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Enrolling By Invitation NCT07250113

WeCareToFeedDysphagia to Reduce Care-partner Burden Full-scale RCT

Conditions: Caregiver Burden, Alzheimer's Disease, Dementia, Oropharyngeal Dysphagia, Older Adults

Sex: All
Ages: 18 Years – N/A
Healthy volunteers: No
Phase: NA
Enrollment: 802
Sponsor: Northwell Health

Location: The Feinstein Institutes for Medical Research Manhasset New York

Summary

The goal of this clinical trial is to learn if a newly-created website tool, called WeCareToFeedDysphagia, helps to reduce feelings of burden in care partners of patients with Alzheimer's disease and related dementias (AD/ADRD) who were diagnosed with trouble swallowing (oropharyngeal dysphagia). The main questions this study aims to answer are: * How effective is the WeCareToFeedDysphagia tool in reducing feelings of burden in care partners? * Does the WeCareToFeed Dysphagia tool help improve patient outcomes? * Does care partner age, gender, and patient dysphagia severity impact the strength of the effect of the WeCareToFeedDysphagia tool? * Is the strength of the effect of the WeCareToFeedDysphagia tool impacted by care partner's beliefs in being able to manage behavior and stress (self-efficacy)? Researchers will compare a group of care partners who have access to the WeCareToFeedDysphagia tool (intervention) to a group of care partners who do not have access to the tool. Both groups will receive contact information for help from a speech language pathologist expert (enhanced usual care). Participants will: * be given access to the web tool and receive 3 text message reminders over 3 weeks to use the tool (intervention group only). * be asked to complete a remote, web-based survey three times: when enrolled in the study, at 1 month following patient leaving the hospital, and at 3 months following patient leaving the hospital.

Eligibility Criteria

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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Source: ClinicalTrials.gov (NCT07250113). StuddyBuddy aggregates publicly available trial information.