NCT07208162 · RECRUITING
SHARE Adaptation Intervention for African-American Families
This trial is testing a culturally adapted care-planning program called SHARE, designed specifically for African-American families navigating early to moderate dementia. The program pairs the person with dementia with a family caregiver for structured counseling sessions. It is a Phase NA behavioral study, meaning it is evaluating how well this adapted support program works compared to standard care, not testing a drug or medical device.
You may qualify if
- African American dyads (both the caregivers and the care-recipient, an individual with an early-stage memory impairing condition (e.g., Alzheimer's disease, vascular dementia, cognitive impairment, etc.)
- Care-recipient lives at home.
- The caregiver (CG) and/or the person with dementia (PWD), or symptoms of memory loss must identify as African American.
- PWD must be at least 50 years old and CGs 18 or older,
- Ability to speak and read English,
- Experiencing signs and symptoms of mild to moderate dementia through family caregiver report on the Dementia Severity Rating Scale and meeting the National Institute on Aging and the Alzheimer's Association clinical criteria for probable AD.
You're excluded if
- A mental health condition (e.g., schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, major depression)
- A traumatic brain injury
- Intellectual or developmental disability
- Individuals experiencing extreme difficulty adjusting and coping to the diagnosis • Individuals living in an institutional setting
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 2025-10-06