NCT05336344 · ACTIVE NOT RECRUITING
Supporting Family Caregivers of Persons With Dementia
This trial is testing a behavioral program called ENCODE designed to help family caregivers of people with Alzheimer's or related dementia. The goal is to improve how caregivers identify and communicate concerns about their loved one's pain management during hospice care. It is a Phase NA randomized trial — meaning it is comparing ENCODE against friendly video-call check-ins to see which better supports caregiver wellbeing. Not yet proven or approved.
Inclusion criteria
- enrolled as a family/informal caregiver of a hospice patient with primary or secondary diagnosis of Alzheimer's disease or other related dementia
- responding with "yes" to the question about having any concerns about effectively managing their care recipient's pain
- 18 years or older
- no or only mild cognitive impairment
- speak and read English, with at least a 6th-grade education
Exclusion criteria
- Significant hearing loss that does not allow the participant to conduct telephone conversations as assessed by the research staff (by questioning and observing the caregiver)
The sponsor's own eligibility wording, lightly reformatted. The study team makes the final eligibility decision — worth discussing with your doctor.
Eligibility criteria as of 2026-02-04