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Financial Counseling for Dementia Family Caregivers in Early and Middle Adulthood

No phase Interventional Family Caregivers Dementia Financial Wellbeing Financial Coaching

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In plain language

An automatic summary of structured registry data. It is an orientation aid, not a substitute for the official protocol or a physician assessment.

What is being studied
The protocol lists: Financial Counseling and Advocacy.
Who it may be relevant to
Registry conditions: Family Caregivers, Dementia, Financial Wellbeing, Financial Coaching. Basic parameters: 25 years — 55 years · All.
What needs checking
Age, condition and sex are only basic indicators. Prior treatment, laboratory values and other mandatory requirements appear in the eligibility criteria below.
Where it takes place
United States
Next step
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Official title

Financial Counseling and Advocacy for Alzheimer's Disease and Related Dementias Family Caregivers in Early and Middle Adulthood

Overview

The goal of this National Institutes of Health (NIH) Stage 1a study is to develop and pilot test a research- and community-informed financial counseling and advocacy (FCA) intervention for dementia family caregivers in early and middle adulthood. The main question it aims to answer is: Is a research- and community-informed financial counseling and advocacy intervention usable, feasible and acceptable for dementia family caregivers in early and middle adulthood? Participants will engage in a four-week single group financial counseling and advocacy intervention and complete pre- and post-intervention measures addressing financial well-being, caregiver strain, workplace productivity, and flourishing along with usability, acceptability, and feasibility measures.

Interventions

  • Behavioral Financial Counseling and Advocacy
    Financial assessment, coaching, self-advocacy support, referrals, educational toolkit, and follow-up

Primary outcome measures

  • Feasibility of Intervention Measure (FIM) [Time frame: After intervention completion at 4 weeks]
  • Acceptability of Intervention Measure (AIM) [Time frame: After intervention completion at 4 weeks]
  • Study Usability [Time frame: After intervention completion at 4 weeks]
Secondary outcome measures (4)
  • Modified Caregiver Strain Index [Time frame: At baseline and after intervention completion at 4 weeks]
  • Workplace Productivity and Activity Impairment [Time frame: At baseline and after intervention completion at 4 weeks]
  • Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Financial Well-Being Scale [Time frame: At baseline and after intervention completion at 4 weeks]
  • Harvard Flourishing Measure [Time frame: At baseline and after intervention completion at 4 weeks]

Eligibility criteria

Inclusion criteria

  • Caring for a family member, neighbor, or friend with ADRD
  • Providing care for 20 or more hours per week,
  • Technology access for Zoom visits
  • English speaking

Exclusion criteria

  • N/A

Criteria are shown verbatim from the registry (in English). Final eligibility is always assessed by the study center.

Healthy volunteers: Yes

Study design

Allocation
N/A
Model
Single group
Masking
Open label
Primary purpose
Supportive care

Study locations

United States · 1 center
  • University of Utah College of Nursing — Salt Lake City

Identifiers

NCT: NCT07681401 · IRB_00185128

Primary sources (government registries)

View this study on ClinicalTrials.gov ↗