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Short-term Caregiver Psychotherapy

NCT02175953 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: PHASE2 · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 13

Last updated 2016-10-26

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Summary

This study is to test the feasibility (pilot part) and efficacy (phase IIa part) of a specifically on the needs of caregivers of people with dementia composed new short-term psychotherapeutical intervention.

Conditions

  • Caregiver Burden of People With Dementia

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

Psychotherapy

The program is designed for 10 participants and consists of two modules of caregiver education followed by ten psychotherapeutic group modules. The major overarching topics will be (i) caregiver´s emotional and physical limits, (ii) conscious and unconscious feelings and emotions towards the people with dementia and (iii) activation of caregivers´ social resources. Duration of each module is planned to be 90 minutes including a relaxation exercise at the end of each module.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • German Center for Neurodegenerative Diseases (DZNE)

    collaborator OTHER

  • University of Rostock

    lead OTHER

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
PREVENTION
Masking
NONE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

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

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2014-06-30
Primary Completion
2015-11-30
Completion
2016-05-31

Countries

  • Germany

Study Locations

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