The Efficacy of the Caregiver Psychoeducational Consultation Program

Phase 2

• Conditions: Depression; Sleep
• Interventions: Other: caregiver psychoeducational consultation program (CPCP)

• Registration Number: NCT01001884
• Lead Sponsor: National Taiwan University Hospital

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 Timeline

• Study Start: 2009-02
• Study First Submitted: 2009-10-21
• Study First Submitted QC: 2009-10-26
• Study First Posted: 2009-10-27
• Status Verified: 2010-06
• Last Update Submitted: 2010-08-12
• Last Update Posted: 2010-08-16
• Primary Completion: 2010-12
• Study Completion: 2010-12

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: UNKNOWN
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 30

Inclusion Criteria

• Spouse caregivers of patients with resectable colorectal cancer,
• Those who are willing to participate in the research,
• Aged above 18.

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Exclusion Criteria

• Who refuses to participate in this study.

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Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: PARALLEL

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
counseling	caregiver psychoeducational consultation program (CPCP)	caregiver psychoeducational consultation program (CPCP)

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Short-form 12 health-related quality of life questionnaire	pre intervention, post intervention, 1, and 3,months after the end of the interventions

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
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

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Fei-Hsiu Hsiao; 🇨🇳 Taipei, Taiwan