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Mobilized Psychoeducation and Skills Based Intervention (Pep-Pal) for Caregivers of Patients With Advanced Illness

31. juli 2020 oppdatert av: University of Colorado, Denver

A Pilot Study of a Mobilized Psychoeducation and Skills Based Intervention (Pep-Pal) for Caregivers of Patients With Advanced Illness

The proposed project is a pilot study of the Pep-Pal (Psychoeducation and Skills Based Intervention) versus a treatment as usual control group. A total of 60 caregivers; including caregivers of patients with HSCT (Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation), caregivers enrolled in Phase I clinical trials, and caregivers of patients with advanced cancer (Stage III, solid tumor) will be enrolled in this study. The investigators do not expect different outcomes from these three groups, rather these populations are selected to optimize recruitment within a short time frame. The caregivers will be randomized to either treatment as usual or Pep-Pal intervention.

Studieoversikt

Status

Fullført

Forhold

Intervensjon / Behandling

Detaljert beskrivelse

The proposed project is a pilot study of the Pep-Pal intervention versus a treatment as usual control group. A total of 60 caregivers; caregivers of patients with HSCT, caregivers of patients enrolled in phase I oncology trials, and caregivers of patients with advanced cancer (Stage IV, solid tumor) will be enrolled in this study. The investigators do not expect different outcomes from these three groups, rather these populations are selected to optimize recruitment within a short time frame. The caregivers will be randomized to either treatment as usual or Pep-Pal intervention. The proposed study population is based on prior research indicating that caregivers of patients receiving HSCT, caregivers of patients enrolled in phase I oncology trials, and caregivers of patients with advanced cancer experience significant distress. In addition, an initial study of caregivers of patients receiving allogeneic-HSCT were able to benefit from a brief, cognitive behavioral stress management treatment approach. A study examining distress in phase I oncology clinical trial patient caregivers highlighted the need for more support for this significantly distressed population. Furthermore, initial results of the qualitative development study for Pep-Pal yielded support for a mobilized platform delivery of resources for caregivers to manage distress because they acknowledged many barriers to engaging in in-person treatment to manage distress.

Studietype

Intervensjonell

Registrering (Faktiske)

69

Fase

  • Ikke aktuelt

Kontakter og plasseringer

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Studiesteder

    • Colorado
      • Aurora, Colorado, Forente stater, 80045
        • University of Colorado, Denver

Deltakelseskriterier

Forskere ser etter personer som passer til en bestemt beskrivelse, kalt kvalifikasjonskriterier. Noen eksempler på disse kriteriene er en persons generelle helsetilstand eller tidligere behandlinger.

Kvalifikasjonskriterier

Alder som er kvalifisert for studier

18 år til 85 år (Voksen, Eldre voksen)

Tar imot friske frivillige

Ja

Kjønn som er kvalifisert for studier

Alle

Beskrivelse

Inclusion Criteria:

  1. Women and men ≥ 18 years of age of any ethnicity
  2. Must endorse a moderate level of anxiety (e.g. Score above an 8 on the Hospital and Anxiety Depression Scale (HADS))
  3. Speak and read in English
  4. Caregiver of a patient with auto HSCT who are moving forward with bone marrow transplant or have receive a bone marrow transplant
  5. Caregiver of a patient in a Phase I Clinical Trial
  6. Caregiver of a patient diagnosed with advanced cancer (stage III or stage IV)
  7. No Cognitive or psychiatric conditions prohibiting participation
  8. Must meet criteria for being a primary caregiver, defined as, the person in the patient's life who is primarily responsible for care decisions, emotionally invested in the patient's care, provides instrumental care such as transportation for a patient receiving auto-HSCT, enrolled in a phase I oncology clinical trial, or of a patient diagnosed with advanced cancer (stage IV, solid tumor).
  9. Have a computer, smartphone, or tablet with internet access

Exclusion Criteria:

  1. Caregivers below the age of 18
  2. Score below an 8 on the Hospital and Anxiety Depression Scale (HADS)
  3. Cannot speak and read in English
  4. Patient does not receive a bone marrow transplant
  5. Patient is not enrolled in a Phase I clinical trial
  6. Patient is not diagnosed with Stage III or Stage IV cancer
  7. Cognitive conditions prohibiting participation

Studieplan

Denne delen gir detaljer om studieplanen, inkludert hvordan studien er utformet og hva studien måler.

Hvordan er studiet utformet?

