Clinical trials: Informal Caregivers
Informal Caregivers, Healthy Volunteers
Personalised Primary Prevention Intervention for Vulnerable Informal Caregivers at Increased Risk of Cancer
Today, 40% of cancers are linked to modifiable risk factors and could thus be preventable. Primary prevention, which allows individuals to be informed and aware of health recommendations and possible actions before the onset of a…
- Conditions
- Informal Caregivers, Healthy Volunteers, Family, Spouses
- Trial name
- PREV-AIDANT (NCT05310045)
- Testing
- Personalised primary prevention intervention
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 126 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Centre Leon Berard
Chronic Medical Conditions
Web-based Program to Improve Self-management Among Veterans-caregiver Dyads
The majority of Veterans will suffer from at least one chronic illness, often at great emotional and personal cost. Self-management is critical to improving physical and emotional outcomes, and many chronically ill Veterans…
- Trial name
- Web-SUCCEED (NCT06001541)
- Testing
- Web-SUCCEED
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 396 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- VA Office of Research and Development
Dementia
Development and Evaluation of the DEA App
Background, current situation, and motivation According to current estimates, 100,000 people in Austria suffer from various types of dementia.
- Trial name
- DEA (NCT03819816)
- Testing
- DEA-App, Standard Information group
- Where
- 2 sites in Austria
- Volunteers
- 36 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Valentin Ritschl
Peritoneal Dialysis, Hemodialysis, Home
Experiences and Health-related Quality of Life of Informal Caregivers of Dialysis Patients
The goal of this prospective, observational, multicentre cohort study is to assess the trajectory of the experiences (both positive and negative) and health-related quality of life (HRQOL) of informal caregivers of patients who…
- Conditions
- Peritoneal Dialysis, Hemodialysis, Home, Hemodialysis, Quality of Life
- Trial name
- NCT05646615
- Where
- 33 sites in Belgium, Netherlands
- Volunteers
- 202 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- B.C. van Jaarsveld
Brain Cancer, Glioma
Experience of Brain Tumor Caregivers
The objective of this study is to explore the experience of informal caregivers of patients with a primary brain tumor, identifying elements and themes of the caregiving experience specific to this population of caregivers.
- Trial name
- NCT00352820
- Testing
- Interview, Questionnaire
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 40 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- M.D. Anderson Cancer Center
Informal Caregiver
A Study of the EMPOWER Program for Latinx Caregivers of ICU Patients
The researchers are doing this study to find out whether EMPOWER (Enhancing \& Mobilizing the Potential for Wellness \& Emotional Resilience) may reduce emotional distress in Latinx caregivers of patients in the ICU.
- Trial name
- NCT05589883
- Testing
- EMPOWER-Latinx
- Volunteers
- healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
Fragility
Determinants of Frailty Among of Informal Caregivers of Demented Patient
Frailty, a transitional state between successful and pathological aging, may be benefit from early multi-interventional intervention. Fried's criteria are the more commonly used criteria to diagnose frailty.
- Trial name
- DELFAF (NCT03994562)
- Where
- 2 sites in France
- Volunteers
- 120 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Gérond'if
Breast Cancer Female, Psychological Distress
The Breast Cancer Survivors and Partners Online Research Together (SUPORT) Project
Many breast cancer survivors (estimated 70% in some studies) experience clinically significant depression and/or anxiety in the months and years after finishing cancer treatments.
- Trial name
- NCT05676255
- Testing
- Cognitively-Based Compassion Training for Survivors, Cognitively-Based Compassion Training for Dyads, Health Education
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 452 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Arizona
Caregiver Burden
Combined Effects of mHealth Psychoeducational and Benson Relaxation Technique Among Female Informal Caregivers of Cancer Patients in Bangladesh
Background: Cancer is a global health concern that places a substantial burden not only on patients but also on their informal caregivers, often family members or close friends without formal medical training.
- Trial name
- NCT06204328
- Testing
- Benson relaxation technique and mHealth psychoeducation
- Where
- Bangladesh
- Volunteers
- 102 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Hiroshima University
Caregiver Burden, Stress
Evaluation of Mobile Apps for Informal Caregivers of People Living With Dementia
The purpose of this study is to evaluate the effectiveness of two currently available apps for unpaid caregivers of people living with dementia.
