OSCAR - An Internet-based Supportive Coaching for Informal Caregivers of Adult Individuals With an Acquired Brain Injury

Summary

This is an intervention study for informal caregivers of adult patients with an acquired brain injury (stroke, traumatic brain injury or cerebral haemorrhage). It will determine whether an internet-based supportive coaching offers benefits to the caregivers in their own process of coping in the aftermath of a brain injury of a close relative. We expect the internet-based supportive coaching to be more effective in the treatment of emotional distress reactions and caregiver burden than the treatment as usual.

Conditions

• Caregivers
• Brain Injury

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

Internet-based supportive coaching OSCAR

The Internet-based supportive coaching (OSCAR) is an scientifically based multicomponent intervention

OTHER

Waiting-list control group (TAU)

Waiting-list control group (treatment as usual, TAU, no specific intervention)

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Swiss National Science Foundation

  collaborator OTHER

• Insel Gruppe AG, University Hospital Bern

  collaborator OTHER

• University of Bern

  lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

• Hansjoerg Znoj, Prof. Dr. phil. · Dep. of Clinical Psychology and Psychotherapy, University of Berne

• Helene Hofer, Dr. phil. · Bern University Hospital, Outpatient Clinic for Cognitive and Restorative Neurology

• Martin Grosse Holtforth, Prof. Dr. phil. · University of Zurich, Dep. of Psychology, Research Unit Psychotherapy for Depression

• Rene M Mueri, Prof. Dr. med. · Bern University Hospital, Outpatient Clinic for Cognitive and Restorative Neurology

• Eveline Frischknecht, lic. phil. · Dep. of Clinical Psychology and Psychotherapy, University of Berne

Study Design

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Purpose

SUPPORTIVE_CARE

Masking

NONE

Model

PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age

18 Years

Sex

ALL

Healthy Volunteers

No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start

2010-01-31

Primary Completion

2012-08-31

Completion

2013-03-31

Countries

• Switzerland

Study Locations