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STELLA-FTD: Examen de una intervención de cambio de comportamiento para cuidadores familiares de demencia

Allison Lindauer¹, Kristin G Cloyes², Christina Zonker¹

¹Department of Neurology, Oregon Alzheimer's Disease Research Center, Oregon Health and Sciences University, 181 SW Sam Jackson Park Rd, CR131, Portland, OR 97239.

Alzheimer's & dementia. Behavior & socioeconomics of aging

|January 26, 2026

Resumen

Los cuidadores de demencia frontotemporal (DFT) a menudo enfrentan síntomas conductuales. El protocolo de estudio STELLA-FTD describe una intervención para apoyar a estos cuidadores, abordando a un grupo poco estudiado.

Área de la Ciencia:

Neurología
Gerontología
Ciencias del Comportamiento

Sus antecedentes:

La demencia frontotemporal (DFT) es la principal causa de demencia en personas menores de 60 años.
Los síntomas conductuales son comunes en la DFT, pero las intervenciones nacionales para su manejo son escasas.
Los cuidadores de DFT requieren apoyo específico para el manejo de los síntomas conductuales.

Objetivo del estudio:

Describir el protocolo para STELLA-FTD, una intervención diseñada para cuidadores de DFT.
Probar la eficacia de la intervención STELLA-FTD en un ensayo controlado aleatorizado de la Fase 1B del NIH.
Identificar el mecanismo de acción de la intervención de manejo conductual.

Principales métodos:

STELLA-FTD es un ensayo controlado aleatorizado de la Fase 1B del NIH que compara un grupo de intervención de manejo conductual con un grupo de control.
Ambos grupos reciben información y apoyo de pares durante ocho sesiones semanales.
El grupo de intervención recibe estrategias específicas de manejo conductual, mientras que el grupo de control no.

Principales resultados:

La junta asesora del STAR Council proporcionó comentarios sobre el sitio web y las sesiones simuladas antes de la implementación.
Se realizaron revisiones basadas en la opinión de la junta asesora.
El reclutamiento de participantes para el ensayo STELLA-FTD comenzó en junio de 2025.

Conclusiones:

El protocolo STELLA-FTD aborda las necesidades no satisfechas de los cuidadores de DFT.
El estudio tiene como objetivo proporcionar evidencia de la eficacia de la intervención.
La identificación del mecanismo de acción mejorará la comprensión de las estrategias efectivas de cuidado de la DFT.

Palabras clave:

Demencia DFT Demencia frontotemporal cuidadores cuidadores intervención

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