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NCT Number: NCT05589883

A Study of the EMPOWER Program for Latinx Caregivers of ICU Patients

The researchers are doing this study to find out whether EMPOWER (Enhancing & Mobilizing the Potential for Wellness & Emotional Resilience) may reduce emotional distress in Latinx caregivers of patients in the ICU.

Why the study stopped: Lack of accrual
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Key information

Conditions

Informal Caregiver

Age range

18 year and older

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Not applicable

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: Yes

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

Inclusion criteria

  • Informal caregivers of patients, who were admitted in an ICU or step-down unit during their current admission/stay or within 2 weeks of discharge from their last admission/stay.
  • Informal caregivers listed as a designated health care proxy or decision-making patient surrogate by ICU medical staff.
  • Age 18 years or older as per self-report.
  • Residing in New York or New Jersey as per self-report or able to complete modules while complying with current telehealth regulations.
  • Spanish-speaking as per the Spanish language assessment items below and willing to receive the intervention in Spanish.
  • What is the participant's preferred language?
  • (Specify Lang)___________________________
  • How well does the participant speak Spanish?
  • Very well (PARTICIPANT IS ELIGIBLE)
  • Well (PARTICIPANT is ELIGIBLE)
  • Not well (PARTICIPANT is NOT ELIGIBLE)
  • Not at all (PARTICIPANT is NOT ELIGIBLE)

Exclusion criteria

  • Informal caregivers who score low, moderate or high on the Columbia Suicide Severity Rating Scale.

Treatment and study plan

EMPOWER-Latinx

Behavioral

EMPOWER-Latinx will be delivered in Spanish by videoconferencing (i.e., Zoom, WebEx) with a trained study interventionist. Intervention modules will be audio- and video-recorded (videorecording optional).

Primary outcomes

  1. feasibility of EMPOWER-Latinx

    Time frame: 1 year

    Targets will include completion of 4/6 modules for feasibility.

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center

Other

Registry information

Official study title

Pilot Feasibility of the Cultural Adaptation of EMPOWER for Latinx Informal Caregivers in Intensive Care Units in the Context of COVID-19

Important dates

Study start
2022
Primary completion
2023
Study completion
2023
First posted
Oct 21, 2022
Registry last updated
Aug 7, 2026

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This listing is for discovery and informational purposes only. It is not medical advice, does not guarantee that a study is recruiting, and does not determine eligibility. Contact the study team and a qualified healthcare professional when considering participation.

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