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Telephone Assessment and Skill-Building Kit (TASK): A New Program for Family Caregivers of Stroke Survivors

NCT00264745 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: PHASE1 · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 50

Last updated 2011-01-12

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

The purpose of this study is to test a new educational program for families taking care of persons who have had a stroke. Caregivers are asked what they think of the TASK program and how to make it better. After getting the TASK program, their ability to provide care will be compared with a group that did not receive the TASK program.

Conditions

  • Family Caregivers of Stroke Survivors
  • Stroke

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

TASK intervention

The Telephone Assessment and Skill-building Kit (TASK) is an individualized 8-week intervention program geared toward reducing depression and improving general health in stroke caregivers.

BEHAVIORAL

Attention Control

Minimal intervention beyond initial hospital visit.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • National Institute of Nursing Research (NINR)

    collaborator NIH

  • Indiana University

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Tamilyn Bakas, RN, DNS · Indiana University School of Medicine

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Masking
NONE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2004-06-30
Primary Completion
2007-09-30
Completion
2007-09-30

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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Diseases

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