A pilot study of caregiver intervention and support for carers of people with brain tumours

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Caregiver Competence; Caregiver Strain; Efficacy of Intervention for brain tumour caregivers; Preparedness to care; Other - Research that is not of generic health relevance and not applicable to specific health categories listed above

• Registration Number: ACTRN12612001148864
• Lead Sponsor: Cancer and palliative research and evaluation unit, University of Western Australia

Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Start: 2012-10-30
• Study Completion: 2014-07-28
• Last Update Posted: 13 January 2020

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 10

Inclusion Criteria

Primary caregivers of patients with high grade glioma who were undergoing chemotherapy,
radiotherapy or combined chemoradiotherapy and within 2 months of initial diagnosis.
Caregiver of patients currently attending the neurosurgical, medical or radiation oncology outpatient departments.
Sufficient understanding of verbal and written English language.

Exclusion Criteria

None

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified