Clinical trials: Caregiver Quality of Life
Healthy, Low Back Pain
Lumbar Assistive Exoskeletons in Caregiving
A randomized control trial will be conducted, for evaluating the effectiveness of the implementation of a lower back assistive exoskeleton on the caregivers working in nursing homes.
- Conditions
- Healthy, Low Back Pain, Musculoskeletal Pain, Musculoskeletal Injury
- Trial name
- ExoCare (NCT05473208)
- Testing
- Exoskeleton
- Where
- 2 sites in Spain
- Volunteers
- 50 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of the Basque Country (UPV/EHU)
Oral Health Training
Assessment of the Impact of Oral Health Training for Caregivers on the Oral Health-related Quality of Life of Residents in Nursing Homes
With the ageing of the French population, the number of elderly people loosing their autonomy is increasing, leading to a growing need for care in residential establishments for dependent elderly people .
- Trial name
- EHPADENT (NCT07399925)
- Testing
- Caregivers training in oral health in nursing homes
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 99 people
- Sponsor
- Nantes University Hospital
Caregivers
Supporting Care Partners' Well-Being With Artificial Intelligence (AI) Chatbots
This study is being completed to test an AI therapy chatbot application called Earkick to see whether it is feasible and acceptable in supporting care partners who support individuals living with dementia.
- Trial name
- NCT07145723
- Testing
- Earkick app
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 26 people
- Sponsor
- University of Michigan
Cardiovascular Diseases, Chronic Kidney Diseases
Improving the Collaborative Health of Adult Dyads
This study tests the efficacy of a dyadic intervention to mitigate the adverse health consequences of adults with pre-existing chronic health conditions and their informal carepartners (IC).
- Conditions
- Cardiovascular Diseases, Chronic Kidney Diseases, Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2, Chronic Disease
- Trial name
- NCT05370014
- Testing
- Integrating Community-based Intervention Under Nurse Guidance with Families (iCINGS FAM)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 500 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of South Carolina
Multiple Myeloma (MM), Hematologic Neoplasm
Factors Associated With Health-related Quality of Life and Social Participation of Patients With Multiple Myeloma and Their Caregivers
Individuals with multiple myeloma (MM) are vulnerable because of the effects of systemic organ damage and the side effects of treatment.
- Trial name
- MMYLIFE (NCT07014865)
- Where
- Italy
- Volunteers
- 190 people
- Sponsor
- Azienda USL Reggio Emilia - IRCCS
Palliative Care, Cancer Liver
Early Palliative Care Integration in Interventional Cancer Care
A mixed methods randomized control trial assessing the impact of early palliative care incorporation in liver cancer and metastatic colorectal cancer on caregiver well-being, patient physical and psychosocial outcomes, and health…
- Conditions
- Palliative Care, Cancer Liver, Cancer Colon
- Trial name
- EPIICC (NCT03185416)
- Testing
- Palliative Care Training
- Sponsor
- University of Miami
Multiple Sclerosis
An Observational Study to Assess the Quality of Life of the Patients With Multiple Sclerosis and Their Caregivers
This is an observational, non controlled, non-interventional, multicentric, prospective study planned to be conducted in 450 subjects diagnosed with MS and their caregivers in 20 centres of Argentina.
- Trial name
- NCT01075737
- Where
- Argentina
- Volunteers
- 141 people
- Sponsor
- Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany
Food Insecurity, Caregivers
CommunityRx for Hunger: A Hospital-Based Intervention
The goal of this research program is to reduce health disparities by deploying an information-based intervention to increase caregiver utilization of community-based food supports and satisfaction with care among food insecure…
- Conditions
- Food Insecurity, Caregivers, Clinical Trial, Hunger
- Trial name
- NCT03173794
- Testing
- CommunityRx-H
- Volunteers
- healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Chicago
Metastatic Pancreatic Adenocarcinoma
Telehealth Self-Management Coaching Sessions to Improve Quality of Life in Pancreatic Cancer Survivors and Their Family Care Givers
This clinical trial evaluates the impact of telehealth self-management coaching sessions on quality of life in pancreatic cancer survivors and their family care givers (FCGs).
- Trial name
- NCT06524973
- Testing
- Telemedicine, Counseling, Best Practice
- Where
- 22 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 136 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- City of Hope Medical Center
Dementia
Comparison of Effectiveness and Costs of Post-diagnosis Treatment in Dementia
In the Netherlands a rapidly increasing number of multidisciplinary memory clinics (MMC) currently diagnose 25% of the patients with dementia.
