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Enhanced Self-Efficacy Training

NCT00938769 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 358

Last updated 2014-02-07

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Summary

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 their own psychological distress. The investigators anticipate this training will increase caregivers' self-efficacy and improve important caregiver outcomes (depression, anxiety, burden, quality of life) and patient outcomes (symptom distress/intensity, depression, anxiety, and quality of life). The study will compare the effects of this protocol to an education control condition that equates for interventionist time and attention.

Conditions

  • Neoplasms

Interventions

OTHER

Self-Efficacy Training for Caregivers

The Enhanced Caregiver Training intervention will be delivered to informal caregivers of cancer patients before hospital discharge who are randomly selected to receive this intervention. Subjects in the treatment group will receive an individualized experiential caregiver training in strategies for managing patient's symptoms and in the use of pleasant imagery and muscle relaxation to manage stress. 2-hour in-person instruction of home care issues for caregivers of patients with cancer.

OTHER

Comparison Conditions for Caregivers

Subjects randomly selected to participate in the attention control training will receive an informational session about cancer and resources for caregiving. 2-hour counseling session for cancer caregivers to locate community support resources

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • National Institute of Nursing Research (NINR)

    collaborator NIH

  • Duke University

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • James A Tulsky, MD · Duke University School of Nursing

  • Cristina Hendrix, PhD · Duke University School of Nursing

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
HEALTH_SERVICES_RESEARCH
Masking
NONE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2009-08-31
Primary Completion
2013-09-30
Completion
2013-09-30

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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