- Conditions
- Caregiver Burden, Stress, Dementia
- Trial name
- NCT05217004
- Testing
- Dementia Talk mobile application, CLEAR Dementia Care mobile application
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 175 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Regina
Frailty, Pre-Frailty
Frailty Improvement Through Technology With Informal Caregiver Supported Exercise (FITWISE) for Pre-frail and Frail Community-dwelling Older Adults
The goal of this pilot trial is to evaluate the feasibility and potential effectiveness of a caregiver-mediated, technology-facilitated home-based intervention named Frailty Improvement through Technology With Informal Caregiver…
- Trial name
- FITWISE (NCT07519642)
- Testing
- FITWISE, Psychosocial support, Health education control
- Where
- 2 sites in Singapore
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- National University of Singapore
Dual Sensory Impairment of Vision and Hearing
Dual Sensory Impairment Low Vision Rehabilitation (LVR) Initiative
The aims of the Improving Communication with Formal/Informal Caregivers among Older Adults with Dual Sensory Impairment: Feasibility of Hearing Intervention in a Low Vision Rehabilitation Clinic (LVR) are: Primary aims Aim 1 To…
- Trial name
- LVR (NCT03664349)
- Testing
- SuperEar9000
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 168 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Johns Hopkins University
Dementia
DemensiaKITA Mobile Health App to Improve Knowledge, Attitude, Practice and Reduce Burden Among Dementia Caregivers in Malaysia
Dementia is a growing health concern in Malaysia and places a heavy burden on family members who act as caregivers. Many caregivers struggle with limited knowledge, negative attitudes, and challenges in daily caregiving…
- Trial name
- DemensiaKITA (NCT07212894)
- Testing
- DemensiaKITA mobile health application, Usual Care
- Where
- Malaysia
- Volunteers
- 451 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Universiti Teknologi Mara
COPD (Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease), Caregiver
Validation of the French Version of the QASCI in Caregivers of Patients With COPD
This study aims to validate the French version of the QASCI questionnaire, initially written and validated in Portuguese language by Hipolito et al., to assess caregiving burden in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD).
- Trial name
- VALQASCI (NCT06652204)
- Testing
- questionnaire
- Where
- 2 sites in France
- Volunteers
- 224 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University Hospital, Brest
Caregiver Burden, Depression
Support for Caregivers of Older Adults With Cognitive Decline
This randomized control study is to test effectiveness of occupational therapy support for informal caregivers of older adults with cognitive decline.
- Conditions
- Caregiver Burden, Depression, Confidence, Self, Cognition
- Trial name
- NCT04787068
- Testing
- Occupational Therapy support
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 35 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- State University of New York at Buffalo
Informal Caregiver
The Effect of Mindfulness-Based Compassionate Living Training Given to Caregivers of Inpatients in Palliative Clinic
In this study, it was aimed to determine the effect of "Mindfulness-Based Compassionate Life Training" given to the relatives of patients in the palliative care clinic on burnout and care burden.
- Trial name
- Mindfulness (NCT05886959)
- Testing
- Session 1: How We Evolved - Threat, Impulse, and Soothing Systems, Session 2: Threat and Self-Compassion, Session 3: Unraveling the Knots of Desire and Patterns
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 54 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Ataturk University
Caregiver Distress
Internet-based Treatment for Informal Caregivers in Lithuania LINGI
The purpose of this study is to evaluate efficacy of internet intervention for informal caregivers in Lithuania in reducing their care-giving burden.
- Trial name
- LINGI (NCT04052724)
- Testing
- Intervention group LINGI
- Where
- Sweden
- Volunteers
- 63 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Linkoeping University
Glioblastoma
Easing Psychosocial Burden for Informal Caregivers
The overall goal of this study is to determine the best time to offer Meaning-Centered Psychotherapy (MCP), an intervention that has proven to be helpful in improving spiritual well-being and decreasing existential distress among…
- Trial name
- NCT03454295
- Testing
- Focus Group, Meaning-Centered Psychotherapy for Cancer Caregivers / MCP-C, Enhanced Usual Care / EUC
- Where
- 3 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 64 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
Cancer Survivors, Neoplasms
Eat, Play, Sleep: A Text Message Approach to Promoting Health Behaviors for Cancer Survivors and Their Caregivers
Health behavior text message content will be delivered daily over 4-weeks to cancer survivor/caregiver dyads.
- Trial name
- NCT06234267
- Testing
- Eat, Play, Sleep
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 44 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Arizona
Stress, Caregiver Burden
Self-Compassion to Enhance the Well-Being of Caregivers of Children With Physical Disabilities
The goal of this clinical trial is to test the feasibility, acceptability and preliminary social/emotional well-being outcomes of a tailored, online self-compassion-based resilience course for caregivers of children with physical…
- Conditions
- Stress, Caregiver Burden, Anxiety, Depressive Symptoms
- Trial name
- NCT06271824
- Testing
- Self-Compassion Based Resilient Caregiving Course
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 8 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill