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Resources for Enhancing Alzheimer's Caregiver Health in Vietnam (REACH VN): study protocol for a cluster randomized controlled trial to test the efficacy of a family dementia caregiver intervention in Vietnam
Trials, v 23(1), pp 377-377
09 May 2022
PMID: 35534904
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Abstract
Alzheimer's disease and related dementias (AD/ADRD) are a public health challenge for Vietnam because of its rapidly aging population. However, very few community-based programs exist to support people living with AD/ADRD and their family caregivers. Resources for Enhancing Alzheimer's Caregiver Health in Vietnam (REACH VN) is a culturally adapted family caregiver intervention shown in a pilot study to be feasible and promising in terms of preliminary efficacy. We describe the protocol for a larger cluster randomized controlled trial (RCT) to test the efficacy of REACH VN among family caregivers of people living with dementia in a semi-rural area outside of Hanoi, Vietnam.
Thirty-two clusters with approximately 350 caregivers will be randomized to either REACH VN intervention or enhanced usual care. REACH VN is a multicomponent intervention delivered in-home or by phone over the course of 2 to 3 months. To be eligible, family caregivers need to be ≥18 years old, be the person who provides the most day-to-day care for people living with dementia, and have a score ≥ 6 on the Zarit Burden Interview-4. The primary outcomes are caregiver burden (Zarit Burden Interview-12) and psychological distress (Patient Health Questionnaire-4). Secondary outcomes include caregiver somatic symptoms (Patient Health Questionnaire-15) and perceived stress (Perceived Stress Scale-10). These outcomes will be assessed at baseline, 3 months, and 6 months. Exploratory analyses to examine potential mediators of primary outcomes are also planned.
To our knowledge, this is the first large-scale study to test the efficacy of a community-based family dementia caregiver intervention in Vietnam. Results from this study will help inform efforts to widely deliver the REACH VN intervention or similar community-based family dementia caregiver support programs in Vietnam and other low- and middle-income countries (LMIC).
ClinicalTrials.gov NCT04542317 . Registered on 9 September 2020.
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- Title
- Resources for Enhancing Alzheimer's Caregiver Health in Vietnam (REACH VN): study protocol for a cluster randomized controlled trial to test the efficacy of a family dementia caregiver intervention in Vietnam
- Creators
- Duyen Tran - University of California, DavisHuong Nguyen - University of Minnesota SystemThang Pham - National Geriatric HospitalAnh T Nguyen - National Geriatric HospitalHung T Nguyen - National Geriatric HospitalNgoc B Nguyen - National Geriatric HospitalBien H Nguyen - Victoria General HospitalDanielle Harvey - University of California, DavisLaura Gitlin - Drexel UniversityLadson Hinton - University of California, Davis
- Publication Details
- Trials, v 23(1), pp 377-377
- Publisher
- Springer BMC
- Grant note
- UL1TR001860 / NCATS NIH HHS R01AG064688 / NIA NIH HHS
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Language
- English
- Academic Unit
- College of Nursing and Health Professions
- Web of Science ID
- WOS:000792611800002
- Scopus ID
- 2-s2.0-85129540742
- Other Identifier
- 991019168141904721
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