Integrative Therapeutic Programme to Regulate Expressed Emotions Among Informal Caregivers of People With Dementia

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

NCT Number	NCT07305415
Lead Sponsor	The University of Hong Kong
Conditions	BPSD (Behavioral and Psycological Symptoms of Dementia), Expressed Emotion, Depressive Symptom, Caregiving Stress
Enrollment	56 participants
Start Date	2025-12-20
Primary Completion	2026-09-30 (estimated)
Study Completion	2027-03-30 (estimated)
Updated on ClinicalTrials.gov	2026-03-31