Status:
RECRUITING
Mindfulness-Based Intervention for Caregivers of Frail Older Chinese Adults
Lead Sponsor:
The Hong Kong Polytechnic University
Conditions:
Frailty
Caregiver Burnout
Eligibility:
All Genders
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
This is study to investigate the effects of a brief mindfulness-based program for frail older adults caregivers.
Detailed Description
The proposed study is a multi-site, three-arm randomized controlled trial of a mindfulness-based intervention for Chinese family caregivers in Hong Kong. Effects of the intervention will be compared w...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Caregivers of frail elderly based on a professional's assessment of Clinical Frailty Scale with a score of 6, indicating a moderate level of frailty or above (Rockwood et al., 2005)
- Caregivers being adult children or children in-law of the elder care receiver
- Caregivers who are experiencing caregiver burden at the time of study, with scores of 8 or above in Zarit Burden Interview-4
Exclusion
- impairment, which may present difficulties in comprehending the content of the program
- Spouses, siblings, or friends will be excluded
- Caregivers of elders with moderate to severe dementia will be excluded and the Clinical Dementia Rating Scale will be administered
- Caregivers who had participated in an eight week Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction or equivalent
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
May 3 2021
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ESTIMATED
End Date :
March 30 2024
Estimated Enrollment :
240 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT04861610
Start Date
May 3 2021
End Date
March 30 2024
Last Update
March 5 2024
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The Hong Kong Polytechnic University
Hong Kong, Hong Kong, 852