- Trial name
- AD-Euro (NCT00554047)
- Testing
- Multidisciplinary Memory Clinic, General Practitioners
- Where
- 9 sites in Netherlands
- Volunteers
- 220 people
- Sponsor
- Radboud University Medical Center
Dysphagia, Quality of Life
Caregivers of Children With Repaired Esophageal Atresia-tracheoesophageal Fistula
Children with esophageal atresia and tracheoesophageal fistula (EA-TEF) may experience feeding and swallowing difficulties, which result in stressful interactions between children and caregivers, and potentially impact the…
- Trial name
- NCT03889041
- Testing
- Quality of life assessment
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 64 people
- Sponsor
- Hacettepe University
Alzheimer Disease, Dementia
Moving Together: An Online Group Movement Program for People Living With Memory Loss and Caregivers
To determine whether Moving Together improves quality of life in people with memory loss (PWML) and caregivers (CG) by performing a randomized, controlled trial (RCT) with a waitlist control group in 224 dyads.
- Trial name
- NCT04621448
- Testing
- Moving Together
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 224 people
- Sponsor
- University of California, San Francisco
Chronic Kidney Diseases
Transitioning to Home or In-center Dialysis
For people with advanced kidney disease, deciding which type of dialysis is best can be challenging. Studies have shown that quality of life is very important to patients.
- Trial name
- TRANSIT-CARE (NCT05989659)
- Testing
- Exposure: Home dialysis or facility-hemodialysis
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 420 people
- Sponsor
- Ciusss de L'Est de l'Île de Montréal
Cerebral Palsy, Collaborative Intervention Process
Effectiveness of Family-Professional Collaboration on Functional Goals Achievement of Children With Cerebral Palsy and Caregivers' Quality of Life and Burden
The aim of this study is to examine the effect of implanting the family-professional collaboration practice model on the functional goals achievement of children with CP and their caregivers' quality of life and burden.
- Conditions
- Cerebral Palsy, Collaborative Intervention Process, Functional Goals Achievement
- Trial name
- NCT05709080
- Testing
- family-professional collaboration practice model
- Where
- Saudi Arabia
- Volunteers
- 54 people
- Sponsor
- King Saud University
Stress
Intranasal Oxytocin Intervention for Caregivers to Persons With Dementia
More than 15 million family caregivers provide support for individuals with Alzheimer's disease (AD) or related dementias. This number is expected to grow with the increasing population of persons with dementia (PWD).
- Trial name
- NCT06364228
- Testing
- Oxytocin Intranasal Spray 12 International Unit (12IU), Oxytocin Intranasal Spray 24 International Unit (24IU), Functional MRI
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 32 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Nebraska
Multiple Sclerosis
Impact of Multiple Sclerosis From the Viewpoint of the Patients and Their Caregivers
Patients with chronic illness and their relatives have exhaustive and specific experience of healthcare and the health service.These unique experiences must be taken into account for quality of care management assessment.
- Trial name
- AQUASEP (NCT02388334)
- Testing
- to develop standardized questionnaires
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 1,080 people
- Sponsor
- Rennes University Hospital
Dementia
BrainLive Connect: Non-professional Delivered CST for People Living With Dementia
The goal of this mixed method study is to evaluate whether the volunteer-led Cognitive Stimulation Therapy (CST) under the BrainLive Connect programme is effective for improving cognitive function and quality of life of people…
- Trial name
- NCT07531589
- Testing
- Cognitive Stimulation Therapy (CST), Usual Care
- Where
- Hong Kong
- Volunteers
- 520 people
- Sponsor
- The University of Hong Kong
Prostate Cancer, Quality of Life
Prostate Cancer: Family Care for Patients and Spouses
The purpose of this study is to determine if a family-based intervention (The FOCUS Program) can improve the long-term quality of life and other psycho-social outcomes of men with prostate cancer and their spouses.
- Conditions
- Prostate Cancer, Quality of Life, Cancer Survivorship
- Trial name
- NCT00708968
- Testing
- FOCUS Program
- Where
- 3 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 263 people
- Sponsor
- University of Michigan
Heart Failure, Congestive
Enhancing Caregiver Support for Heart Failure Patients: the CarePartner Study
Informal caregivers, assisted by health information technology may help to fill the gaps in VA care management of heart failure patients by enhancing support for patients' treatment adherence, behavior changes, and symptom…
- Trial name
- NCT00555360
- Testing
- HITCM+CP, HITCM only
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 372 people
- Sponsor
- US Department of Veterans Affairs
Dementia, Mild, Mild Cognitive Impairment
CAPABLE Family Pilot - Adapting CAPABLE for Older Adults With Mild Cognitive Impairment (MCI)/Early Stage Dementia and Their Care Partners
The purpose of this study is to test the adapted protocol, CAPABLE Family which builds upon the evidenced based CAPABLE program to address older adults with co-occurring physical disability and mild cognitive impairment or early…
- Conditions
- Dementia, Mild, Mild Cognitive Impairment, Disability Physical, Impairment, Cognitive
- Trial name
- NCT05187117
- Testing
- CAPABLE Family - Open Label Pilot, CAPABLE Family - Randomized Control Trial
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 74 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Johns Hopkins University