NCT05098652 · ACTIVE NOT RECRUITING
Coaching Dementia Caregivers to Master Care-Resistant Behavior
This trial is testing a behavioral coaching program called CuRB-IT, designed to help family caregivers manage moments when a person with dementia resists or refuses care — like refusing to bathe or take medications. Caregivers are coached over 12 weeks and tracked through daily diaries and surveys. This is a Phase NA trial, meaning it is evaluating how well a structured support program works in a real-world caregiving setting, not testing a drug.
You may qualify if
- 1)Caregiver of any race or gender who is aged >18 years
- 2) provides unpaid care,
- 3) cares for a spouse/common-law, sibling, parent or grandparent (or in-law, aged 60+ years),
- 4) lives with or shares cooking facilities with the care recipient,
- 5) Care recipient has mild cognitive impairment or dementia as identified using the Quick Dementia Rating System instrument,
- 6) the care provided consists of help with at least 2 Instrumental Activities of Daily Living or one Activity of Daily Living,
- 7) the care recipient is resistant to receiving assistance with, or refuses to do, at least one instrumental or activity of daily living
You're excluded if
- 1) persons who cannot speak/read English
- 2) who do not have reliable access to a smart phone or internet
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 2026-05-06