Caregiver Burden Within the Ambulatory Extended Recovery (AXR) Patient Population

Completed

• Conditions: Caregiver Burden
• Interventions: Behavioral: Caregiver Reaction Assessment (CRA); Behavioral: The Caregiver Quality of Life - Cancer (CQOLC)

• Registration Number: NCT02501785
• Lead Sponsor: Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center

Brief Summary

The purpose of this study is to understand the level of caregiver burden related to caring for a patient who goes home within the first 24 hours following surgery. As the caregiver they are providing care to a family member, friend, or neighbor. Even when not formally trained, the care they provide is important to the patient's recovery. Providing care in this manner can be stressful. This study will help us understand what aspects of the patient's recovery are most difficult for the caregiver.

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2015-06
• Study First Submitted: 2015-07-09
• Study First Submitted QC: 2015-07-15
• Study First Posted: 2015-07-17
• Status Verified: 2018-08
• Primary Completion: 2018-08
• Study Completion: 2018-08
• Last Update Submitted: 2018-08-13
• Last Update Posted: 2018-08-14

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 47

Inclusion Criteria

• Caregiver/patient pairs undergoing surgery for an indication tracked within the Breast, Gynecology, Head and Neck, and Urology AXR program
• English speaking
• Patients willing to provide demographic, surgical, and outcome information
• Caregivers willing to provide demographic, socioeconomic, and caregiver experience information
• Caregivers willing to complete the caregiver burden measurement scales

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Exclusion Criteria

• Patients undergoing surgery within the AXR pathway that do not have a caregiver
• Non-English speaking patients or caregivers
• Patients unwilling to provide demographic and surgical information
• Caregivers unwilling to provide demographic, socioeconomic, or caregiver experience information or unwilling to complete the caregiver burden measurement scales

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Study & Design

• Study Type: OBSERVATIONAL
• Study Design: Not specified

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
patient and caregivers	Caregiver Reaction Assessment (CRA)	This is a prospective cohort study. Four questionnaires will be used to collect data from caregivers: demographic and socioeconomic data will be collected from the caregiver before the patient's surgery, and caregiver burden information will be collected 15 (+/- 3) days after surgery.
patient and caregivers	The Caregiver Quality of Life - Cancer (CQOLC)	This is a prospective cohort study. Four questionnaires will be used to collect data from caregivers: demographic and socioeconomic data will be collected from the caregiver before the patient's surgery, and caregiver burden information will be collected 15 (+/- 3) days after surgery.

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Caregiver Reaction Assessment (CRA) score	1 year	in the AXR patient population. Burden will be defined as both a total CRA score and sub scores and will be summarized using descriptive statistics. CRA total score of 72 and subscale scores of 3 or greater will be used to indicate high levels of caregiver

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center; 🇺🇸 New York, New York, United States