A short-term group intervention for informal carers of palliative care patients: feasibility and pilot study of a randomised controlled trial

Completed

• Conditions: Pain; palliative care; Not Applicable

• Registration Number: ISRCTN86241808
• Lead Sponsor: HS R&D Regional Programme Register - Department of Health (UK)

Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2004-01-23
• Last Update Posted: 13 January 2015

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 0

Inclusion Criteria

Nearest carers of patients with advanced and terminal disease (mainly cancer patients but some will have other progressive diseases such as neurological or cardiovascular disease's) in the care of palliative care services at the Camden and Islington Palliative Care Centre, London and St Christopher's Hospice, London. Patients will usually be in the last months of life - average time in care of the services is 12-18 weeks. Patients and carers from a wide range of ethnic and social backgrounds. 75% are 65 years of age or older.

Exclusion Criteria

1. Younger than 18 years
2. Lack of fluent english
3. Prognosis less than 3 weeks

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
1. Zarit Burden Inventory<br>2. GHQ-12<br>3. 6-item State-Trait-Anxiety Inventory<br>4. Index of coping responses<br>5. Palliative Outcome Scale<br>6. Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group Performance Scale

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
ot provided at time of registration