Can a day off lower caregiver stress? new study investigates
NCT ID NCT06451250
First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This completed study looked at whether using adult day services helps reduce stress in Black caregivers of family members with dementia. Forty-two caregivers provided saliva samples and filled out stress surveys on days when their loved one used adult day services and on days they did not. The goal was to see if these services lower both perceived stress and biological stress markers like cortisol.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could help design better support programs to reduce stress for Black caregivers of loved ones with dementia.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, preliminary study with only 42 participants, so results may not apply to all caregivers. It measures stress but does not test a treatment.
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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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42 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Feb 2024
- Finished
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Dec 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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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: * 18 years or older (male or female) * Self-identify as Black and/or African American, * Lives with a family member with a physician diagnosis of Alzheimer's disease or related dementia * Primary responsibility for care of the family member who has been diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease or related dementia * Utilize Adult Day Services at least two times a week for family member with Alzheimer's disease or related dementia Exclusion Criteria: * Either caregiver of client is in active treatment for a terminal illness or are in hospice.
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Johns Hopkins University
Baltimore, Maryland, 21205, United States
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