Recruiting

STELLA-FTD

Sponsor:

Oregon Health and Science University

Code:

NCT06613204

Conditions

Frontotemporal Dementia

Caregiver Burden

Primary Progressive Aphasia (PPA)

Corticobasal Syndrome

Eligibility Criteria

Sex: All

Age: 18 - 70+

Healthy Volunteers: Accepted

Interventions

STELLA-FTD Control

STELLA-FTD Test

Study Details

Brief summary:

The purpose of this nationwide study is to test STELLA-FTD (Support via Telehealth: Living and Learning with Advancing Alzheimer's Disease)-FTD, an intervention to specifically address the needs of family Care Partners of persons with frontotemporal degeneration (FTD). STELLA-FTD is a multicomponent videoconference-based intervention designed to facilitate effective use of community and peer resources to foster effective management of behavioral and psychological symptoms of dementia. The study is recruiting families from across the United States.

Conditions

Frontotemporal Dementia

Caregiver Burden

Primary Progressive Aphasia (PPA)

Corticobasal Syndrome

Study ID

NCT06613204

Start date

Jun 23, 2025

Status verified date

Oct, 2025

Completion date

Jun, 2029

Anticipated

Primary completion date

Jun, 2029

Anticipated

Eligibility Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

Sex: All

Age: 18 - 70+

Healthy Volunteers: Accepted

Inclusion Criteria: Family Care Partner

  • Adult caring for family member with FTD.
  • Provides 4 or more hours of care/week. Does not have to reside with.
  • Identifies at least 2 moderately upsetting behaviors in the person with FTD.
  • Speaks and understands English to be able to participate in intervention.
  • Owns a telephone (smartphone, cell phone or landline).
  • Has email and mailing address to receive computer, study materials and surveys.
  • Provides informed consent to participate in the research.
  • Lives in the US

Inclusion Criteria: Person with FTD

  • Diagnosis of FTD
  • Family member of a Care Partner (this can be a relative, spouse, or close kin that is considered family).
  • Lives in US

Exclusion Criteria: Person with FTD

  • No Frontotemporal Degeneration diagnosis.
  • Unable to leave Care Partner during STELLA-FTD sessions.
  • Enrolled in hospice.

Exclusion Criteria: Family Care Partner

  • Unable to find activity for Care Recipient during STELLA-FTD sessions to allow Care Partner to work privately with Guide and other Care Partners.
  • Hearing and/or vision problems severe enough to prevent participation.
  • Refuses to be video-recorded during STELLA-FTD sessions.
  • Unwilling or unable to adequately follow study instructions and participate in study procedures.

Study Design

Enrollment

640 participants

Anticipated

Allocation

Randomized

Intervention Model

Parallel Assignment

Primary purpose

Supportive Care

Interventions and Outcome Measures

Arms

active comparator: Control Group

Control group, receives information and support in a group setting (N=160 Care Partners).

experimental: Test Group

Test group, receives information and support in a group setting, but program is different from control (N=160 Care Partners).

no intervention: Care Recipients with FTD

Care recipients are consented to inform them of their rights, but they do not take part in any activities (N=320 Care Recipients).

Interventions

STELLA-FTD Control

Participants receive information about FTD and support via weekly group video-conference-based meetings.

STELLA-FTD Test

The test group receives a information and support, but with a focus that is different from the Control Group

Primary outcome measure

  • Revised Memory and Behavior Problems Checklist, Frequency, Original Scale [ Time Frame: 1 month pre-intervention; 1 week pre-intervention, 4 weeks after intervention start; 8 week post intervention; 2 and 6 months post intervention ]
  • Revised Memory and Behavior Problems Checklist, Reactivity, Original Scale [ Time Frame: 1 month pre-intervention; 1 week pre-intervention, 4 weeks after intervention start; 8 week post intervention; 2 and 6 months post intervention ]

Central Contacts and Locations

Central contacts

Hailey Chatterton, MS

503-568-9725chatterton@ohsu.edu

Allison Lindauer, PhD, APRN

503-494-6976lindauer@ohsu.edu

Locations

Oregon Health & Science University

Recruiting

Portland, Oregon, United States, 97239

Contacts

Hailey Chatterton, MS

503-568-9725chatterton@ohsu.edu

More Information

Sponsor

Oregon Health and Science University

Last update posted

Oct 27, 2025

Last verified

Oct, 2025

Keywords

  • behavioral intervention
  • FTD

Trial information was received from ClinicalTrials.gov and was last updated on 2026-09-10. This information was provided to ClinicalTrials.gov by Oregon Health and Science University on 2025-10-27.