ISRCTN32545295
Completed
N/A
Efficacy of a psychoeducative intervention program to prevent or reduce the burden associated with caring for a patient with schizophrenia or schizoaffective disorder: a two arm, evaluator blind, multicentre, randomized controlled trial
Institute of Psychiatric Research (Spain)0 sites200 target enrollmentMarch 15, 2012
Overview
- Phase
- N/A
- Intervention
- Not specified
- Conditions
- Burden associated with schizophrenia or schizoaffective disorder caregiving
- Sponsor
- Institute of Psychiatric Research (Spain)
- Enrollment
- 200
- Status
- Completed
- Last Updated
- 9 years ago
Overview
Brief Summary
No summary available.
Investigators
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 schizophrenia or schizoaffective disorder according to Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, 4th Edition (DSM IV) \-TR criteria
- •2\. The caregiver was not professionally paid for caregiving
- •3\. The familiar diagnosed of schizophrenia or schizoaffective disorder was receiving appropriate care as outpatient in a day centre or ambulatory centre
- •4\. The caregiver spent a minimum of 4 hours/week to attend the patient with schizophrenia or schizoaffective disorder
- •5\. The patient cared for had received a first disease diagnose or had had a first disease episode at least two years before trial recruitment
- •6\. Signed informed consent, for both the patient and the caregiver, 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 standardized psychoeducative intervention similar to the one administered in the trial
- •3\. The patient has been hospitalized the last month for a time over 30 days
- •4\. The patient has been diagnosed of mental retardation, dementia or another cognitive disorder
- •5\. The patient lives in a home supervised by professionals
Outcomes
Primary Outcomes
Not specified
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