases grief and mental health struggles.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) with or without extra check-in calls
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this could point toward a simple way to boost mental health support for caregivers in rural areas.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, early-stage study with only 60 participants, so results may not apply broadly. The intervention is behavioral, not a drug, so effects may be modest.
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Study facts
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- 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 60 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Mar 2023
- Expected to finish
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Dec 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.
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18 to 110 years
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
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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: * family caregiver of person with all forms of dementia Exclusion Criteria: * not in another clinical intervention
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Conditions
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Garrison Institute on Aging
RECRUITINGLubbock, Texas, 79413, United States
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