Caregivers Of dementia Processing Emotions (COPE) / Expressed Emotion / Depressive Symptom · Interventional Study
ClinicalTrials.gov · September 8, 2026
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This is a planned interventional trial comparing a dual-modal COPE programme (face-to-face and online) against standard therapy in informal caregivers of people with dementia. No results have been posted in this registry record; the study is currently recruiting. The trial aims to measure effects on expressed emotion, depressive symptoms, and caregiver stress over 20 weeks with assessments at baseline, 7 weeks, and 20 weeks.
Interventional, Randomized, Parallel, Double masking, Treatment purpose. BPSD (Behavioral and Psycological Symptoms of Dementia), Expressed Emotion, Depressive Symptom, Caregiving Stress; age from 18 Years; to 100 Years. Intervention: COPE Intervention Group. Compared with: Control group — Active Comparator. n = 56. 1 site: Hong Kong.
This is a planned interventional trial comparing a dual-modal COPE programme (face-to-face and online) against standard therapy in informal caregivers of people with dementia. No results have been posted in this registry record; the study is currently recruiting. The trial aims to measure effects on expressed emotion, depressive symptoms, and caregiver stress over 20 weeks with assessments at baseline, 7 weeks, and 20 weeks.
This is a registry record with no posted results; no efficacy or safety data are available.
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This is a clinical trial registration describing a planned interventional study with no results posted; enrollment is ongoing and outcome data are not yet available.
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Registry record from ClinicalTrials.gov (NCT07305415). This is a study registration, not published results. Lead sponsor: The University of Hong Kong. Recruitment status: RECRUITING. Phase: NA. Study type: INTERVENTIONAL. Enrollment: 56 participants (ESTIMATED). Conditions: BPSD (Behavioral and Psycological Symptoms of Dementia), Expressed Emotion, Depressive Symptom, Caregiving Stress. Interventions: BEHAVIORAL: Caregivers Of dementia Processing Emotions (COPE). Primary outcome measures: Family Attitude Scale- Chinese Version , From enrollment to the end of intervention at 7 weeks and end of study at 20 weeks.. Brief summary: The dual-modal (face-to-face and online approaches), client-customized Caregivers Of dementia Processing Emotions (COPE) programme aims to 1. reduce caregivers' Expressed Emotion (EE), 2. reduce caregivers' depressive symptoms, 3. reduce the behaviourally interactive social dynamic of maladaptation (i.e., dysfunctional dyadic relationship and quality of care), and 4. improve caregivers' perceived stress from PwD's Behavioral and Psychological Symptoms of Dementia (BPSD). Researchers will compare COPE to a control group (standard therapy) to examine how effective the COPE programme is. Participants will take part in: Pretest prior to COPE implementation Post-test after COPE completion Follow up test in 3 months after COPE completion
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