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German Adaptation of REACH II (GE-REACH)

5 de outubro de 2016 atualizado por: Hermann-Josef Gertz, University of Leipzig

German Adaptation of Resources to Enhance Alzheimer's Caregiver Health

The purpose of the present study is to adapt, to implement and to evaluate an support program for family caregivers of patients suffering from Alzheimers'Disease (AD). The intervention was comprehensive developed and successful evaluated in the USA and is called Resources to Enhance Alzheimers´Caregiver Health -second step (REACH II). To test the effectiveness of this German adaptation of REACH II the present implementation study is designed as randomized and controlled trial. Primary outcome is reducing family caregiver burden.

Visão geral do estudo

Status

Concluído

Intervenção / Tratamento

Descrição detalhada

Caring for elderly people with dementia imposes a heavy strain on care providers like family caregivers and puts them at risk of psychological and physical morbidity. A variety of psychosocial interventions have been developed which aim at improving caregiver emotional and physical health. These interventions differ in terms of treatment delivery (individual or group format) and content (education, symptom appraisal, problem solving, skill building, stress management or behavior modification). Systematic reviews and meta analyses have concluded that individualized programs have a greater impact than group interventions, and problem solving or behavior modification strategies are superior to education alone. Structured multi-component interventions may also reduce the risk of patients home admissions.

The intervention program "Resources to Enhance Alzheimer's Caregivers Health -second step" (REACH II) is a multimodal, individualized and structured multi-component intervention program for family caregivers and was successfully evaluated in a multisite, randomized and controlled trial in the USA. The overall objectives of REACH II are to identify and reduce modificable risk factors to enhance the well-being of the caregivers and to enhance the quality of care. It takes place at caregivers home and focuses on 5 domains that are important to caregivers: reducing depression, decreasing burden, improving self care, enhancing social support, and managing problem behaviours.

Since there is a lack of effective treatment programs for family caregivers of demented persons in the German Health system respectively care system the purpose of the present study is to adapt and to implement REACH II to the care system conditions of a medium-sized East German town (Leipzig). To test the effects of this adapted intervention program the present study is design as unisite, randomized and controlled trail. Primary outcome is reducing family caregiver burden.

Tipo de estudo

Intervencional

Inscrição (Real)

92

Estágio

  • Não aplicável

Contactos e Locais

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Locais de estudo

    • Saxonia
      • Leipzig, Saxonia, Alemanha, 04103
        • Klinik und Poliklinik für Psychiatrie und Psychotherapie

Critérios de participação

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Critérios de elegibilidade

Idades elegíveis para estudo

  • Filho
  • Adulto
  • Adulto mais velho

Aceita Voluntários Saudáveis

Não

Gêneros Elegíveis para o Estudo

Tudo

Descrição

Inclusion criteria

  • age 21 years or older
  • living with or sharing cooking facilities with the care recipient
  • providing care for a relative with a medical diagnosed Alzheimer disease or related disorder, vascular dementia or behavior variant frontotemporal dementia for at least 4 hours per day for at least the past 6 months

Exclusion criteria

  • Involvment in another caregiver intervention
  • actual psychiatric diagnosis of mental illness
  • illness that would prevent 6 months of study participation
  • forthcoming institutionalization of the person being cared.

Other requirements were logistic, including having a telephone, planning to remain in the geographic area for at least 6 months, and competency in German.

Plano de estudo

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Como o estudo é projetado?

Detalhes do projeto

  • Finalidade Principal: Tratamento
  • Alocação: Randomizado
  • Modelo Intervencional: Atribuição Paralela
  • Mascaramento: Nenhum (rótulo aberto)

Armas e Intervenções

Grupo de Participantes / Braço
Intervenção / Tratamento
Experimental: GE-REACH-program
The intervention program "Resources to Enhance Alzheimer's Caregivers Health -second step" (REACH II) is a multimodal, individualized and structured multi-component intervention program for family caregivers
Sem intervenção: grupo de controle
Cuidados usuais

O que o estudo está medindo?

