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Questionnaire survey on the burden of family caregivers of Alzheimer's disease patients

Questionnaire survey on the burden of family caregivers of Alzheimer's disease patients

Status
Recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Observational
Source
JPRN
Registry ID
JPRN-jRCT1030250511
Enrollment
240
Registered
2025-11-19
Start date
2025-12-19
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2026-09-14

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

Mild Cognitive Impairment (MCI) due to Alzheimer disease or Alzheimer-type dementia

Interventions

None listed

Sponsors

Tomita Kiyoyuki
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Participants must meet all of the following conditions: 1 Care Recipient - Diagnosis of Mild Cognitive Impairment (MCI) due to Alzheimer disease or Alzheimer-type dementia, as determined by the investigator clinical judgment. - Age >= 65 years at the time of informed consent. - Ability to provide written informed consent for study participation. If the care recipient lacks decision-making capacity, written consent from a legally authorized representative is required. 2 Caregiver - Family member of the care recipient. - Provides in-home care for the care recipient for at least 1 hour per week, regardless of cohabitation status. - Ability to provide written informed consent for study participation.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Participants will be excluded if any of the following conditions apply: 1 Care Recipient - Hospitalized or institutionalized for more than one week. - Currently has, or has a history of, any condition other than Alzheimer disease that may cause dementia like symptoms, including: Major primary degenerative dementias other than AD (e.g., frontotemporal dementia). Vascular dementia or severe vascular cognitive impairment. Parkinson disease or Lewy body disease (e.g., Parkinson disease, dementia with Lewy bodies, Parkinson disease related dementia), as well as other major neurodegenerative disorders with motor impairment. Other neurological or psychiatric disorders that significantly affect cognition or activities of daily living (ADL), or are highly likely to do so (e.g., severe traumatic brain injury sequelae, severe intellectual disability, severe psychiatric disorders). History of cerebrovascular disease that significantly affects cognition or ADL, or is highly likely to do so (e.g., stroke, transient ischemic attack). Other major systemic diseases that may present dementia like symptoms (e.g., severe hypothyroidism, vitamin deficiency, brain tumor), except when deemed reversible at diagnosis. - No primary caregiver available. - Concurrent participation in an interventional trial. - Diagnosed with mixed dementia (Alzheimer disease combined with other dementias). - Presence of malignant tumors that are untreated following diagnosis or are treatment resistant. 2 Caregiver - Does not provide close, regular care for the care recipient (e.g., lives far away and the recipient lives alone). - Has been diagnosed with dementia. - Provides care for two or more care recipients, including those with conditions other than MCI due to AD or Alzheimer type dementia.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Informal care costs for caregivers overall and stratified by Alzheimer disease severity

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
- Caregiver productivity loss (WPAI) - Caregiver quality of life (EQ-5D-5L) - Caregiver burden (ZBI)

Contacts

Public ContactMayaka Tani

Eisai Co., Ltd.

m3-tani@hhc.eisai.co.jp+81-3-3817-3700

Outcome results

None listed

Source: JPRN (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Sep 19, 2026