A brief psychosocial therapy intervention for dementia carers

Kindred: building a human-led, digital platform for dementia family carers

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

ISRCTN

Registry ID

ISRCTN45641545

Enrollment

220

Registered

2026-03-18

Start date

2026-05-01

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2026-03-30

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Conditions

Carers supporting people with dementia who are experiencing neuropsychiatric symptoms (NPS) such as aggression, irritability, depression, anxiety and suspiciousness Mental and Behavioural Disorders

Interventions

Participants will be randomised to intervention and treatment as usual groups using a minimisation algorithm, stratifying by (i) age (<65 or =65 years), (ii) gender, and (iii) NPI score (<12 or =12).

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Age

18 Years to 100 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Currently caring for someone with a diagnosis of dementia (clinical diagnosis by any medical practitioner), who is experiencing at least mild neuropsychiatric symptoms in one or more domains (a score of at least 1 on one of the 12 domains of the neuropsychiatric inventory)

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Severe neuropsychiatric symptoms requiring prompt clinical evaluation which are associated with potential risk or severe distress and may require pharmacological treatment

Countries

England, United Kingdom, Wales

Contacts

Public ContactClive Ballard

c.ballard@exeter.ac.uk+44 (0)1392722911

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ISRCTN (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Apr 4, 2026