NCT06613204 · RECRUITING
STELLA-FTD: Examination of a Behavior Change Intervention for FTD Family Care Partners
This trial tests STELLA-FTD, a video-based support program for family members caring for someone with frontotemporal dementia (FTD). It looks at whether the program helps caregivers handle upsetting behaviors and lowers their burden. It is a behavioral study, not a drug trial, so the phase label doesn't apply. Whether it works is not yet proven.
Eligibility criteria
Inclusion Criteria: Family Care Partner * Adult caring for family member with FTD. * Provides 4 or more hours of care/week. Does not have to reside with. * Identifies at least 2 moderately upsetting behaviors in the person with FTD. * Speaks and understands English to be able to participate in intervention. * Owns a telephone (smartphone, cell phone or landline). * Has email and mailing address to receive computer, study materials and surveys. * Provides informed consent to participate in the research. * Lives in the US Inclusion Criteria: Person with FTD * Diagnosis of FTD * Family member of a Care Partner (this can be a relative, spouse, or close kin that is considered family). * Lives in US Exclusion Criteria: Person with FTD * No Frontotemporal Degeneration diagnosis. * Unable to leave Care Partner during STELLA-FTD sessions. * Enrolled in hospice. Exclusion Criteria: Family Care Partner * Unable to find activity for Care Recipient during STELLA-FTD sessions to allow Care Partner to work privately with Guide and other Care Partners. * Hearing and/or vision problems severe enough to prevent participation. * Refuses to be video-recorded during STELLA-FTD sessions. * Unwilling or unable to adequately follow study instructions and participate in study procedures.
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 2025-10-27