Medidas de resultados primários

Medida de resultado
Descrição da medida
Prazo
Change From Baseline in Burden on the German Version of Zarit Caregiver Burden Interview (ZBI) (5-point Scale) at Month 6
Prazo: baseline and month 6
The ZBI is a validated , self-reported instrument assessing burden of caregivers of people with dementia over a undefined period of time. Possible scores range from 0 (no burden) to 88 (highest possible burden). Change = (month 6 - baseline score).
baseline and month 6
Change From Baseline in Burden on the German Version of Zarit Caregiver Burden Interview (ZBI) (5-point Scale) at Month 9
Prazo: baseline and month 9
The ZBI is a validated , self-reported instrument assessing burden of caregivers of people with dementia over a undefined period of time. Possible scores range from 0 (no burden) to 88 (highest possible burden). Change = (month 9 - baseline score).
baseline and month 9

Medidas de resultados secundários

Medida de resultado
Descrição da medida
Prazo
Change From Baseline in Somatization on the Patient Health Questionaire - 15 Items (PHQ-15) - Module Somatization at Month 6
Prazo: baseline and 6 month
PHQ-15 is a validated, self-reported instrument assessing somatization over the last 4-weeks time period. Possible scores range from 0 (no somatization) to 30 (most possible somatization). Change = (Month 6 Score - Baseline score)
baseline and 6 month
Change From Baseline in Somatization on the Patient Health Questionaire - 15 Items (PHQ-15) - Module Somatization at Month 9
Prazo: baseline and month 9
PHQ-15 is a validated, self-reported instrument assessing somatization over the last 4-weeks time period. Possible scores range from 0 (no somatization) to 30 (most possible somatization). Change = (Month 9 Score - Baseline score)
baseline and month 9
Change From Baseline in Mental Health on the Patient Health Questionnaire - 4 Items (PHQ-4) (4-point Scale) at Month 6
Prazo: baseline and month 6
PHQ-4 is a validated, self-reported Instrument assessing mental health over a 2 - week period. Possible scores range from 0 (not ill) to 18 (worst possible mental illness). Change = (Month 6 Score - Baseline score)
baseline and month 6
Change From Baseline in Mental Health on the Patient Health Questionnaire - 4 Items (PHQ-4) (4-point Scale) at Month 9
Prazo: baseline and month 9
PHQ-4 is a validated, self-reported Instrument assessing mental health over a 2 - week period. Possible scores range from 0 (not mental ill) to 18 (worst possible mental illness). Change = (Month 9 Score - Baseline score)
baseline and month 9
Change From Baseline in Social Support on the ENRICHED-Social-Support-Instrument (ESSI) (5-point Scale) at Month 6
Prazo: baseline and month 6
ESSI is a validated, self-reported instrument assessing perceived social support of the caregivers over a undefined period of time. Possible scores range from 1 (no social support) to 25 (most possible social support). Change = (month 6 score - Baseline score)
baseline and month 6
Change From Baseline in Social Support on the ENRICHED-Social-Support-Instrument (ESSI) (5-point Scale) at Month 9
Prazo: baseline and month 9
ESSI is a validated, self-reported instrument assessing perceived social support of the caregivers over a undefined period of time. Possible scores range from 1 (no social support) to 25 (most possible social support). Change = (month 9 score - Baseline score)
baseline and month 9
Change From Baseline in Psychological Quality of Life on the German Version of the Mental Component Summary of the General Health Questionaire Short Form 12 (SF-12) at Month 6
Prazo: baseline and month 6
SF-12 - mental component is a validated, self-reported instrument assessing psychological quality of live of the caregivers over the last four weeks time period. Possible scores range from 0 (lowest level of health) and 100 (highest level of health). Change = (Month 6 Score - Baseline score)
baseline and month 6
Change From Baseline in Psychological Quality of Life on the German Version of the Mental Component Summary of the General Health Questionaire Short Form 12 (SF-12) at Month 9
Prazo: baseline and month 9
SF-12 is a validated, self-reported instrument assessing psychological and physical quality of live of the caregivers over the last four weeks time period. Possible scores range from 0 (lowest level of health) and 100 (highest level of health). Change = (Month 9 Score - Baseline score)
