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Clinical Trials/ACTRN12613000731796
ACTRN12613000731796
Completed
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A Multi-centre randomized controlled trial to test the efficacy of a proactive and structured telephone based intervention to reduce carer burden and depression among carers of cancer patients

Deakin University0 sites230 target enrollmentJuly 2, 2013

Overview

Phase
未知
Intervention
Not specified
Conditions
Carer burden
Sponsor
Deakin University
Enrollment
230
Status
Completed
Last Updated
6 years ago

Overview

Brief Summary

No summary available.

Registry
who.int
Start Date
July 2, 2013
End Date
TBD
Last Updated
6 years ago
Study Type
Interventional
Sex
All

Investigators

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

  • Adults, aged 18 years or more, who are carer / newly diagnosed cancer patient dyads, where the patient is attending cycle 2\-5 of adjuvant chemotherapy or fraction 2\-10 for radiotherapy treatment for cancer, who are able to complete English language questionnaires; cancer patients will be diagnosed with curative intent.

Exclusion Criteria

  • Cognitive dysfunction of either the cancer patient or the carer in the dyad. Experienced health service oncology nurses will determine cognitive dysfunction, defined as overt psychotic illness or dementia.

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Not specified

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