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Testing the Effects of a Text Message Caregiver Support Intervention for Latinos
Who can join
Ages 18 to 100 · All sexes · Healthy volunteers welcome
Full eligibility criteria
Inclusion Criteria: * Over the age of 18 * Spanish and English-speaking people who identify as Latino * Reports providing hands-on care for a relative who has been given a clinical or research ADRD diagnosis and has an Eight-item Informant Interview to Differentiate Aging and Dementia (AD-8) screening score ≥2, indicating cognitive impairment * Has a score of 7 or higher on the 10-item Center for Epidemiologic Studies Depression Scale (CESD-10) * Self-reports being able to read and write * Owns a cell phone with a flat fee, and uses it at least weekly for texting. Exclusion Criteria: * Participation in another wellbeing-related clinical trial * Cohabitation with another participant in the CuidaTEXT R01 Study * Participants who provide care for a person with ADRD already cared for by another participant in the CuidaTEXT R01 study * Participant plans to move to another country within seven months
About the study
The goal of this randomized clinical trial it to test the efficacy of CuidaTEXT, the first Alzheimer's disease and Related Dementias (ADRD) caregiver support intervention to capitalize on text messaging, among Latinos.
Researchers will compare those who receive the CuidaTEXT intervention to those who do not receive the intervention to see if CuidaTEXT effects Latino caregiver stressors and their negative consequences .
Participants will receive a variety of text messages, from automatic to keyword-drive, regarding ADRD education, social support, self-care, ADRD care management, and behavioral symptoms. Participants will also complete measures regarding depressive symptoms, coping, behavioral symptoms, and preparedness for caregiving.
What is being tested
- CuidaTEXT (behavioral)
Sponsor: University of Kansas Medical Center · Participants: 288 · Started: Feb 17, 2025
Contact the study team
- Rachel Ruiz · Phone: 913-945-5052
- Jaime Perales Puchalt, PhD, MPH · Phone: 913-588-3716
Official record on ClinicalTrials.gov — NCT06728436
Locations in the U.S.
| Kansas | University of Kansas Medical Center, Fairway |
Conditions
From ClinicalTrials.gov, data retrieved Oct 3, 2026. Each study sets its own eligibility; the study team decides who can join.