baseline and month 9
Change From Baseline in Physical Quality of Life on the German Version of the Physical Component Summary of the General Health Questionaire Short Form 12 (SF-12) at Month 6
Prazo: baseline and month 6
SF-12 is a validated, self-reported instrument assessing psychological and physical quality of live of the caregivers over the last four weeks time period. Possible scores range from 0 (lowest level of health) and 100 (highest level of health). Change = (Month 6 Score - Baseline score)
baseline and month 6
Change From Baseline in Physical Quality of Life on the German Version of the Physical Component Summary of the General Health Questionaire Short Form 12 (SF-12) at Month 9
Prazo: baseline and month 9
SF-12 is a validated, self-reported instrument assessing psychological and physical quality of live of the caregivers over the last four weeks time period. Possible scores range from 0 (lowest level of health) and 100 (highest level of health). Change = (Month 9 Score - Baseline score)
baseline and month 9
Change From Baseline in Frequency of Problem Behavior on a German Version of the Frequency Subscale of the Revised Memory and Behavior Problem Checklist (RMBPC) - (5-point Scale) at Month 6
Prazo: baseline and month 6
RMBPC frequency subscale is a validated, proxy-reported instrument assessing the frequency of problem behavior of cognitively impaired persons over the last week time period. Possible scores range from 0 (never occured) and 96 (extremely often). Change = (Month 6 Score - Baseline score)
baseline and month 6
Change From Baseline in Frequency of Problem Behavior on a German Version of the Frequency Subscale of the Revised Memory and Behavior Problem Checklist (RMBPC) - (5-point Scale) at Month 9
Prazo: baseline and month 9
The frequency subscale of the RMBPC is a validated proxy-reported instrument assessing the frequency of problem behavior of cognitively impaired persons over the last week time period. Possible scores range from 0 (never occured) and 96 (extremely often). Change = (Month 9 Score - Baseline score)
baseline and month 9
Change From Baseline in Strength of Reaction of Caregivers to Problem Behavior on a German Version of the Reaction Subscale of the Revised Memory and Behavior Problem Checklist (RMBPC) - (5-point Scale) at Month 6
Prazo: baseline and month 6
RMBPC reaction subscale is a validated self-reported instrument assessing the strength of reaction of caregivers to problem behavior of cognitively impaired persons over the last week time period. Possible scores range from 0 (no reaction) and 96 (extremely strong reaction). Change = (Month 6 Score - Baseline score)
baseline and month 6
Change From Baseline in Strength of Reaction of Caregivers to Problem Behavior on a German Version of the Reaction Subscale of the Revised Memory and Behavior Problem Checklist (RMBPC) - (5-point Scale) at Month 9
Prazo: baseline and month 9
RMBPC reaction subscale is a validated self-reported instrument assessing the strength of reaction of caregivers to problem behavior of cognitively impaired persons over the last week time period. Possible scores range from 0 (no reaction) and 96 (extremely strong reaction). Change = (Month 9 Score - Baseline score)
baseline and month 9

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Investigadores

  • Investigador principal: Hermann-Josef Gertz, Prof. Dr., Klinik und Poliklinik für Psychiatrie der Universität Leipzig

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Datas de registro do estudo

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Datas Principais do Estudo

Início do estudo

1 de outubro de 2012

Conclusão Primária (Real)

1 de janeiro de 2015

Conclusão do estudo (Real)

1 de janeiro de 2015

Datas de inscrição no estudo

Enviado pela primeira vez

17 de setembro de 2012

Enviado pela primeira vez que atendeu aos critérios de CQ

20 de setembro de 2012

Primeira postagem (Estimativa)

21 de setembro de 2012

Atualizações de registro de estudo

Última Atualização Postada (Estimativa)

29 de novembro de 2016

Última atualização enviada que atendeu aos critérios de controle de qualidade

5 de outubro de 2016

Última verificação

1 de outubro de 2016

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