Family Involvement in The Treatment Of a Mentally Ill Relative

June 10, 2008 updated by: Lev-Hasharon Mental Healtlh Center

Research demonstrates that the families of the seriously mentally ill are burdened by this caregiving role and by their responsibilities
Research also demonstrates that family interventions are effective and that they have a potential to reduce family burden, as well as to improve the condition of the mentally ill patients.
We assume that the sibling group intervention would be effective in reducing the family burden of the siblings, and that this reduction would be reflected in their replies to the "Experience of Caregiving Inventory".

Study Overview

Status

Unknown

Conditions

Families of Mentally Ill

Intervention / Treatment

Behavioral: filling the "Experience of Caregiving Inventory"

Detailed Description

The group for siblings is an intervention which is carried out in the outpatient clinic of Lev HaSharon Mental Health Center in cycles which last eight weeks;
Every group cycle will include between 10-14 participants, all siblings of persons with mental illness. The patients themselves (ill siblings) are either hospitalized in Lev HaSharon Mental Health Center, or are outpatients in the Lev HaSharon Mental Health Outpatient Unit, or in the community at large.
The group is an ongoing group: short term intensive group intervention in a dynamic orientation. Veteran participants of each cycle are welcome to re-join at following cycles, and at the same time new participants can join at the beginning of each cycle.
Participants will be asked to fill the "Experience of Caregiving Inventory" twice: first time before the first meeting of a particular cycle of sibling group and second time: after the last (eighth) meeting of this group cycle.

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Anticipated)

Phase

Not Applicable

Contacts and Locations

This section provides the contact details for those conducting the study, and information on where this study is being conducted.

Study Locations

Israel
- - Netanya, Israel, 42100
    - Recruiting
    - Lev-HasharonMHC
    - Contact:
      
      Igor Oyffe, MD
      
      Phone Number: 972-9-8981248
      
      Email: ioyffe@lev-hasharon.co.il
    - Contact:
      
      Shuvit Melamed, MSW
      
      Phone Number: +972-9-8981278
      
      Email: shuvitm@lev-hasharon.co.il
    - Principal Investigator:
      
      Igor Oyffe, MD
    - Sub-Investigator:
      
      Shuvit Melamed, MSW
    - Sub-Investigator:
      
      Michal Ferkel, MSW

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

Eligibility Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study

18 years and older (Adult, Older Adult)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

siblings of persons with mental illness

Exclusion Criteria:

persons junior then 18 years old

Study Plan

This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.

How is the study designed?

Design Details

Allocation: Non-Randomized
Interventional Model: Single Group Assignment
Masking: None (Open Label)

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Time Frame
Score on the "Experience of Caregiving Inventory" following 8 weeks of participation in the group. Time Frame: 8 weeks	8 weeks

Collaborators and Investigators

This is where you will find people and organizations involved with this study.

Sponsor

Lev-Hasharon Mental Healtlh Center

Investigators

Principal Investigator: Igor Oyffe, MD, Lev-Hasharon Mental Healtlh Center

Publications and helpful links

The person responsible for entering information about the study voluntarily provides these publications. These may be about anything related to the study.

General Publications

Dixon L, McFarlane WR, Lefley H, Lucksted A, Cohen M, Falloon I, Mueser K, Miklowitz D, Solomon P, Sondheimer D. Evidence-based practices for services to families of people with psychiatric disabilities. Psychiatr Serv. 2001 Jul;52(7):903-10. doi: 10.1176/appi.ps.52.7.903.
Melamed, S. Permission: A conceptual tool for treating mentally ill patients and their families. Journal of Family Psychotherapy. 12 (2). Pp. 29-42, 2001.

Study record dates

These dates track the progress of study record and summary results submissions to ClinicalTrials.gov. Study records and reported results are reviewed by the National Library of Medicine (NLM) to make sure they meet specific quality control standards before being posted on the public website.

Study Major Dates

Study Start

November 1, 2005

Primary Completion (Anticipated)

November 1, 2008

Study Completion (Anticipated)

November 1, 2008

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

November 23, 2005

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria