Clinical trials: Informal Caregivers
Posttraumatic Stress Disorder, Prolonged Grief Disorder
Tele-based Psychological Emotional Support for Informal CARegivers of COVID-19 Patients in Intensive Care
The experience of a loved one's stay in a COVID-19 intensive care unit (ICU), either intubated or on respiratory support, forces family caregivers (hereafter 'caregivers') to face core existential fears, such as uncertainty and…
- Conditions
- Posttraumatic Stress Disorder, Prolonged Grief Disorder, COVID
- Trial name
- CO-CarES (NCT04409821)
- Testing
- Tele-delivered psychological intervention
- Where
- 6 sites in Denmark
- Volunteers
- 40 people
- Sponsor
- Copenhagen University Hospital, Rigshospitalet
Caregivers, Brain Injury
OSCAR - An Internet-based Supportive Coaching for Informal Caregivers of Adult Individuals With an Acquired Brain Injury
This is an intervention study for informal caregivers of adult patients with an acquired brain injury (stroke, traumatic brain injury or cerebral haemorrhage).
- Trial name
- NCT01112969
- Testing
- Internet-based supportive coaching OSCAR, Waiting-list control group (TAU)
- Where
- Switzerland
- Volunteers
- 40 people
- Sponsor
- University of Bern
Dementia, Informal Caregivers
A Daily-Activity-Focused, Strategy-Based Educational Programme for Informal Dementia Carers
This study will assess the impact of the Dementia Carer Education Programme on the caregiving burden of informal dementia carers.
- Trial name
- NCT07019441
- Testing
- Daily-Activity-Focused, Strategy-Based Educational Program, Usual Carer support
- Where
- Hong Kong
- Volunteers
- 90 people
- Sponsor
- The Hong Kong Polytechnic University
COPD
Feedback on the New Profession of Care Manager in Maintenance Pulmonary Rehabilitation Programmes
Pulmonary rehabilitation (PR) is one of the main treatments for COPD, but its benefits are transient. The care manager's mission is to help the patient maintain the long-term benefits of their stay by adopting health-promoting…
- Trial name
- RECOORDS (NCT06448559)
- Testing
- Semi-directive interview
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 16 people
- Sponsor
- GCS CIPS
Hospice Informal Caregivers
Hospice Problem Solving Intervention
In recent years, the demand for home hospice care has grown rapidly. Family members and friends who act as informal caregivers are essential to the provision of palliative care services; however, this role is not without adverse…
- Trial name
- NCT01444027
- Testing
- Problem Solving Therapy
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 514 people
- Sponsor
- University of Washington
Neoplasms
Enhanced Self-Efficacy Training
The goal of this study is to examine the effects of an enhanced caregiver training protocol that not only teaches informal caregivers knowledge and skills for managing patient symptoms, but also provides strategies for managing…
- Trial name
- NCT00938769
- Testing
- Self-Efficacy Training for Caregivers, Comparison Conditions for Caregivers
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 358 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Duke University
Heart Failure NYHA Class III, Heart Failure NYHA Class IV
Assessment of the Effectiveness, Socio-economic Impact and Implementation of a Digital Solution for Severe Patients
ADLIFE is a EU-funded project developing innovative digital health solutions to support healthcare planning and care delivery for patients with advanced chronic conditions (chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and/or heart…
- Conditions
- Heart Failure NYHA Class III, Heart Failure NYHA Class IV, Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Severe
- Trial name
- ADLIFE (NCT05575336)
- Testing
- ADLIFE intervention
- Where
- 7 sites in Denmark, Germany and 3 more
- Volunteers
- 185 people
- Sponsor
- Biosistemak Institute for Health Systems Research
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
Mild Cognitive Impairment
Efficacy of a Multicomponent Intervention on Cognitive Function for the Caregiver-patient Dyad
With the aging of the population, an increase in neurocognitive diseases such as dementia is projected. Mild cognitive impairment is considered a precursor stage to dementia, with opportunities for intervention to prevent its…
- Trial name
- INTERCOG (NCT06408103)
- Testing
- Multi-component, transdisciplinary and multifocal intervention for the cognition
- Where
- Colombia
- Volunteers
- 102 people
- Sponsor
- Universidad de Santander
Cancer
Improving Information to Caregivers Via Adaptation and Implementation of the HERMES Intervention
The HERMES intervention was developed in a Danish setting after a comprehensive investigation on caregivers' needs. The intervention consists of: 1) a systematic identification of the caregiver's unmet information needs and 2) a…
- Trial name
- HERMESII (NCT04437563)
- Testing
- HERMES
- Where
- 8 sites in Denmark
- Volunteers
- 1,500 people
- Sponsor
- Bispebjerg Hospital
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
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
Anxiety, Gastric Carcinoma
Educational Brochure in Preparing Patients With Gastric Cancer and Their Caregivers for Recovery After Surgery
This pilot clinical trial studies an educational brochure in preparing patients with gastric cancer and their caregivers for recovery after surgery.
