Effectiveness of Telephone Intervention for Colorectal Cancer Caregivers

Phase 2

Completed

• Conditions: Psychological Stress
• Interventions: Behavioral: Telephone intervention

• Registration Number: NCT01519895
• Lead Sponsor: Hospital Authority, Hong Kong

Brief Summary

The purpose of this study is to assess the effectiveness of the telephone intervention program for caregivers of colorectal cancer.

Detailed Description

telephone Intervention refer to provide counseling and education to caregivers of colorectal cancer by mode of telephone

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2011-06
• Study First Submitted: 2012-01-11
• Study First Submitted QC: 2012-01-24
• Study First Posted: 2012-01-27
• Primary Completion: 2012-08
• Study Completion: 2012-12
• Status Verified: 2015-04
• Last Update Submitted: 2015-04-14
• Last Update Posted: 2015-04-15

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 140

Inclusion Criteria

• Family members with newly diagnosed colorectal cancer within the past 4 week and treated in Queen Mary Hospital
• Self identified as formal or informal family caregivers
• Over 18 years old
• Chinese
• Cantonese speaking

Exclusion Criteria

• Cognitive disability
• Domestic helpers or maids
• Non Chinese

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: PARALLEL

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
Telephone intervention	Telephone intervention	in addition to provide telephone intervention support

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Distress level	Change of distress level at pre-discharged(base-line) and 2 weeks and 4 weeks and 8 weeks post intervention	Effect of telephone intervention on distress level measured at pre-discharged(baseline) and 2 weeks and 4 weeks and 8 weeks post intervention .

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Burden of care	Measured at pre-discharged(base-line) and 2 weeks and 4 weeks and 8 weeks post intervention	Effect of telephone intervention on burden of care measured at pre-discharged(baseline) and 2 weeks and 4 weeks and 8 weeks post intervention
Quality of life	Measured at pre-discharged(base-line) and 2 weeks and 4 weeks and 8 weeks post intervention	Effect of telephone intervention at pre-discharged(base-line) and 2 weeks and 4 weeks and 8 weeks post intervention

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Queen Mary Hospital; 🇨🇳 Hong Kong, China