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  • Clinical Trial
    Online & In-Person

    What is this Study about?

    The aim of this study is to assess the feasibility of the Nighttime Insomnia Treatment and Education for Canadians with Alzheimer’s Disease (NITE-CAD) program. NITE-CAD is a 6-week lifestyle intervention program aimed to improve sleep in people living with dementia by supporting their care partners. The information gathered will be used to improve the program for future offerings.

    Eligibility Criteria

    • Care partner to someone living with dementia with sleep difficulties

    • Are living with dementia experiencing sleep difficulties, with a live-in care partner who is interested in participating

    • Able to speak and understand English

    • Have access to the internet and a computer with a camera and microphone

    • Able to participate in an exercise program

    • Sufficient cognitive function to follow two-step commands.

    Recruitment End Date

  • Observational Study
    Online

    What is this Study about?

    In this study we aim to explore the motivations and impacts of disclosure a personal diagnosis of dementia or being a care partner on social media. The overall goal of the study is to develop an evidence-based resource to promote benefits of social media for the dementia community while minimizing its harms.

    Eligibility Criteria

    -Identify as an individual living with dementia

    -Identify as a care partner

    -Are over the age of 19

    -Have posted on social media about living with dementia or being a care partner

    -Speak English

    If you are interested in participating, please contact [email protected] or sign up using the following link: https://ubc.ca1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_5nGjQ2K27SEZwOi

    Recruitment End Date

  • Observational Study
    Online

    What is this Study about?

    CAN-PROTECT is a Canada-wide online study recruiting participants and caregivers of persons with dementia to explore how lifestyle, background, and caretaking factors affect our health, quality of life, cognition, behaviour, and function as we age. CAN-PROTECT data will be analyzed and jointly published by the University of Calgary in partnership with the University of Exeter.

    Eligibility Criteria

    - Age 18 years or older

    - Reside in Canada

    - Have access to a computer/touchscreen device

    - Can provide informed consent

    - Do not have a diagnosis of dementia

    - Additionally, we are enrolling participants who have previously or currently care for persons with dementia for caregiver-specific assessments

    - Ability to speak English

    Recruitment End Date

  • Observational Study
    Online

    What is this Study about?

    This study aims to explore how the website, the Driving and Dementia Roadmap (DDR), is experienced by and impacts how people with dementia and family/friend carers manage the driving cessation process. Participants will be asked to use the DDR for 2-6 weeks, record their thoughts in a diary and take part in an interview or focus group.

    Eligibility Criteria

    - Are a person living with dementia who is still driving or has stopped driving within the past 2 years

    - Are family member or friend who is caring for or providing support to a person with dementia who is still driving or has stopped driving within the past two years

    - Are a healthcare provider who cares for people living with dementia

    - Ability to speak English

    Recruitment End Date

  • Clinical Trial
    Online

    What is this Study about?

    Caregivers of people living with dementia experience significant stress which can negatively affect their mental health. The overall aim of the current study is to evaluate a newly developed app that focuses on providing stress-management strategies for family caregivers of people living with dementia. Findings from the study of an app that aims to address the stressors associated with caregiving has the potential to improve the quality of life of caregivers of people living with dementia.

    Eligibility Criteria

    - Providing informal and unpaid care (e.g., spouses, children) for people living with dementia

    - Providing primary care (i.e., most of the care or equally shares the care with another individual such as a mother or sibling) for the person living with dementia

    - Own a smartphone (e.g., iPhone, Android)

    - Not currently using a mobile app created for caregivers

    - Ability to speak English

    Recruitment End Date

  • Observational Study
    Online

    What is this Study about?

    Surveying opinions on how to improve diversity in dementia research.

    Eligibility Criteria

    You are eligible to participate if you are:

    1) Involved in dementia research or services

    AND / OR

    2) from an underserved group* in dementia research.

    3)Aged 19 +

    3)Able to complete the web-based survey in one of the following languages: English, French, Chinese (simplified), Punjabi, Inuktitut.

    *Underserved groups in dementia research include: Racial/ethnic minorities (i.e., South Asian, Chinese, Black, Filipino, Arab, Latin American, Southeast Asian, West Asian, Korean, Japanese, or other racial/ethnic minority) Indigenous populations (i.e., First Nations, Inuit, Métis, or other Indigenous group), Sexual/gender minorities (i.e., the LGBTQ2S+ community), Individuals living in rural and/or remote communities, Individuals living with a disability, Individuals with low social and economic conditions.

    Recruitment End Date

  • Observational Study
    Online & In-Person

    What is this Study about?

    A dementia diagnosis impacts the cognitive, functional, and physical abilities of those diagnosed, which will influence their ability to perform activities of daily living including meal preparation and eating. Persons living with dementia can experience a range of difficulties while eating that will impact their ability to consume adequate food and fluids, which include but are not limited to swallowing, chewing, and self-feeding difficulties. Consequently, persons living with dementia are at increased risk of malnutrition and negative health outcomes. The objective of this study is to understand the experience of persons’ living with dementia or diagnosed memory problems and/or their caregivers in managing eating challenges and swallowing problems in the community.

    Eligibility Criteria

    You are eligible to participate if you:
    - Speak English
    - A person with memory problems experiencing eating challenges or swallowing problems in the community
    - OR if you are or were a caregiver to a person with memory problems with eating challenges or swallowing problems.

    Recruitment End Date

  • Clinical Trial
    Online

    What is this Study about?

    The goal of the proposed SYNERGIC-2 TRIAL (SYNchronizing Exercises, and Remedies to GaIn Cognition@home) is to evaluate cognitive improvements from personalized multidomain interventions that target multiple dementia risk factors delivered at home to older adults with Mild Cognitive Impairment (MCI).

    Eligibility Criteria

    - Aged 60-85 years.

    - Concerned about memory or thinking problems.

    - Have access to internet at home.

    - Ability to speak English.

    Recruitment End Date

  • Clinical Trial
    In-Person

    What is this Study about?

    It is expected that the information collected during this study will be used in analyses and will be published/presented to the scientific community at meetings and in journals. This information may also be used as part of a submission to regulatory authorities around the world to support the approval of the study intervention for agitation in AD.

    Eligibility Criteria

    You are eligible to participate if you meet the following criteria:

    • Age ≥ 55; females must be post-menopausal

    • DSM-5 criteria for Major Neurocognitive Disorder due to AD; multiple etiologies (AD and vascular)

    • sMMSE ≤ 24

    • Clinically significant agitation based on IPA definition

    • Stable cognition-enhancing medication for at least 3 months prior to study enrolment

    • Availability of a caregiver to accompany participant to study visits and to participate in the study

    • Ability to speak English

    Recruitment End Date