Study on video calls for Alzheimer's caregivers pulled before starting
NCT ID NCT05395039
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study was designed to test whether scheduled video calls with a nurse could help family members who make medical decisions for hospitalized older adults with Alzheimer's or similar cognitive issues. The goal was to improve communication and reduce anxiety and depression. However, the study was withdrawn before enrolling any participants, so no results are available.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- virtual visits (video/audio conferences led by a study nurse)
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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.
- Expected to start
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Mar 2027
An estimate. Start dates often move.
- Expected to finish
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Mar 2027
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: Patient: * 65 years or older * cognitive impairment due to ADRD, delirium, or other causes of cognitive impairment severe enough that they require a surrogate for all medical decisions * must have a surrogate decision maker based on a previously executed healthcare representative form or based on Indiana statute. Surrogate: * English-speaking * Surrogate does not plan to be at patient's bedside every day * surrogate is 18 or older Exclusion Criteria: Patient: * Less than 65 years old * Incarcerated individuals (e.g. prisoners) * Lack of cognitive impairment * Terminal wean/ actively dying Surrogate: * Less than 18 years old * Incarcerated individuals (e.g. prisoners) * non-English speaking * plans to be at patient's bedside every day * has a care contract or flagged for security risk * state-appointed guardians
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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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Indiana University Health
Indianapolis, Indiana, 46202, United States
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