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A Problem-Solving Intervention for Family Caregivers in Palliative Oncology

24 octobre 2021 mis à jour par: Karla Washington, University of Missouri-Columbia
In congruence with the National Cancer Institute's commitment to supporting families of individuals with cancer across the full disease trajectory, the investigators seek to examine the feasibility of a technologically-mediated problem-solving intervention designed to improve the quality of life and decrease the psychological distress of family caregivers of cancer patients receiving outpatient palliative care. Investigators involved in this mixed methods pilot study will collect and analyze both quantitative and qualitative data, which will subsequently inform a large-scale randomized clinical trial of the problem-solving intervention.

Aperçu de l'étude

Statut

Complété

Les conditions

Intervention / Traitement

Description détaillée

Palliative oncology providers are ideally situated to improve the cancer journey for the millions of family members and friends who are vital to the care of seriously ill patients. In recent decades, the primary setting for cancer care has shifted from the hospital inpatient unit to the outpatient clinic, leaving family caregivers responsible for providing the majority of patient care in the home, often with little support or preparation. The numerous stressors associated with family caregiving often give rise to caregiver anxiety, depression, fatigue, neglect of self-care and, for particularly strained caregivers, psychological symptoms that mirror those experienced by trauma survivors. In congruence with the National Cancer Institute's commitment to supporting families of individuals with cancer across the full disease trajectory, the investigators seek to examine the feasibility of a technologically-mediated problem-solving intervention designed to improve the quality of life and decrease the psychological distress of family caregivers of cancer patients receiving outpatient palliative care. Specifically, the investigators aim to 1) examine the feasibility of the intervention relative to recruitment, randomization, retention, and fidelity to core intervention components; 2) investigate the impact of the intervention on family caregiver anxiety, depression, and quality of life; and 3) explore the benefits and challenges associated with the intervention from the perspective of participants. To accomplish these aims, investigators will recruit and randomly assign 82 family caregivers of cancer patients receiving outpatient palliative care into two groups (usual care and intervention) and collect quantitative and qualitative data, which will be analyzed to inform a future large-scale randomized clinical trial of the problem-solving intervention.

Type d'étude

Interventionnel

Inscription (Réel)

83

Phase

  • N'est pas applicable

Contacts et emplacements

Cette section fournit les coordonnées de ceux qui mènent l'étude et des informations sur le lieu où cette étude est menée.

Lieux d'étude

  • États-Unis
    • Missouri
      • Columbia, Missouri, États-Unis, 65212
        • University of Missouri Ambulatory Palliative Care Clinic

Critères de participation

Les chercheurs recherchent des personnes qui correspondent à une certaine description, appelée critères d'éligibilité. Certains exemples de ces critères sont l'état de santé général d'une personne ou des traitements antérieurs.

Critère d'éligibilité

Âges éligibles pour étudier

18 ans et plus (Adulte, Adulte plus âgé)

Accepte les volontaires sains

Oui

Sexes éligibles pour l'étude

Tout

La description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • 18 years of age or older,
  • access to an Internet-connected device that will support videoconferencing software

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Younger than 18 years of age,
  • lack of access to an Internet-connected device that will support videoconferencing software

Plan d'étude

Cette section fournit des détails sur le plan d'étude, y compris la façon dont l'étude est conçue et ce que l'étude mesure.

Comment l'étude est-elle conçue ?

Détails de conception

  • Objectif principal: Soins de soutien
  • Répartition: Randomisé
  • Modèle interventionnel: Affectation parallèle
  • Masquage: Aucun (étiquette ouverte)

