Sensor System for Monitoring Communication Difficulties at Home - Clinical Trial
¿Cuál es el Propósito de este estudio?
We are doing this study to test the feasibility and acceptability of an experimental communication device. This device was invented by a team from the Duke Pratt School of Engineering and is intended to help people with dementia and their caregivers. We want to know if this tool can be used to help people with dementia who live at home with their families.
Home-Based Caregiving for Dementia
¿Quién puede participar en el Estudio?
For participants with dementia
Adults ages 60+ who:
- Are diagnosed with dementia or memory/cognitive impairment
- Have not changed any medications they use or dose for 60 days before joining the study
- Live at home and not in an alternative home setting like assisted living or memory care
- Are not bedbound
For family members/caregivers
Adults ages 21+ who:
- Live in the same home as the person with dementia
- Are able to read and write in English
- Have not changed any medications they use or dose for 60 days before joining the study
For more information, contact the study team at camilla.sanders@duke.edu.
¿Qué Implica?
For this study, both the person living with dementia and their care partner will wear a small communication device at the base of the neck for at least 12 hours per day for a 7-day study period. The study's care partner will fill out daily online surveys once every day for the 7-day study period.