NCT07859865 · ACTIVE NOT RECRUITING
Mindfulness-based Movement Therapy for Persons With Dementia and Family Caregivers
This study tests whether a program called CARE-MOVE is workable and acceptable for people caring for someone with dementia. It combines mindfulness-based dance and movement sessions, education, and a support group. Researchers also look at early signs of changes in stress, well-being, and the caregiving relationship. It is a behavioral study with no phase, so it is an early look, not proof it works.
You may qualify if
- Age 18 years or older
- Informal care partner of a person living with dementia and has known the care recipient for at least 1 year
- Care recipient has a diagnosis of Alzheimer's disease, frontotemporal dementia, vascular dementia, Lewy body disease, or mixed dementia
- English speaking
- Normal or corrected-to-normal visual acuity and normal color vision, based on self-report
- Adequate hearing acuity, based on self-report
- Able to use a tablet or computer, email, and complete online surveys independently or with readily available assistance
- Has internet access with Wi-Fi at the location where CARE-MOVE sessions will be attended
- Able to safely participate in a light- to moderate-intensity movement-based intervention
- Willing to participate in the CARE-MOVE intervention
You're excluded if
- Health condition that may contraindicate participation in light- to moderate-intensity movement, such as an unstable cardiac condition, previous myocardial infarction, angina, or chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, unless medical clearance is provided by a physician
- Surgery within the previous 1 year
- New pain medication or psychotropic medication, or a change in pain or psychotropic medication, within the previous 60 days
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 2026-10-08