Tokyo, Sept. 10 -- UMIN Clinical Trials Registry (UMIN-CTR) received information related to the study (UMIN000062818) titled 'A study of communication strategies used by caregivers when talking with older adults with dementia' on Sept. 10.

Study Type: Observational

Primary Sponsor: Institute - Chiba University

Condition: Condition - Dementia Classification by malignancy - Others Genomic information - NO

Objective: Narrative objectives1 - The aim of this study is to identify, describe, and organize the communication strategies and skills used by caregivers when conversing with older adults with dementia. Semi-structured interviews will be conducted with caregivers to explore the points they consider important and the practical strategies they use during conversations. In addition, free conversations between caregivers and older adults with dementia will be recorded using video, audio, and eye-tracking measures. These data will be analyzed to exploratively characterize communication skills used in actual caregiving settings, including verbal content, timing of utterances, topic development, ways of ending conversations, and gaze behavior. Basic objectives2 - Others

Eligibility: Age-lower limit - 18 years-old <= Age-upper limit - Not applicable Gender - Male and Female Key inclusion criteria - 1. Caregivers working at the participating facility who provide care for older adults with dementia and who provide informed consent to participate in the study.

2. Older adults with dementia using the participating facility who are able to engage in conversation to the extent required for the study and for whom consent to participate is obtained from the participant or a legally authorized representative. Independence level 1-3 according to the Japanese criteria for independence in daily living of older adults with dementia will be used as a reference. However, participants will not be excluded solely on this basis if facility staff familiar with the individual judge that the person is able to engage in the required conversation. Key exclusion criteria - Individuals who are considered to be at substantial health risk from participation in the study or who are unable to engage in conversation to the extent required for the study. Target Size - 10

Recruitment Status: Recruitment status - Preinitiation Date of protocol fixation - 2026 Year 08 Month 07 Day Date of IRB - 2026 Year 08 Month 07 Day Anticipated trial start date - 2026 Year 09 Month 17 Day Last follow-up date - 2030 Year 03 Month 31 Day

To know more, visit https://center6.umin.ac.jp/cgi-open-bin/ctr_e/ctr_view.cgi?recptno=R000071855

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