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NCT Number: NCT00259415

Telesupport: Evaluation of Professionally Led Support Groups for Caregivers

This study is a collaborative effort between a community-based service organization, Supportive Older Women's Network (SOWN), and an academic research division at Thomas Jefferson University (TJU). We plan to use a randomized controlled two-group design to: 1) test the effectiveness of the intervention at 6 months to enhance social support and perceived efficacy in comparison to a control group; 2) test if gains are sustained over 12 months (within experimental group comparison); and 3) evaluate the cost and cost effectiveness of the intervention. Three secondary study aims are to describe the process and content of tele-support groups (dose/intensity, support group topics); evaluate the relative benefits for African American and White females; and determine if control group subjects benefit from receiving a peer's telephone number for mutual support (within group comparison between 6 and 12 months).

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Key information

Conditions

Caregiver Burden Alzheimer Disease Behavior Behavioral Symptoms Brain Diseases Central Nervous System Diseases Dementia Mental Disorders Nervous System Diseases Neurocognitive Disorders Neurodegenerative Diseases Stress, Psychological Tauopathies

Age range

55 year and older

Sex eligibility

Female

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Phase 1

Primary location

Thomas Jefferson University

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 19107, United States

Who can participate

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

Inclusion criteria

  • Caregivers will be recruited for study participation who fit the following criteria: 1) female, 2) 55 or older, 3) has been a caregiver for a minimum of 6 months, 3) provides care to a person with a physician's diagnosis of ADRD, 4) has weekly access to a telephone for one hour without interruption during working hours, or if unable to have uninterrupted time, willing to have home-maker service. Homemaker service during the tele-group meetings will be arranged by the recruitment source. For this study, we plan to recruit only females since they represent the majority of those providing care to persons with ADRD and have been shown to demonstrate significantly more stress and negative health outcomes than male caregivers.

Exclusion criteria

  • Male
  • under age of 55
  • not a caregiver of person with ADRD

Treatment and study plan

Caregiver support via telephone

Behavioral

Primary outcomes

  1. Caregiver depression

  2. Caregiver burdern

  3. Caregiver social support

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Thomas Jefferson University

Other

Registry information

Official study title

Evaluation of Professionally Led Support Groups for Caregivers

Important dates

Study start
2000
First posted
Nov 29, 2005
Registry last updated
Jul 8, 2015

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