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Evaluating the Efficacy of the Pain Identification and Communication Toolkit

The Pain Identification and Communication Toolkit: A Training Program to Support Family Caregivers of Persons With ADRD

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About This Trial

This study will evaluate the Pain Identification and Communication Toolkit (PICT), a multicomponent intervention for caregivers of people with Alzheimer's disease and related dementias (ADRD). PICT provides training in observational pain assessment and coaching in effective pain communication techniques. It will recruit participants from programs of all-inclusive care for the elderly (PACE) and partnering health care clinics. The investigators hypothesize that PICT will help caregivers to recognize and communicate about pain in their care recipients.

Who May Be Eligible (Plain English)

CAREGIVER PARTICIPANTS Who May Qualify: 1. Age 21 or older 2. Any gender 3. English speaking 4. Cognitively intact (BOMC ≤10) 5. Provides care to a community-dwelling adult with dementia or cognitive impairment who also has a pain diagnosis 6. Care recipient is not enrolled in hospice 7. Visits the care recipient at least weekly 8. Accessible by telephone Who Should NOT Join This Trial: 1. Paid caregiver 2. Age 20 or younger 3. Non-English speaking 4. Cognitively impaired 5. Does not provide care to a person with dementia or cognitive impairment who also has a pain diagnosis 6. Currently enrolled in hospice 7. The patient to whom the caregiver provides assistance is enrolled in hospice 8. Visits care recipient less than weekly 9. Not accessible by telephone. PATIENT PARTICIPANTS Who May Qualify: 1. Residing in community settings 2. Record of dementia or cognitive impairment 3. Diagnosis of pain 4. Responsive to environment 5. No terminal illness with life expectancy \<6 months 6. Not in active cancer treatment Who Should NOT Join This Trial: 1. Lives in a residential facility (such as a nursing home or assisted living) 2. Enrolled in hospice 3. No dementia or cognitive impairment 4. Unresponsive to environment 5. Has terminal illness with life expectancy \<6 months 6. Are in active cancer treatment Always talk to your doctor about whether this trial is right for you.

Original Eligibility Criteria

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CAREGIVER PARTICIPANTS Inclusion Criteria: 1. Age 21 or older 2. Any gender 3. English speaking 4. Cognitively intact (BOMC ≤10) 5. Provides care to a community-dwelling adult with dementia or cognitive impairment who also has a pain diagnosis 6. Care recipient is not enrolled in hospice 7. Visits the care recipient at least weekly 8. Accessible by telephone Exclusion Criteria: 1. Paid caregiver 2. Age 20 or younger 3. Non-English speaking 4. Cognitively impaired 5. Does not provide care to a person with dementia or cognitive impairment who also has a pain diagnosis 6. Currently enrolled in hospice 7. The patient to whom the caregiver provides assistance is enrolled in hospice 8. Visits care recipient less than weekly 9. Not accessible by telephone. PATIENT PARTICIPANTS Inclusion Criteria: 1. Residing in community settings 2. Record of dementia or cognitive impairment 3. Diagnosis of pain 4. Responsive to environment 5. No terminal illness with life expectancy \<6 months 6. Not in active cancer treatment Exclusion Criteria: 1. Lives in a residential facility (such as a nursing home or assisted living) 2. Enrolled in hospice 3. No dementia or cognitive impairment 4. Unresponsive to environment 5. Has terminal illness with life expectancy \<6 months 6. Are in active cancer treatment

Treatments Being Tested

BEHAVIORAL

Pain Identification and Communication Toolkit

The Pain Identification and Communication Toolkit (PICT) is a multicomponent (6 module) intervention for family caregivers of persons with Alzheimer's disease and related dementias (ADRD). PICT consists of 4 weekly telephone sessions (30-60 minutes each) delivered by a trained interventionist

BEHAVIORAL

Health Promotion Program

The attention control (AC) condition is referred to as the Health Promotion Program (HPP). The HPP will consist of 4 weekly telephone sessions (30-60 minutes each) but focus on caregiver health promotion topics, such as nutrition, exercise, and sleep.

Locations (1)

Weill Cornell Medicine
New York, New York, United States