- Conditions
- Anxiety, Gastric Carcinoma, Stress
- Trial name
- NCT02334332
- Testing
- Educational Intervention, Standard Follow-Up Care, Quality-of-Life Assessment
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- City of Hope Medical Center
Stroke
Facial and Body Motion Technology and Stroke
The purpose of this study is to customize privacy protected facial expression and body motion tracking for use in the home environment by stroke survivor-informal caregiver dyads by investigating within a simulated home…
- Trial name
- NCT04592627
- Testing
- Simulated home environment visit
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 7 people
- Sponsor
- The University of Texas Health Science Center, Houston
Chronic Kidney Disease (Stages 4 and 5)
Feasibility of the COMFORT (COmplex Symptom Management Intervention FOR adulTs With Advanced Kidney Disease) Intervention for Adults With Advanced Kidney Disease and Their Informal Caregivers
The purpose of this randomized feasibility study is to examine whether the COMFORT intervention is feasible and acceptable for adults with advanced kidney disease and their informal caregivers.
- Trial name
- COMFORT (NCT07815639)
- Testing
- COMFORT Intervention, Usual Care
- Where
- 2 sites in Denmark
- Volunteers
- 112 people
- Sponsor
- University of Aarhus
Mindfulness Compassionate Living Training
The Effect of Mindfulness Compassionate Living Training on Ruminative Thinking and Sleep Quality
This study was planned to evaluate the effects of Mindfulness Compassionate Living training on ruminative thinking and sleep quality in informal caregivers of patients in a palliative clinic in Turkey.
- Trial name
- NCT06840301
- 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
- 59 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Ataturk University
Stroke
A Two-Tier Care Management Program to Empower Stroke Caregivers in Hong Kong
This study intends to develop a family-based care management intervention with primary aims to provide time-limited support for family caregivers affected by stroke and to empower caregivers through enhancing the family…
- Trial name
- NCT03034330
- Testing
- Two-Tier Stroke Family Empowerment, Volunteer Support Psychoeducation
- Where
- Hong Kong
- Volunteers
- 264 people
- Sponsor
- The University of Hong Kong
Stroke
Evaluation of the Stroke Caregiver Education and Support Program
The study will be evaluating to a 4 week education and support program for stroke caregivers. The 4 week program will provide education, information, and strategies for dealing with areas that caregivers may find challenging in…
- Trial name
- FICSS (NCT01355029)
- Testing
- Stroke Caregiver Education and Support Program
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 43 people
- Sponsor
- March of Dimes, Canada
Cancer
Improving Adherence to ACS Guidelines on Nutrition and Physical Activity in Latinas With Cancer and Their Informal Caregivers
This research study is testing the feasibility and acceptability of a 12-week intervention that integrates telephone coaching and printed materials about the ACS guidelines and healthy lifestyle behaviors in order to manage…
- Trial name
- NCT04314479
- Testing
- Symptom Assessment and Health Coaching
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 144 people
- Sponsor
- University of Arizona
COVID-19, Anxiety
Remote Psychological Intervention for COVID-19 Survivors With AKI and Caregivers (REPICOV-AKI)
The frequency of psychological conditions in recovered COVID-19 patients with Acute Kidney Injury (AKI) and their informal primary caregivers (IPC) is unknown; as well as the effects of psychological therapy in this population.
- Conditions
- COVID-19, Anxiety, Depressive Symptoms, Acute Kidney Injury
- Trial name
- REPICOV-AKI (NCT06522776)
- Testing
- Cognitive behavioral therapy
- Where
- Mexico
- Volunteers
- 98 people
- Sponsor
- Jesus Rivero, MD