Clinical trials: Informal Caregivers
Tuberculosis
The Impact of Involving Informal Health Providers for Tuberculosis Control in Sudan
Training and engaging of unpaid informal providers (such as tea-sellers, women's groups, youth clubs, small traders and religious groups) from poorer localities in TB disease recognition, referral and community awareness raising…
- Trial name
- Triage-Plus (NCT01841541)
- Testing
- Referral of presumptive of TB cases by informal providers
- Where
- Sudan
- Volunteers
- 380 people
- Sponsor
- Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine
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
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
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
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
Acute Neurological Injury, Emotional Distress
Building Resiliency in Dyads of Patients With an ANI Admitted to the Neuro-ICU and Their Informal Caregivers
The purpose of the present investigation is to test the efficacy of a brief (6 sessions) dyadic (patient and caregiver together) intervention to prevent chronic emotional distress in at risk dyads admitted to a Neuroscience…
- Trial name
- NCT05157880
- Testing
- Recovering Together
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 388 people
- Sponsor
- Massachusetts General Hospital
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
Mild Dementia, Cognitive Impairment, Mild
Support Monitoring and Reminder Technology
This multicentre randomized control trial aims to evaluate the effects of an intervention consisting of an health application developed to improve the quality of life (QoL) in older people with mild dementia and their informal…
- Trial name
- SMART4MD (NCT03325699)
- Testing
- SMART4MD Health Application
- Where
- 5 sites in Belgium, Czechia and 2 more
- Volunteers
- 1,200 people
- Sponsor
- Johan Sanmartin Berglund
BPSD (Behavioral and Psycological Symptoms of Dementia), Expressed Emotion
Integrative Therapeutic Programme to Regulate Expressed Emotions Among Informal Caregivers of People With Dementia
The dual-modal (face-to-face and online approaches), client-customized Caregivers Of dementia Processing Emotions (COPE) programme aims to 1. reduce caregivers' Expressed Emotion (EE), 2.
- Conditions
- BPSD (Behavioral and Psycological Symptoms of Dementia), Expressed Emotion, Depressive Symptom, Caregiving Stress
- Trial name
- COPE (NCT07305415)
- Testing
- Caregivers Of dementia Processing Emotions (COPE)
- Where
- Hong Kong
- Volunteers
- 56 people
- Sponsor
- The University of Hong Kong
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
Chronic Illness, Caregivers
Effect of a Person-Centred Care Intervention for Families Providing Home-Based Care to a Person With Advanced Chronic Illness: A Pilot Randomised Controlled Trial
The goal of this clinical trial is to learn if a Person-Centred Care (PCC) intervention can improve the caregiving experience and wellbeing of families who provide home care for a loved one with advanced chronic illness.
- Trial name
- HELP-F (NCT07184216)
- Testing
- Person-centered care intervention
- Where
- Spain
- Volunteers
- 50 people
- Sponsor
- Clinica Universidad de Navarra, Universidad de Navarra
Dementia, Mild
Eerder Erbij: The Path Towards Offering Timely Support for People With Dementia and Their Caregivers
INTRODUCTION AND RATIONALE It has been estimated that at least 50% of the home living persons with dementia in the Netherlands receive little or no formal care and support (Zorgstandaard Dementie, 2013).
- Trial name
- EE (NCT06455163)
- Testing
- Eerder Erbij
- Where
- Netherlands
- Volunteers
- 102 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- VU University of Amsterdam
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
Caregiver Stress
iCare4Me Transitions
The goal of this randomized controlled trial is to examine the effect of a virtual face-to-face health coach intervention to improve self-care among caregivers of hospitalized older adults during care transitions compared to…
- Trial name
- iCare4Me T (NCT06167746)
- Testing
- Digital Health Information (DHI), Virtual Health Coach for You
- Where
- 3 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 314 people
- Sponsor
- University of Pennsylvania
Care Burden, Anxiety
Group Music Therapy Intervention With Informal Carers of Elderly Dependents
To evaluate the effects of a group music therapy intervention with informal caregivers of elderly people on clinical psychological symptoms, taking into account variables such as caregiver burden, anxiety and depression.
- Conditions
- Care Burden, Anxiety, Depression, Coping Strategies
- Trial name
- MUSIC CARES (NCT06028815)
- Testing
- Group music therapy
- Where
- Spain
- Volunteers
- 100 people
- Sponsor
- University of Deusto
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
Palliative Care
Individualised Informal Caregiver Training for Palliative Care at Home
The purpose of this study is to determine whether a training intervention to improve caregiver confidence for family caregivers of patients with palliative care needs at home, is acceptable to patients and their caregivers.
- Trial name
- NCT02591693
- Testing
- Caregiver training
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 14 people
- Sponsor
- University of Oxford
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
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
Caregivers
Evaluation of the EHPAD Caregiver/Pact & Pad Psycho-educational Program for Caregivers With an Institutionalized Parent
Moving into an institution is a new stage in the life of the patient but also of the caregiver. The caregiver is overwhelmed by various feelings such as loss of control, powerlessness, guilt, sadness, the feeling of loneliness at…
- Trial name
- EAPP (NCT05651555)
- Testing
- Psycho-educational program EHPAD caregivers / Pact & Pad for caregivers with a parent in an institution
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 73 people
- Sponsor
- Assistance Publique - Hôpitaux de Paris