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Telesupport: Evaluation of Professionally Led Support Groups for Caregivers

NCT00259415 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: PHASE1 · Type: INTERVENTIONAL

Last updated 2015-07-08

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Summary

This study is a collaborative effort between a community-based service organization, Supportive Older Women's Network (SOWN), and an academic research division at Thomas Jefferson University (TJU). We plan to use a randomized controlled two-group design to: 1) test the effectiveness of the intervention at 6 months to enhance social support and perceived efficacy in comparison to a control group; 2) test if gains are sustained over 12 months (within experimental group comparison); and 3) evaluate the cost and cost effectiveness of the intervention. Three secondary study aims are to describe the process and content of tele-support groups (dose/intensity, support group topics); evaluate the relative benefits for African American and White females; and determine if control group subjects benefit from receiving a peer's telephone number for mutual support (within group comparison between 6 and 12 months).

Conditions

  • Caregiver Burden

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

Caregiver support via telephone

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Thomas Jefferson University

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Laura N Gitlin, Ph.D · Thomas Jefferson

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Masking
SINGLE
Model
SINGLE_GROUP

Eligibility

Min Age
55 Years
Sex
FEMALE
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2000-09-30

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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