Effect of Cognitive Empathy Training on Dementia Caregivers
Recruiting
N/A
Interventional Study
Caregivers of People Living With Dementia
Dementia
No Placebo Group
Every participant receives an active treatment — no one gets a placebo.
Healthy Volunteers Welcome
You do not need to have the condition being studied to take part.
At a Glance
- Age
- 50 and older
- Sex
- Any
- Study type
- Interventional
- Purpose
- Other
- Participants needed
- 118 (estimated)
- Sponsor
- Emory University · Other
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About This Trial
The goal of this project is to investigate the effect of cognitive empathy training on mental health, inflammation, and immune function in caregivers of people living with dementia (PLWD), and to examine the underlying psychological and neurobiological mechanisms.
The primary aim is to establish the effectiveness of cognitive empathy training in improving caregiver mental health and immune functi…
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Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria:
* Caregivers must live with their care recipient
* Caregivers must have a Zarit Burden Scale score of 19 or higher
* Caregivers must have no plans to move their care recipient to an institutional setting within the next year
* Caregivers must be able to read and write English
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