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Trial of Benefit Finding in Caregivers: The Building Resources in Caregivers (BRiC) Study (BRiC)

5. oktober 2015 opdateret af: Brenda O'Connell, University of Limerick

A Randomised Controlled Trial of Benefit Finding in Caregivers: The Building Resources in Caregivers (BRiC) Study Protocol

A randomised controlled trial that will compare the effects of a brief benefit -finding writing intervention with an active control condition on quality of life and psychological health among informal caregivers.

Studieoversigt

Status

Afsluttet

Betingelser

Intervention / Behandling

Detaljeret beskrivelse

A double-blind, randomized controlled parallel group study design with an equal 1:1 allocation ratio will be employed. This study will compare the effect of a brief benefit finding writing intervention with a control condition among caregivers. Caregivers currently caring for people with mental and physical disabilities will be randomised into a two-week, a) a benefit writing group or b) a control writing group. Caregivers will complete self-report measures relating to their care-recipient and themselves (e.g., illness type, and sociodemographics) and psychometric measures of benefit finding (primary outcome), psychological distress and quality of life(secondary outcomes). These will be assessed via online software at baseline, immediate post-test and at 3 month follow-up. Additionally, expectations and fidelity indices will be assessed and qualitative commentary on participation experiences gathered.

Undersøgelsestype

Interventionel

Tilmelding (Faktiske)

88

Fase

  • Ikke anvendelig

Deltagelseskriterier

Forskere leder efter personer, der passer til en bestemt beskrivelse, kaldet berettigelseskriterier. Nogle eksempler på disse kriterier er en persons generelle helbredstilstand eller tidligere behandlinger.

Berettigelseskriterier

Aldre berettiget til at studere

18 år og ældre (Voksen, Ældre voksen)

Tager imod sunde frivillige

Ja

Køn, der er berettiget til at studere

Alle

Beskrivelse

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Must be over the age of 18
  • Must identify as caring for a family member, friend or relative
  • Must be living in Ireland

Exclusion Criteria:

  • If the person cared for is living in institutional care

Studieplan

Dette afsnit indeholder detaljer om studieplanen, herunder hvordan undersøgelsen er designet, og hvad undersøgelsen måler.

Hvordan er undersøgelsen tilrettelagt?

Design detaljer

  • Primært formål: Behandling
  • Tildeling: Randomiseret
  • Interventionel model: Parallel tildeling
  • Maskning: Tredobbelt

Våben og indgreb

Deltagergruppe / Arm
Intervention / Behandling
Eksperimentel: Benefit-finding Writing Activity
For two weeks, on six days of their choice, caregivers will be instructed to write about their thoughts and feelings in a diary/ notebook about the benefits of caring.
Adfærdsmæssigt: Benefit-finding Writing Activity
Caregivers will be instructed to write about the benefits of caring, considering things such as improved social relationship, appreciation of life and loved ones, and the positive consequences with respect to these.
Aktiv komparator: Neutral Writing activity
For two weeks, on six days of their choice, caregivers will be instructed to write about a neutral topic.
Adfærdsmæssigt: Neutral Writing Activity
The control group will be instructed to write number of things about the weather that day. Although the sentences can be as long or as short as they like, they will be encouraged to try and aim for about 3 or 4 sentences at least.

Hvad måler undersøgelsen?

Primære resultatmål

Resultatmål
Foranstaltningsbeskrivelse
Tidsramme
Benefit Finding (Adapted version of the 17-item Benefit Finding Scale; Antoni et al., 2001)
Tidsramme: Baseline, immediate post-intervention (two weeks), and 3 months
Used to assess change in benefit-finding levels over the course of the intervention and follow-up
Baseline, immediate post-intervention (two weeks), and 3 months

Sekundære resultatmål

Resultatmål
Foranstaltningsbeskrivelse
Tidsramme
Caregiver Quality of Life (40 item Adult Carer Quality of Life Questionnaire; Joseph, Becker, Elwick, & Silburn, 2012)
Tidsramme: Baseline, immediate post-intervention (two weeks), and 3 months
This measures quality of life in eight separate domains: support for caring; caring choice; caring stress; money matters; personal growth; sense of value; ability to care; and carer satisfaction. Used to assess change in quality of life levels over the course of the intervention and follow-up
Baseline, immediate post-intervention (two weeks), and 3 months
Psychological Distress (Hospital and Anxiety Depression Scale; Zigmond & Snaith, 1983)
Tidsramme: Baseline, immediate post-intervention (two weeks), and 3 months
Used to assess change in psychological distress levels over the course of the intervention and follow-up, and as a moderator
Baseline, immediate post-intervention (two weeks), and 3 months

Samarbejdspartnere og efterforskere

Det er her, du vil finde personer og organisationer, der er involveret i denne undersøgelse.

Sponsor

University of Limerick

Samarbejdspartnere

Carolan Research Institute
Care Alliance Ireland

Efterforskere

  • Studieleder: Stephen Gallagher, PhD, University of Limerick, Department of Psychology
  • Ledende efterforsker: Charles Brand, MSc, University of Limerick
  • Ledende efterforsker: Brenda H O' Connell, B.A, University of Limerick

Datoer for undersøgelser

Disse datoer sporer fremskridtene for indsendelser af undersøgelsesrekord og resumeresultater til ClinicalTrials.gov. Studieregistreringer og rapporterede resultater gennemgås af National Library of Medicine (NLM) for at sikre, at de opfylder specifikke kvalitetskontrolstandarder, før de offentliggøres på den offentlige hjemmeside.

Studer store datoer

Studiestart

1. juni 2015

Primær færdiggørelse (Faktiske)

1. oktober 2015

Studieafslutning (Faktiske)

1. oktober 2015

Datoer for studieregistrering

Først indsendt

11. maj 2015

Først indsendt, der opfyldte QC-kriterier

13. maj 2015

Først opslået (Skøn)

14. maj 2015

Opdateringer af undersøgelsesjournaler

Sidste opdatering sendt (Skøn)

6. oktober 2015

Sidste opdatering indsendt, der opfyldte kvalitetskontrolkriterier

5. oktober 2015

Sidst verificeret

1. oktober 2015

Mere information

Begreber relateret til denne undersøgelse

Nøgleord

Andre undersøgelses-id-numre

  • BRiC2015

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