The Efficacy of the Caregiver Psychoeducational Consultation Program in Spouse Caregivers of Resectable Colorectal Cancer
Trial Snapshot
- Phase
- Phase 2
- Enrollment
- 30
- Locations
- 1
- Primary Endpoint
- Short-form 12 health-related quality of life questionnaire
Study Overview
Brief Summary
Aim:
To examine the effects of the caregiver psychoeducational consultation program in reducing caregiver burdens, depression, sleep quality, and improving the experience in close relationship, positive meaning of illness and quality of life.
This is the 2-year study. The design adopts the randomized controlled trial (RCT). The caregivers of patients with spouse caregivers of resectable metastatic colorectal cancer will be randomly assigned into two groups: one group receiving usual care, another group receiving the caregiver psychoeducational consultation program (CPCP). The usual care includes providing education materials only. Measurement time-points include pre intervention, post intervention, & then 1, and 3 months after the end of intervention for the maintenance effect.
Detailed Description
To examine the effects of the caregiver psychoeducational consultation program in reducing caregiver burdens, depression, sleep quality, and improving the experience in close relationship, positive meaning of illness and quality of life.
This is the 2-year study. The design adopts the randomized controlled trial (RCT). The caregivers of patients with spouse caregivers of resectable metastatic colorectal cancer will be randomly assigned into two groups: one group receiving usual care, another group receiving the caregiver psychoeducational consultation program (CPCP). The usual care includes providing education materials only. Measurement time-points include pre intervention, post intervention, & then 1, and 3 months after the end of intervention for the maintenance effect.
Study Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Allocation
- Randomized
- Intervention Model
- Parallel
- Primary Purpose
- Supportive Care
- Masking
- Single (Investigator)
Eligibility Criteria
- Ages
- 18 Years to 65 Years (Adult, Older Adult)
- Sex
- All
- Accepts Healthy Volunteers
- No
Inclusion Criteria
- •Spouse caregivers of patients with resectable colorectal cancer,
- •Those who are willing to participate in the research,
- •Aged above 18.
Exclusion Criteria
- •Who refuses to participate in this study.
Arms & Interventions
counseling
caregiver psychoeducational consultation program (CPCP)
Intervention: caregiver psychoeducational consultation program (CPCP) (Other)
Outcomes
Primary Outcomes
Short-form 12 health-related quality of life questionnaire
Time Frame: pre intervention, post intervention, 1, and 3,months after the end of the interventions
Secondary Outcomes
- Caregiver reaction assessment(pre intervention, post intervention, 1, and 3,months after the end of the interventions)
- Experiences in close relationships scale(pre intervention, post intervention, 1, and 3,months after the end of the interventions)
- Moss sleeping scale(pre intervention, post intervention, 1, and 3,months after the end of the interventions)
- BDI-II depression scale(pre intervention, post intervention, 1, and 3,months after the end of the interventions)