Status:
COMPLETED
Facilitating Caregiver Adaptation to Patient Institutionalization
Lead Sponsor:
University of Pittsburgh
Conditions:
Dementia
Stroke
Eligibility:
All Genders
21+ years
Phase:
PHASE3
Brief Summary
This study will assess the effects of an intervention targeting family caregivers who recently placed a relative in a long-term care facility because of cognitive and/or physical disability. In a two ...
Detailed Description
This study is designed to address three interrelated needs of caregivers who recently placed a relative in a long-term care facility: (a) psychiatric problems, particularly depression and anxiety whic...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- The Caregiver
- is a family member/partner (e.g., spouse, child, or fictive kin) of institutionalized person;
- is 21 years of age or older;
- provided a minimum of 3 months of in-home care prior to institutionalization;
- speaks English; and
- plans to live in the area for at least 6 months.
- The care recipient/resident must:
- (1) be 50 years old or older; and (2) have been permanently placed within a long-term care facility within the last 120 days with impairment in at least 3 of 6 Activities of Daily Living.
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Exclusion
- (1) care recipient is enrolled in a hospice program.
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
January 1 2008
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
March 1 2013
Estimated Enrollment :
217 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT01194128
Start Date
January 1 2008
End Date
March 1 2013
Last Update
December 2 2015
Active Locations (1)
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University of Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States, 15260