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Online Support Program for Dementia Caregivers

NCT04026919 · Status: UNKNOWN · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 250

Last updated 2019-07-19

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

There are currently 50 million people in the world diagnosed with dementia. Due to the detrimental impact on the mental and physical health of family caregivers different online interventions have been developed in order to improve their well-being. In this paper, we describe the design of a randomized controlled trial aiming to study the impact of a multicomponent online program on primary and secondary caregivers of a person with dementia (PWD).

The experimental group will receive the intervention which is a multicomponent program based on different components, among others; online psychoeducation, training on psychological skills, a forum with other caregivers and interaction with a psychologist. Caregivers in the control group will follow their lifestyle.

More than 250 participants (primary and secondary caregivers) are expected to be recruited via several sources in the province of Guipuzcoa in Spain. The inclusion criteria for the primary caregiver are: a) being 18 years or older; b) being the primary caregiver of the PWD; c) more than 6 months caring; and d) give more than 1 hour of caregiving per day. The outcomes of this trial are caregiver burden (primary outcome), perceived health, depression and anxiety, social support, satisfaction with care and with the treatment and stress caused by the problem behaviour of the PWD (secondary outcomes).

Conditions

  • Effect Increased

Interventions

OTHER

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Intervention based on cognitive- behavioural techniques offered in an online format.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • University of the Basque Country (UPV/EHU)

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Igone Etxeberria, doctor · University of the Basque Country (UPV/EHU)

Study Design

Allocation
NA
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Model
SINGLE_GROUP

Eligibility

Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2018-09-01
Primary Completion
2020-03-01
Completion
2020-03-01

Countries

  • Spain

Study Locations

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