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The Efficacy of the Caregiver Psychoeducational Consultation Program

NCT01001884 · Status: UNKNOWN · Phase: PHASE2/PHASE3 · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 30

Last updated 2010-08-16

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Summary

Aim:

To examine the effects of the caregiver psychoeducational consultation program in reducing caregiver burdens, depression, sleep quality, and improving the experience in close relationship, positive meaning of illness and quality of life.

This is the 2-year study. The design adopts the randomized controlled trial (RCT). The caregivers of patients with spouse caregivers of resectable metastatic colorectal cancer will be randomly assigned into two groups: one group receiving usual care, another group receiving the caregiver psychoeducational consultation program (CPCP). The usual care includes providing education materials only. Measurement time-points include pre intervention, post intervention, \& then 1, and 3 months after the end of intervention for the maintenance effect.

Conditions

Interventions

OTHER

caregiver psychoeducational consultation program (CPCP)

6-session caregiver psychoeducational consultation program (CPCP)

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • National Taiwan University Hospital

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Fei Hsiao, PhD · Department of Nursing, College of Medicine, National Taiwan University

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
SUPPORTIVE_CARE
Masking
SINGLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Max Age
65 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2009-02-28
Primary Completion
2010-12-31
Completion
2010-12-31

Countries

  • Taiwan

Study Locations

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