Armes et Interventions

Groupe de participants / Bras
Intervention / Traitement
Comparateur actif: Unenhanced Monitoring
Family caregivers of cancer patients receiving outpatient palliative care will complete standardized questionnaires at the time of study enrollment and two, four, and eight weeks after study enrollment.
Autre: Unenhanced Monitoring
Study participant completes standardized questionnaires upon study enrollment and at two, four, and eight weeks after study enrollment.
Autres noms:
  • Unenhanced Monitoring of Behavioral Health Outcomes
Expérimental: Problem-Solving Intervention
Family caregivers of cancer patients receiving outpatient palliative care will use videoconferencing tools to participate in three problem-solving sessions with a member of the research team.
Autre: Unenhanced Monitoring
Study participant completes standardized questionnaires upon study enrollment and at two, four, and eight weeks after study enrollment.
Autres noms:
  • Unenhanced Monitoring of Behavioral Health Outcomes
Comportemental: Problem-Solving Intervention
The problem-solving approach that will be taught in the problem-solving intervention is based on the ADAPT model, which encourages participants to follow five steps when solving problems: focus on adopting a positive attitude to problem-solving, define the problem and set goals, generate a list of alternative solutions to the problem, predict consequences of the alternative solutions, and try implementing the most promising solution from among the list of alternatives. The problem-solving intervention will be delivered by a trained interventionist in three structured sessions using videoconferencing tools.
Autres noms:
  • Problem-Solving Intervention for Family Caregivers

Que mesure l'étude ?

Principaux critères de jugement

Mesure des résultats
Description de la mesure
Délai
Change in anxiety (as measured by the Generalized Anxiety Disorder Form - 7)
Délai: Upon study enrollment, two weeks, four weeks, eight weeks
Family caregivers indicate the frequency with which they experience seven different symptoms of anxiety (7 items); higher scores reflect higher anxiety severity.
Upon study enrollment, two weeks, four weeks, eight weeks

Mesures de résultats secondaires

Mesure des résultats
Description de la mesure
Délai
Change in depression (as measured by the Patient Health Questionnaire - 9)
Délai: Upon study enrollment, two weeks, four weeks, eight weeks
Family caregivers indicate the frequency with which they experience nine different symptoms of depression (9 items); higher scores reflect higher depression severity.
Upon study enrollment, two weeks, four weeks, eight weeks
Change in problem-solving approach (as measured by the Problem-Solving Inventory)
Délai: Upon study enrollment, two weeks, four weeks, eight weeks
Family caregivers indicate the extent to which different statements describing approaches to problem-solving apply to them (25 items).
Upon study enrollment, two weeks, four weeks, eight weeks
Change in quality of life (as measured by the Caregiver Quality of Life Index - Revised)
Délai: Upon study enrollment, two weeks, four weeks, eight weeks
Family caregivers complete four items rating their physical, emotional, social, and financial quality of life on a scale of 0-10.
Upon study enrollment, two weeks, four weeks, eight weeks

Autres mesures de résultats

Mesure des résultats
Description de la mesure
Délai
Change in caregiving problems and intensity
Délai: Upon study enrollment, two weeks, four weeks, eight weeks
Family caregivers select three problems and rate their corresponding distress using a scale of 0-3 where 0 = problem is not at all distressful and 3 = problem is very distressful (3 items).
Upon study enrollment, two weeks, four weeks, eight weeks

Collaborateurs et enquêteurs

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Parrainer

University of Missouri-Columbia

Les enquêteurs

  • Chercheur principal: Karla Washington, PhD, University of Missouri-Columbia

Publications et liens utiles

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Publications générales

Dates d'enregistrement des études

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Dates principales de l'étude

Début de l'étude (Réel)

1 avril 2015

Achèvement primaire (Réel)

29 avril 2017

Achèvement de l'étude (Réel)

24 mai 2017

Dates d'inscription aux études

Première soumission

17 avril 2015

Première soumission répondant aux critères de contrôle qualité

27 avril 2015

Première publication (Estimation)

28 avril 2015

Mises à jour des dossiers d'étude

Dernière mise à jour publiée (Réel)

26 octobre 2021

Dernière mise à jour soumise répondant aux critères de contrôle qualité

24 octobre 2021

Dernière vérification

1 octobre 2021

Plus d'information

Termes liés à cette étude

Mots clés

Termes MeSH pertinents supplémentaires

Autres numéros d'identification d'étude

  • 2002215

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