Caregiver Burden / Caregiving Stress / SAGE LEAF Positive Emotion Skills Course · Interventional Study
ClinicalTrials.gov · August 14, 2026
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This is a completed single-arm trial registry record for SAGE LEAF, an 8-week online positive emotion skills program for dementia caregivers. No results are posted in this registry entry; the record describes planned enrollment (53 participants) and 12 primary outcome measures assessed at baseline and 8 weeks. The study cannot be evaluated for efficacy until results are published.
Interventional, Single Group, Open label, Supportive Care purpose. Caregiving Stress, Caregiver Burden; age from 18 Years; accepts healthy volunteers. Intervention: Experimental: Positive emotion skills intervention. n = 53. 1 site: United States.
This is a completed single-arm trial registry record for SAGE LEAF, an 8-week online positive emotion skills program for dementia caregivers. No results are posted in this registry entry; the record describes planned enrollment (53 participants) and 12 primary outcome measures assessed at baseline and 8 weeks. The study cannot be evaluated for efficacy until results are published.
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Clinicians and caregiver organizations should await published results before incorporating SAGE LEAF into practice. The number and breadth of outcome measures suggest comprehensive assessment of caregiver well-being, but efficacy remains unknown.
This is a completed single-arm registry record with no results posted; it reports planned enrollment and outcome measures only, making it preliminary evidence pending result publication.
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Clinicians and caregiver organizations should await published results before incorporating SAGE LEAF into practice. The number and breadth of outcome measures suggest comprehensive assessment of caregiver well-being, but efficacy remains unknown.
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Registry record from ClinicalTrials.gov (NCT06708182). This is a study registration, not published results. Lead sponsor: Northwestern University. Recruitment status: COMPLETED. Phase: NA. Study type: INTERVENTIONAL. Enrollment: 53 participants (ACTUAL). Conditions: Caregiving Stress, Caregiver Burden. Interventions: BEHAVIORAL: SAGE LEAF Positive Emotion Skills Course. Primary outcome measures: Caregiver Burden measured using the Zarit Burden Interview. , Baseline and 8 weeks; Positive Aspects of Caregiving measured using the Positive Aspects of Caregiving scale , Baseline and 8 weeks; Positive Affect measured using the PROMIS Bank v1.0 Positive Affect , Baseline and 8 weeks; Caregiver self-efficacy/mastery measured using the Caregiving Mastery subscale of the Caregiving Appraisal Measure , Baseline and 8 weeks; Anxiety measured by PROMIS Bank v1.0 Anxiety , Baseline and 8 weeks; Depression measured by PROMIS Bank v1.0 Depression , Baseline and 8 weeks; Social isolation measured by PROMIS Bank v2.0 Social Isolation , Baseline and 8 weeks; Self-efficacy measured by PROMIS Bank v1.0 General Self-Efficacy , Baseline and 8 weeks; Life satisfaction measured by PROMIS Bank v1.0 General Life Satisfaction , Baseline and 8 weeks; Perceived stress measured by Cohen's Perceived Stress Scale , Baseline and 8 weeks; Perceived social support measured by the Multidimensional Scale of Perceived Social Support (MSPSS) , Baseline and 8 weeks; Meaning and Purpose measured using PROMIS Bank v1.0 Meaning and Purpose , Baseline and 8 weeks. Brief summary: The goal of this clinical trial is to learn if the SAGE LEAF (Social Augmentation of self-Guided Electronic delivery of the Life Enhancing Activities for Family caregivers) online positive emotion skill-building program delivered through Caregiver Serving Organizations can help family caregivers of individuals with dementia cope with stress. The main questions it aims to answer are: * How does SAGE LEAF affect positive emotion, caregiver burden, loneliness, and depression for family caregivers? * What are the challenges and successes when rolling out an online program in partnership with Caregiver Serving Organizations? Participants will complete the 8-week online SAGE LEAF intervention as well as two survey assessments, one before the intervention and one after.
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