New website aims to lighten load for dementia caregivers
NCT ID NCT07250113
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jul 10, 2026 · Updated 2 times
Summary
This study tests a website tool called WeCareToFeedDysphagia to see if it reduces stress and burden for people caring for older adults with Alzheimer's disease or related dementias who also have trouble swallowing. About 800 caregivers will be split into two groups: one gets access to the tool plus text reminders, the other gets only standard contact info for a swallowing expert. All participants fill out online surveys at the start, one month, and three months after the patient leaves the hospital.
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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 802 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Feb 2026
- Expected to finish
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Apr 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 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-identifies as the primary care partner of an older adult patient (patient age ≥ 65 years) with AD/ADRD and oropharyngeal dysphagia (OD) admitted to the Northwell medicine service * Age ≥ 18 years * Designated as the legally authorized representative (LAR) or health care proxy (HCP), or designated by the LAR or HCP to participate * Proficient in English * Has access to a device (e.g. smartphone, iPad, computer) capable of accessing a web browser Exclusion Criteria: * Care partner of patient with a percutaneous feeding tube (i.e. PEG, PEJ used exclusively) * Care partner of patient who will not be discharged to the home or community setting (e.g., home, assisted living, independent living) * Care partner will not be involved with OD management (e.g. buying or making food, feeding, supervising) after hospital discharge
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Conditions
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How to take part
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The places running it
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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The Feinstein Institutes for Medical Research
Manhasset, New York, 11030, United States
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