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Clinical Trials/ISRCTN14411440
ISRCTN14411440
Completed
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Efficacy of a psychoeducative intervention program to prevent or reduce the burden associated with caring for dementia patients: a two arm single blind, multicentre, randomised controlled trial

Maria Josefa Recio Foundation - Institute of Psychiatric Research (Spain)0 sites238 target enrollmentMarch 10, 2011

Overview

Phase
N/A
Intervention
Not specified
Conditions
Not specified
Sponsor
Maria Josefa Recio Foundation - Institute of Psychiatric Research (Spain)
Enrollment
238
Status
Completed
Last Updated
11 years ago

Overview

Brief Summary

No summary available.

Registry
who.int
Start Date
March 10, 2011
End Date
TBD
Last Updated
11 years ago
Study Type
Interventional
Sex
All

Investigators

Sponsor
Maria Josefa Recio Foundation - Institute of Psychiatric Research (Spain)

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

  • 1\. Males or females with age more than or equal to 18 years, giving care to a familiar person with a diagnosis of dementia according to Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, 4th Edition (DSM IV)\-TR criteria
  • 2\. The caregiver was not profesionally paid for caregiving
  • 3\. The familiar diagnosed of dementia was receiving appropriate care as outpatient in a day center or memory clinic
  • 4\. The caregiver spend a minimum of 4 hours/day to care for the patient with dementia
  • 5\. The patient cared for had at least two instrumental activities impaired (a score of 0 in the Lawton \& Brody scale) or one activity of daily life impaired (Katz index codes A or D)
  • 6\. Signed informed consent to participate in the trial

Exclusion Criteria

  • 1\. Caregivers without time to attend the psychoeducative intervention training
  • 2\. Caregivers receiving currently or recently (last year), any standardised psychoeducative intervention similar to the one administered in the trial

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Not specified

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