Phase I/II Cancer Caregiver Interventions to Improve Quality of Life and Prevent Burnout

Completed

• Conditions: Cancer Care Recipient
• Interventions: Other: Quality of Life Questionairre and Education

• Registration Number: NCT02166866
• Lead Sponsor: Mayo Clinic

Brief Summary

This study defines cancer caregivers as unpaid individuals who provide physical, practical, and/or emotional care and support to the cancer patient in the home setting. They may participate in this study if care recipients and the caregiver are both adults (18 years or older), with the patient having been diagnosed with cancer.The 8 intervention sessions will target the five domains of Quality Of Life (emotional, physical, social, cognitive, and spiritual well-being), be provided in group settings, and be delivered in two 45-minute sessions each week over a 4-week period.

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2013-09-09
• Study First Submitted: 2014-06-06
• Study First Submitted QC: 2014-06-16
• Study First Posted: 2014-06-18
• Primary Completion: 2015-05-05
• Status Verified: 2018-06
• Study Completion: 2018-06-27
• Last Update Submitted: 2018-06-28
• Last Update Posted: 2018-06-29

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 26

Inclusion Criteria

• Ability to provide written informed consent.

• Ability to speak, read, write and understand English language

• Has cancer caregiver status defined as an unpaid individual who provides physical, practical, and/or emotional care and support to a cancer care recipient in the home or other healthcare setting.

• Has a care recipient:

  • ≥ 18 years of age who
  • has a malignancy (either solid tumor or hematologic) diagnosis.
  • who has signed a research authorization form
  • who is undergoing or in the last 6 months has undergone cancer treatment

• Ability to use and access to a computer, tablet or other device with internet access and video capabilities

Exclusion Criteria

• Diagnosis within the past 12 months of active substance abuse (alcohol or drugs)
• Diagnosis within the past 12 months of active mental health condition that has required psychiatric hospitalization
• Diagnosis within the past 12 months of suicidal thoughts or attempt
• Care recipient is currently participating in another psychosocial clinical trial

Study & Design

• Study Type: OBSERVATIONAL
• Study Design: Not specified

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
Experimental arm	Quality of Life Questionairre and Education	-

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
calculate the average number of caregivers participating in each offered web-based session	6 months

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Mayo Clinic; 🇺🇸 Rochester, Minnesota, United States