Can nurse coaching ease Dementia's toll on families?
NCT ID NCT03881579
First seen Jun 24, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study tests whether monthly nurse-led coaching sessions over a year can help people with mild cognitive impairment or dementia and their caregivers. Researchers will track symptoms, quality of life, and how well care plans are documented. The goal is to improve supportive care for the millions of Americans with dementia living at home.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- nurse-led supportive care assessment and coaching
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could show that regular nurse-led coaching helps dementia patients and their families manage symptoms and plan care better at home.
- What could go wrong
- This is a relatively small, early-stage study focused on measuring needs and caregiver burden, not a treatment. It may not lead to broad changes in care or show clear benefits.
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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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200 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Dec 2019
- Expected to finish
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Dec 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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65 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: * All patients enrolled in the Stanford Alzheimers Disease Research Center (SADRC). * All caregivers enrolled in the Stanford Alzheimers Disease Research Center (SADRC). Exclusion Criteria: 1. Institutionalized (not a community dweller) at the time of entry into the study; 2. Have severe dementia and are incapable of responding to the outcome measures at baseline. 3. Participants who live alone and don't have a proxy will be excluded only if they are deemed as lacking the capacity to provide informed consent at the time of entry into the study.
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
As listed by the trial registrant
The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.
Contacts and locations
Locations
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VJ Periyakoil
Palo Alto, California, 94304, United States
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