Caregiver as Navigator: Develop Skills Online (CAN-DO)
Caregiver as Navigator: Develop Skills Online (CAN-DO) Developing Dementia Family Caregiver Mastery for Navigating Complex Health, Social Service, Legal, Financial, and Family Systems
Who can join
Ages 18 and older · All sexes
Full eligibility criteria
Inclusion Criteria: * Family member or friend providing at least 4 hours per week of informal care for a community-dwelling person living with ADRD * 18 years or older * Has internet access * Does not have to co-reside with the individual * Understands, speaks, and reads English Exclusion Criteria: * Family caregiver plans to move care recipient to an institutional setting within the next six months * Care recipient currently enrolled in hospice
About the study
This study is designed to learn more about ways to promote caregiver mastery online. 270 dementia family caregivers will be enrolled and randomized to take the CAN-DO online course immediately or after a waiting period. They will participate in interviews before and after the course; total time of study participation is 6 months.
What is being tested
- Caregiver as Navigator: Develop Skills Online (CAN-DO) program (other)
- Healthy Living online course (other)
Sponsor: Emory University · Participants: 270 · Started: Dec 26, 2024
Contact the study team
- Carolyn Clevenger, RN, DNP · Phone: 404-712-2394
Official record on ClinicalTrials.gov — NCT06177990
Locations in the U.S.
| Georgia | Emory Roybal Center for Dementia Caregiving Mastery, Atlanta |
Conditions
From ClinicalTrials.gov, data retrieved Oct 1, 2026. Each study sets its own eligibility; the study team decides who can join.