Designdetaljer

  • Primært formål: Støttende omsorg
  • Tildeling: Randomisert
  • Intervensjonsmodell: Parallell tildeling
  • Masking: Enkelt

Våpen og intervensjoner

Deltakergruppe / Arm
Intervensjon / Behandling
Eksperimentell: Pep-Pal + Treatment as Usual
If the caregiver is assigned to the Pep-Pal intervention condition, the RA will provide access to the mobilized website (passcode) through an email. Caregivers will be instructed to watch each session at least once. It will be recommended that caregivers watch one to two new sessions per week so that they can have enough time to practice the skills between sessions. In addition, they will be told that they can go back and watch the sessions for review as many times as they like. Full participation will be defined as watching at least 7/9 sessions (75% of program) based on previous criteria for similar intervention completion in a prior trial with advanced cancer patients.
Pep-Pal is designed to complement the utilization of other resources, provide support when no other resources can be obtained, or provide support in the interim until greater resources can be obtained. In this way, Pep-Pal is a resource for our most hard to reach caregivers.
Aktiv komparator: Treatment as Usual
Treatment as usual provides voluntary (at the caregiver's discretion) support services for the caregivers which is rarely used by the caregivers.

Hva måler studien?

Primære resultatmål

Resultatmål
Tiltaksbeskrivelse
Tidsramme
Evaluation of Exit Interviews
Tidsramme: 12 weeks
Qualitative feedback will be gathered from the first 15 Pep-Pal completer's for individual interviews (5 from Phase I group, 5 from Hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT) group, 5 from medical oncology) upon completion of the follow-up assessments at 12 weeks about usage, acceptability of content, and impressions of using Pep-Pal.
12 weeks
Pep-Pal Self-Report sessions at 12 Weeks
Tidsramme: 12 weeks
The Investigators will assess feasibility by examining recruitment, retention, as well as reasons for refusal, frequency of sessions watched and length of time spent watching each session. Self report usage of peppal: Usage of Pep-Pal will be quantitatively assessed by asking each participant in the intervention group about their usage including frequency; how many times they watched each session and length of viewing for each session (partial or complete). They will be asked to rate level of usage based on a Likert-scale ranging from not at all to very often for each session (0-10). They will be asked to rank order the list of sessions from most helpful to least helpful.
12 weeks
Evaluation of Self-Report Caregiver reported outcomes at Baseline
Tidsramme: Week 1
Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale-Anxiety subscale (HADS-A)
Week 1
Evaluation of Self-report caregiver reported outcomes at 12 weeks
Tidsramme: Week 12
Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale-Anxiety subscale (HADS-A)
Week 12

Sekundære resultatmål

Resultatmål
Tiltaksbeskrivelse
Tidsramme
Evaluation of Self-report caregiver reported outcomes at baseline
Tidsramme: Week 1
Center for Epidemiologic Studies Depression Scale (CESD)
Week 1
Evaluation of Self-report caregiver reported outcomes at baseline
Tidsramme: Week 1
Perceived Stress Scale (PSS)
Week 1
Evaluation of Self-report caregiver reported outcomes at baseline
Tidsramme: Week 1
Female Sexual Function Index (FSFI)
Week 1
Evaluation of Self-report caregiver reported outcomes at baseline
Tidsramme: Week 1
Male Sexual Health Questionnaire(MSHQ)
Week 1
Evaluation of Self-report caregiver reported outcomes at baseline
Tidsramme: Week 1
Measure of Current Status (MOCS-A)
Week 1
Evaluation of Self-report caregiver reported outcomes at 12 weeks
Tidsramme: Week 12
Center for Epidemiologic Studies Depression Scale (CESD)
Week 12
Evaluation of Self-report caregiver reported outcomes at 12 weeks
Tidsramme: Week 12
Perceived Stress Scale (PSS)
Week 12
Evaluation of Self-report caregiver reported outcomes at 12 weeks
Tidsramme: Week 12
Female Sexual Function Index (FSFI)
Week 12
Evaluation of Self-report caregiver reported outcomes at 12 weeks
Tidsramme: Week 12
Male Sexual Health Questionnaire(MSHQ)
Week 12
Evaluation of Self-report caregiver reported outcomes at 12 weeks
Tidsramme: Week 12
Measure of Current Status (MOCS-A)
Week 12

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Sponsor

Samarbeidspartnere

Etterforskere

  • Hovedetterforsker: Nicole R Amoyal-Pensak, PhD, University of Colorado, Denver

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Studer hoveddatoer

Studiestart (Faktiske)

1. desember 2016

Primær fullføring (Faktiske)

17. november 2017

Studiet fullført (Faktiske)

13. juli 2018

Datoer for studieregistrering

Først innsendt

28. september 2016

Først innsendt som oppfylte QC-kriteriene

21. desember 2016

Først lagt ut (Anslag)

26. desember 2016

Oppdateringer av studieposter

Sist oppdatering lagt ut (Faktiske)

4. august 2020

Siste oppdatering sendt inn som oppfylte QC-kriteriene

31. juli 2020

Sist bekreftet

1. juli 2020

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Andre studie-ID-numre

  • 16-0990

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