Telephone-based behaviour-therapeutic intervention to reduce family caregiver burden in chronic stroke (Telefongestützte verhaltenstherapeutische Intervention zur entlastung Pflegender angehöriger von Schlaganfall-betroffenen)

Robert Bosch Hospital (Robert-Bosch-Krankenhaus) (Germany)0 sites122 target enrollmentJune 22, 2007

Overview

Registry

who.int

Start Date

June 22, 2007

End Date

October 31, 2010

Last Updated

6 years ago

Study Type

Interventional

Sponsor

Robert Bosch Hospital (Robert-Bosch-Krankenhaus) (Germany)

•Care recipient:
•1\. 60 years or older at the time moment of index stroke\* (loss of neurological function due to an ischaemic or haemorrhagic intracranial vascular event)
•2\. Formal need of care or help for at least 1\.5 hours a day (10\.5 hours per week) (this time criteria corresponds to the criteria for receiving benefits from the statutory German nursing insurance), or
•3\. Need of care in form of supervision or for care recipients with cognitive impairment for at least 1\.5 hours a day (10\.5 hours per week) (these people are currently not adequately considered by the statutory German nursing insurance, but might be in the future)
•1\. Age: 18 years and older
•2\. Family member, who has cared for the stroke survivor for at least six months
•3\. Time spent with care of stroke survivor (including nursing care, supervision and contact) at least 1\.5 hours per day or 10\.5 hours per week. There can be additional support with care (e.g. professional community nurses)
•4\. Significant caregiver burden assessed with six screening questions
•5\. Living in the region of Stuttgart (maximum of one hour with public transport from the study centre)
•6\. Availability of a telephone extension

•Care recipient:
•1\. Planned nursing home placement within the next six months
•2\. Unstable or progressive severe disease
•3\. Terminal status based on a prognosis of less than six months
•1\. Duration of caregiving for the stroke survivor more than five years after index stroke
•2\. Mental disease like schizophrenia, alcohol addiction or cognitive impairment (rapid dementia screening test less than nine points)
•3\. Severe and unstable or progressive diseases like cancer
•4\. Not able to understand and speak German language
•5\. Temporary increased caregiver burden because of an acute illness (greater than repetition of the screening after such an episode of increased burden)
•6\. Involved in another clinical trial of interventions for caregivers (non\-drug study)