Clinical trials: Informal Caregivers
Cancer, Cancer Survivors
Symptom Management for Rural-Urban Cancer Survivors and Caregivers
As the population of cancer survivors increases substantially, meeting the health care and psychosocial needs of this population has become a national priority.
- Conditions
- Cancer, Cancer Survivors, Informal Caregivers, Psychological Distress
- Trial name
- NCT05360498
- Testing
- Adaptive Symptom Management and Survivorship Handbook (SMSH) and Telephone Interpersonal Counseling (TIP-C), NCI Brochure
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 555 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Arizona
Dementia, Mild
Trial-based Effectiveness and Cost-effectiveness of the Partner in Balance Intervention
Rationale: Informal care is one of the most important sources of care for dependent elderly people. The Partner in Balance (PIB) intervention aims to prepare and support informal caregivers for their caregiving tasks.
- Trial name
- NCT05450146
- Testing
- Partner in Balance
- Where
- Netherlands
- Volunteers
- 141 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Maastricht University
Polypharmacy, Multiple Chronic Conditions
Protocol for a Multi-site Pilot Study of the OptiMed Clinical Trial
Background: Optimal medication management is one of the essential preconditions for polymedicated home-dwelling older adults with multiple chronic conditions to remain at home and preserve their quality of life and autonomy.
- Trial name
- OptiMed (NCT06688591)
- Testing
- Intervention programme to optimise medication management and prevent MRPs
- Volunteers
- healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- HES-SO Valais-Wallis
Caregiver Burden, Dementia
Mobile App Intervention for Informal Dementia Caregivers
Informal caregivers of persons with dementia (PWD) usually experience elevated levels of caregiving burden and potential depression.
- Conditions
- Caregiver Burden, Dementia, Digital Health
- Trial name
- NCT05551533
- Testing
- Kampung Care App
- Where
- Singapore
- Volunteers
- 59 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Institute of Mental Health, Singapore
Chronic Pain
Dyadic Pain Management Program for Older Adults and Informal Caregivers With Chronic Pain
Chronic pain is a common health problem among older adults and their informal caregivers. Chronic pain has negative effects on physical and psychological health status and it is a strong predictor of poor quality of life.
- Trial name
- NCT04106271
- Testing
- dyadic pain management program
- Where
- Hong Kong
- Volunteers
- 120 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- The Hong Kong Polytechnic University
Aging
CARESSES Testing and Evaluation Phases
The aim of this study is to conduct and evaluate a controlled experimental trial aimed at exploring whether, to what extent and how a socially-assistive Pepper robot that operates on a unique CARESSES cultural competence solution…
- Trial name
- CARESSES (NCT03756194)
- Testing
- Socially-assistive Pepper robot with a CARESSES cultural competence solution, Socially-assistive control Pepper robot with an alternative CARESSES solution
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 90 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Bedfordshire
Alzheimer Disease
Evaluation of the Structured Caregiver Support Program (SCSP) in Terms of Various Parameters
The aim of this clinical study is to examine the effect of an intervention program developed for informal caregivers of Alzheimer's patients on caregivers' burden of care, psychological well-being and psychological resilience.The…
- Trial name
- SCSP (NCT05990114)
- Testing
- The structured caregiver support program
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 50 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Akdeniz University
Mild Cognitive Impairment, Dementia
Evaluation Study for the Chef Anchor 3.0 Program
Objectives: 1. (Primary)To estimate the potential effects of the cooking program on the people with MCI/dementia and their informal caregivers; 2.
- Trial name
- NCT06572748
- Testing
- 10-week programme
- Where
- Hong Kong
- Volunteers
- 136 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- The University of Hong Kong
Prevention Harmful Effects
Interventional Validation Study (WeTakeCare-Project)
The objective of this study is to validate the prototype of the WeTakeCare- system in the real environment (=end users homes) and is embedded in Work-Package 4 (validation and evaluation) with the following main tasks: T4.1.
- Trial name
- WTCValIII (NCT02899975)
- Testing
- Validation
- Volunteers
- 13 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Zurich University of Applied Sciences
Nasogastric Feeding, Training Family Caregivers
Effectiveness of an Web Application in Enhancing Informal Caregivers' Nasogastric Tube Feeding Competency
The goal of this trial is to determine whether adding a nasogastric tube web application to standard face-to-face caregiver training helps informal caregivers learn nasogastric tube feeding more quickly than standard training…
- Conditions
- Nasogastric Feeding, Training Family Caregivers, Family Caregivers, Informal Caregiver
- Trial name
- NCT07414563
- Testing
- Nasogastric tube web application
- Where
- Singapore
- Volunteers
- 136 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Tan Tock Seng Hospital
Relatives, Health Care Providers
A Complex Intervention Study on a Palliative Rehabilitation Blended Learning Program to Support Relatives and Health Care Providers of People With ALS and Cognitive Impairments in Coping With Challenges
A complex intervention study on a palliative rehabilitation blended learning program to support relatives and health care providers of people with ALS and cognitive impairments in coping with challenges.
