OlDer Adults in NUrEmberg and aRt thERapy (V)

Not Applicable

Recruiting

• Conditions: Stress, emotional and psychological wellbeing, perceived stress

• Registration Number: DRKS00031276
• Lead Sponsor: Klinikum Nürnberg, Klinik für Geriatrie

Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2023-06-16
• Last Update Posted: 19 August 2024

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Recruiting
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 150

Inclusion Criteria

Informal caregivers =65 years
- Caregiving involves = 10h per week
- Existing perceived stress
- Clinical Frailty Scale (CFS) score 1-5
- Residing in and around Nuremberg-Fürth-Erlangen, Bavaria.
- Sufficient functional and cognitive abilities for independent creative work, to answer questionnaires and be self sufficient during interventions
- Sufficient hearing and/or vision to follow instructions / group dynamics
- Willingness to fully complete the listed assessments / questionnaires
- Knowledge of the German language (at B1 level) to be able to participate in the interventions and complete the assessments
- Written informed consent

Exclusion Criteria

- Medical contraindications to the collection of saliva samples (sicca symptoms, pronounced dry mouth caused by medication, use of non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs or glucocorticoids)
- Current infectious disease. This includes suspected SARS-CoV2 infection until infectious status is ruled out.
- Current art therapy treatment or participation in another clinical trial.
- Current acute mental illness

Study & Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Effects on perceived stress of older carers using PSS-10. This will be measured at t0 (pre-intervention, 2 weeks before intervention), t3 (post-intervention, 1 weeks after intervention) and t4 (follow-up 6 weeks post- intervention)

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Effects of the interventions on biometric parameters (salivary alpha-amylase and cortisol). This will be measured at t0 (pre-intervention), t2 (before and after Intervention (arm 1) and No. 2 & 8) and t3 (post-intervention,1 week after intervention).