Maintaining health-related quality of life of caregivers of glioblastoma patients: A randomized, two-group, controlled trial.
Recruiting
- Conditions
- brain cancer.Brain tumor10029211
- Registration Number
- NL-OMON31654
- Lead Sponsor
- Vrije Universiteit Medisch Centrum
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Recruiting
- Sex
- Not specified
- Target Recruitment
- 72
Inclusion Criteria
(1) Informal caregiver (partner or intense caregiver, providing at least 21 hours of care per week) of newly diagnosed GBM patiënt, (2) adult (minimum 18 years), (3) written informed consent.
Exclusion Criteria
(1) life expectation of the GBM patient of < 3 months, (2) insufficient mastery of the Dutch language, (3) having severe visual impairments (e.g. unable to read the questionaires), (4) inability to understand or apply the skills teached in the intervention due to (a) physical or mental condition(s), (5) inability of care giving due to (a) physical or mental condition(s), (6) having a serious alcohol or drug addiction.
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method