- Conditions
- Relatives, Health Care Providers, Cognitive Impairment, Rehabilitation
- Trial name
- NCT04638608
- Testing
- EMBRACE (relatives), EMBRACE (Health care providers)
- Where
- Denmark
- Volunteers
- 28 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Danish Rehabilitation Centre for Neuromuscular Diseases
Frailty, Caregiver Burden
Benefits of Strength Training in Informal Caregivers of Patients With Alzheimer's Disease
Informal caregivers of people with Alzheimer's disease experience high physical and psychological burden, increasing their risk of frailty, anxiety, and caregiver burnout.
- Conditions
- Frailty, Caregiver Burden, Anxiety
- Trial name
- NCT07388186
- Testing
- Progressive Muscle Relaxation, Functional Strength Training
- Where
- Spain
- Volunteers
- 43 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Salamanca
Telemedicine
A Telecare-based Intervention in Reducing Stress Level of Informal Caregivers of Community-dwelling Older Adults
The primary caregivers of older adults provide intimate and immediate support when their loved one is in urgent need. Due to the full-time commitment in a caregiving role, the caregiver may not have extra time to join the onsite…
- Trial name
- NCT05636982
- Testing
- Telecare-based intervention program
- Where
- Hong Kong
- Volunteers
- 75 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- The Hong Kong Polytechnic University
Dependence, Dementias
Efficiency of an Educational Program for Informal Caregivers of Hospitalized, Dependent Patients: Cluster Randomised Trial
The aim was to assess whether nursing interventions based on Health Educational Programs for primary informal caregivers of dependent patients may improve their quality of life, decreasing emotional burden and increasing…
- Trial name
- NCT01965392
- Testing
- Health education intervention
- Volunteers
- 151 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Fundacion para la Investigacion Biomedica del Hospital Universitario Ramon y Cajal
Dementia
Development and Effectiveness of a User-centered Mobile Application for Informal Caregivers of People Living With Dementia: Randomized Controlled Trial
The research shows that the mobile application developed for informal caregivers of people living with dementia affects caregivers' care burden, quality of life; It was planned as a mixed-type, randomized controlled study to…
- Trial name
- NCT06179667
- Testing
- Mobile Application
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 75 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Gulhane Training and Research Hospital
Parkinson Disease, Accidental Fall
Development and Evaluation of a Guide to Help People With Parkinson's and Their Caregivers to Self-manage Falling
This study will investigate whether it is possible, through the development and evaluation of a self-management guide, to improve health related quality of life and concern of falling in people with Parkinson's disease who fall…
- Trial name
- NCT03111472
- Testing
- Self-management guide for people with Parkinson's who fall and their informal caregivers
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 40 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Southampton
Mental Health, Quality of Life
Social Media-based Electronic Bibliotherapy for Dementia Caregivers
This study aims to assess the efficacy of social media-based electronic bibliotherapy in improving the well-being of informal caregivers of people with dementia compared to a control group.
- Conditions
- Mental Health, Quality of Life, Dementia Caregivers
- Trial name
- NCT06327022
- Testing
- Social media-based electronic bibliotherapy, Usual care
- Where
- Hong Kong
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- The Hong Kong Polytechnic University
Malignant Lung Neoplasm
Video-Assisted Intervention in Improving Recovery in Patients With Cancer Undergoing Lung Surgery and Caregivers
This pilot clinical trial studies a video-assisted intervention in improving recovery of patients undergoing surgery to remove lung cancer or cancer that has spread to the lung and their caregivers.
- Trial name
- NCT02345798
- Testing
- Standard Follow-Up Care, Caregiver-Related Intervention or Procedure, Educational Intervention
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 73 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- City of Hope Medical Center
Caregiver Burden
Transformative Audio Storytelling
Pilot testing the feasibility of the Transformative Audio Storytelling approach for informal caregivers, as an innovative method for delivering potentially empowering mental health narratives.
- Trial name
- HealingStories (NCT05762315)
- Testing
- Audio Storytelling
- Where
- Italy
- Volunteers
- 21 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Istituto Auxologico Italiano
Dementia, Caregiver Burden
Trialling an Online UK Dementia Awareness for Caregivers Course
The purpose of this study is to investigate whether an online Dementia Awareness Course is feasible for delivery and acceptable to informal caregivers of people living with dementia in the UK.
- Trial name
- DAC-UK (NCT05887063)
- Testing
- Dementia Awareness Course UK
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 51 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University College, London