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A Problem-Solving Intervention for Family Caregivers in Palliative Oncology

24. oktober 2021 oppdatert av: 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.

Studieoversikt

Status

Fullført

Forhold

Intervensjon / Behandling

Detaljert beskrivelse

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.

Studietype

Intervensjonell

Registrering (Faktiske)

83

Fase

  • Ikke aktuelt

Kontakter og plasseringer

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Studiesteder

  • Forente stater
    • Missouri
      • Columbia, Missouri, Forente stater, 65212
        • University of Missouri Ambulatory Palliative Care Clinic

Deltakelseskriterier

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Kvalifikasjonskriterier

Alder som er kvalifisert for studier

18 år og eldre (Voksen, Eldre voksen)

Tar imot friske frivillige

Ja

Kjønn som er kvalifisert for studier

Alle

Beskrivelse

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

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: Ingen (Open Label)

Våpen og intervensjoner

Deltakergruppe / Arm
Intervensjon / Behandling
Aktiv komparator: 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.
Annen: Unenhanced Monitoring
Study participant completes standardized questionnaires upon study enrollment and at two, four, and eight weeks after study enrollment.
Andre navn:
  • Unenhanced Monitoring of Behavioral Health Outcomes
Eksperimentell: 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.
Annen: Unenhanced Monitoring
Study participant completes standardized questionnaires upon study enrollment and at two, four, and eight weeks after study enrollment.
Andre navn:
  • Unenhanced Monitoring of Behavioral Health Outcomes
Atferdsmessig: 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.
Andre navn:
  • Problem-Solving Intervention for Family Caregivers

Hva måler studien?

Primære resultatmål

Resultatmål
Tiltaksbeskrivelse
Tidsramme
Change in anxiety (as measured by the Generalized Anxiety Disorder Form - 7)
Tidsramme: 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

Sekundære resultatmål

Resultatmål
Tiltaksbeskrivelse
Tidsramme
Change in depression (as measured by the Patient Health Questionnaire - 9)
Tidsramme: 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)
Tidsramme: 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)
Tidsramme: 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

Andre resultatmål

Resultatmål
Tiltaksbeskrivelse
Tidsramme
Change in caregiving problems and intensity
Tidsramme: 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

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Sponsor

University of Missouri-Columbia

Etterforskere

  • Hovedetterforsker: Karla Washington, PhD, University of Missouri-Columbia

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Studer hoveddatoer

Studiestart (Faktiske)

1. april 2015

Primær fullføring (Faktiske)

29. april 2017

Studiet fullført (Faktiske)

24. mai 2017

Datoer for studieregistrering

Først innsendt

17. april 2015

Først innsendt som oppfylte QC-kriteriene

27. april 2015

Først lagt ut (Anslag)

28. april 2015

Oppdateringer av studieposter

Sist oppdatering lagt ut (Faktiske)

26. oktober 2021

Siste oppdatering sendt inn som oppfylte QC-kriteriene

24. oktober 2021

Sist bekreftet

1. oktober 2021

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Andre studie-ID-numre

  • 2002215

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