Reducing distress in carers of patients receiving specialist palliative care: a randomised controlled trial

Completed

• Conditions: Informal carers of patients receiving specialist palliative care; Mental and Behavioural Disorders; Reaction to severe stress, and adjustment disorders

• Registration Number: ISRCTN57412244
• Lead Sponsor: niversity College London (UK)

Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2005-10-17
• Last Update Posted: 13 January 2015

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 280

Inclusion Criteria

1. Informal carers of patients receiving specialist palliative care
2. Able to give informed consent
3. No organic brain disease
4. over 18 years.

Exclusion Criteria

1. Unable to understand English
2. Unable to give informed consent
3. Organic brain disease or dementia
4. Under 18 years of age.

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Change in carer distress as measured by General Health Questionnaire 28 (Goldberg & Williams 1988) 4, 9 and 12 weeks after randomisation.

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
1. Caregiver Strain Index: 4, 9 and 12 weeks after randomisation<br>2. Care-Giver Quality of Life Index (Cancer): 4, 9 and 12 weeks after randomisation<br>3. Carer Bereavement: 4 months after the patients? death