NCT07423871 · NOT YET RECRUITING
ED PLWD/Care Partner Text Messaging
This study is building and testing a text-messaging program to support family caregivers after an older adult with memory or thinking problems is sent home from the emergency department. Researchers want to see how well the messages help with the transition home. It is not a drug study, and the phase is not applicable. Details are limited so far.
You may qualify if
- Care partners (family members or close contacts) of persons living with cognitive impairment (PLWCI) who were evaluated and discharged from the emergency department (ED)
- Age 18 years or older
- Able to read and understand English or Spanish
- Owns a mobile phone capable of receiving SMS text messages
- Provides informed consent to participate in the study
- Care recipient (PLWCI) resides in a community setting (i.e., not in a long-term care facility)
You're excluded if
- Care partner of a patient who is admitted to the hospital from the ED or transferred to a facility (e.g., skilled nursing facility)
- Care partner who is already enrolled in another caregiving support trial or intervention study
- Care partner who does not have regular access to a mobile phone with SMS capabilities
- Care partner who is unable or unwilling to participate in follow-up over 30 days
- Care partner of a patient enrolled in hospice or receiving end-of-life care
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 2026-02-23