The "Let's Talk Tech" Tool to Support Decision Making About Technology Use

NCT06817122 | Recruiting

• 2 other identifiers: STUDY000205701P30AG086562-01
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 240
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

The goal of this research is to educate people about different technologies to support care at home when someone is experiencing memory difficulties. "Let's Talk Tech" is a new tool to educate people about technologies commonly used to support care and monitor safety, and help families talk about their feelings about them to understand each other's perspectives. The goal of this clinical trial is to learn if "Let's Talk Tech" helps people feel more prepared to make decisions about technologies. Researchers will compare Let's Talk Tech to usual care (no intervention) to see if Let's Talk Tech increases peoples' preparedness and confidence to make decisions about technologies. Participants will:

• Use the Let's Talk Tech web application together with their study partner that takes up to an hour or do nothing.
• Complete three surveys. The second survey will be taken within 2 weeks of the first and the last survey will be taken 3 months after the first.

Conditions

Dementia, Mild; Mild Cognitive Impairment (MCI)

Keywords

Let's Talk Tech; shared decision aid; technology decision making; advance care planning; dyadic intervention

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (8)

• Preparedness to make technology decisions

  Participant rates on a 5-point Likert scale \[1="Strongly agree" to 5="Strongly disagree"\] how much they agree with the statement that they feel prepared to make decisions about technology use for their study partner.

  baseline, 2-week post-test and 3 months

• Decisional Conflict Scale

  The Decisional Conflict Scale is a 16-item scale with 5 response categories \[0= "Strongly agree" to 4="Strongly disagree"\]. Higher scores reflect higher decisional conflict in decision making.

  baseline, 2-week post-test and 3 months

• Technology awareness

  Participant rates on a 5-point Likert scale \[1="Very aware" to 5="Very unaware"\] how aware they are about technologies available to support their partner's care and safety.

  baseline and 2-week post-test

• Technology understanding

  4 items assess perceived understanding of each of 4 technologies featured in the intervention \[1="Not at all" to 5="Completely"\].

  baseline and 2-week post-test

• Perception of PLWD/MCI's technology understanding

  4 items assess care partner's perception of how well their study partner understands of each of 4 technologies featured in the intervention \[1="Not at all" to 5="Completely"\].

  baseline and 2-week post-test

• Satisfaction with dyadic communication about technology

  Participant rates on a 5-point Likert scale \[1="Very satisfied" to 5="Very dissatisfied"\] how satisfied they are with their discussion with their study partner about using technology to support their care or safety.

  baseline and 2-week post-test

• Intention to honor preferences

  Participant rates on a 5-point Likert scale \[1="Very likely" to 5="Very unlikely"\] how likely they are to honor their partner's preferences for how technology is used in their care.

  baseline and 2-week post-test

• Dyadic alignment about technology use

  Participant is asked how much they agree with their partner about using technologies to support their care \[1="Not at all" to 5="Completely"\].

  baseline and 2-week post-test

Secondary Outcomes (2)

• Shared technology preferences

  baseline, 2-week post-test and 3 months

• Confidence preferences will be honored

  baseline, 2-week post-test and 3 months

Study Arms (2)

Let's Talk Tech intervention

EXPERIMENTAL

The intervention group will complete the single use self-administered Let's Talk Tech intervention together as a dyad.

Behavioral: Let's Talk Tech

Usual care

NO INTERVENTION

This control group will receive usual care, which means they will complete no intervention.

Interventions

Let's Talk Tech BEHAVIORAL

Let's Talk Tech is a self-administered dyadic education and communication tool delivered as a web application to support shared decision making about technology use.

Let's Talk Tech intervention

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 18 Years+
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: No
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)

You may qualify if:

• have mild cognitive impairment (MCI) or mild dementia
• age 55 or older
• able to understand and speak English
• be identified by the patient as their primary support person
• age 18 or older
• able to understand and speak English
• able to complete LTT together with their study partner at the same time

You may not qualify if:

• None

Sponsors & Collaborators

• University of Washington: lead
• National Institute on Aging (NIA): collaborator

Study Sites (1)

University of Washington

Seattle, Washington, 98105, United States

RECRUITING

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Dementia; Lymphoma, Follicular; Cognitive Dysfunction

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Brain Diseases; Central Nervous System Diseases; Nervous System Diseases; Neurocognitive Disorders; Mental Disorders; Lymphoma, Non-Hodgkin; Lymphoma; Neoplasms by Histologic Type; Neoplasms; Lymphoproliferative Disorders; Lymphatic Diseases; Hemic and Lymphatic Diseases; Immunoproliferative Disorders; Immune System Diseases; Cognition Disorders

Study Officials

• Clara Berridge, PhD

  University of Washington

  PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Central Study Contacts

Clara Berridge, PhD

CONTACT

917-480-6050; clarawb@uw.edu

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: RANDOMIZED
• Masking: NONE
• Purpose: OTHER
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: Associate Professor: School of Social Work

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: January 3, 2025
• First Posted: February 10, 2025
• Study Start: February 7, 2025
• Primary Completion: April 1, 2026
• Study Completion: April 1, 2026
• Last Updated: March 25, 2025

Record last verified: 2025-02

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will not share

Locations

US (1)