Demonstrating the Efficacy of Unidos en el Cuidado (United in Caring): A Spanish-Language Program for Latino Caregivers of Persons Living With Dementia
Status: Recruiting
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Intervention Type: Other
Study Type: Interventional
Study Phase: Not Applicable
SUMMARY
The investigators will test the efficacy of Unidos en el Cuidado® (United in Caring, herein Unidos), a 3-session, culturally-adapted, group psychoeducational and skill-building intervention for 226 Spanish-speaking family caregivers in California.
Eligibility
Participation Requirements
Sex: All
Minimum Age: 18
Maximum Age: 100
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• identifies with being Hispanic or Latino descent
• speaks and reads Spanish
• dementia family caregivers living (or recently lived) in California or whose care recipient lives (or recently lived) in California
• who identify as women, men, or non-binary,
• age 18 years or older
Locations
United States
California
University of Southern California
RECRUITING
Los Angeles
Contact Information
Primary
Maria P Aranda, PhD
aranda@usc.edu
(213) 740-1887
Time Frame
Start Date: 2025-06-04
Estimated Completion Date: 2028-06-30
Participants
Target number of participants: 225
Treatments
Experimental: Group A: Treatment Group Receives the Classes Soon after Randomization
The Spanish-language caregiver classes are called Unidos en el Cuidado and are taught online by Alzheimer's Los Angeles. Sessions are provided at no cost and held weekly for about 2 hours.
Active_comparator: Group B: Wait List Control Group Receives the Classes after a Waiting Period
This wait list control group receives the same classes but after a 3-4 week waiting period.
Related Therapeutic Areas
Sponsors
Leads: University of Southern California
Collaborators: California Department of Public Health