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CompletedNCT00259415Updated Jul 8, 2015

Telesupport: Evaluation of Professionally Led Support Groups for Caregivers

A Phase 1 interventional study of Caregiver support via telephone in Caregiver Burden, sponsored by Thomas Jefferson University. Completed at 1 site in United States. Open to female participants aged 55 Years and older. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2015-07-08.

Sponsored by Thomas Jefferson University · Phase 1 and Interventional

Phase
Phase 1
Study type
Interventional
Allocation
Randomized
Ages
55 Years and older
Sex
Female
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Study summary

This study is a collaborative effort between a community-based service organization, Supportive Older Women's Network (SOWN), and an academic research division at Thomas Jefferson University (TJU). We plan to use a randomized controlled two-group design to: 1) test the effectiveness of the intervention at 6 months to enhance social support and perceived efficacy in comparison to a control group; 2) test if gains are sustained over 12 months (within experimental group comparison); and 3) evaluate the cost and cost effectiveness of the intervention. Three secondary study aims are to describe the process and content of tele-support groups (dose/intensity, support group topics); evaluate the relative benefits for African American and White females; and determine if control group subjects benefit from receiving a peer's telephone number for mutual support (within group comparison between 6 and 12 months).

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Conditions studied

  • Caregiver Burden

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Keywords

  • Support groups
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In context

Caregiver Burden

422 studies on the registry are indexed under Caregiver Burden; 151 are open to participants now.

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Lead sponsor

Thomas Jefferson University is the lead sponsor of 384 studies on the registry; 71 are open to participants now.

Of its 44 completed or terminated interventional studies of FDA-regulated products, 20 (45%) have results posted.

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Who can participate

Ages eligible
55 Years and older
Sexes eligible
Female

Inclusion criteria

  • Caregivers will be recruited for study participation who fit the following criteria: 1) female, 2) 55 or older, 3) has been a caregiver for a minimum of 6 months, 3) provides care to a person with a physician's diagnosis of ADRD, 4) has weekly access to a telephone for one hour without interruption during working hours, or if unable to have uninterrupted time, willing to have home-maker service. Homemaker service during the tele-group meetings will be arranged by the recruitment source. For this study, we plan to recruit only females since they represent the majority of those providing care to persons with ADRD and have been shown to demonstrate significantly more stress and negative health outcomes than male caregivers.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Male
  • under age of 55
  • not a caregiver of person with ADRD
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Study design

Phase
Phase 1
Allocation
Randomized
Intervention model
Single group
Masking
Single

Interventions

  • BehavioralCaregiver support via telephone
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What researchers measure

Primary outcomes

  1. Caregiver depression

  2. Caregiver burdern

  3. Caregiver social support

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Study locations

1 site
  • Thomas Jefferson University
    Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19107, United States
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Updates

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No changes since tracking began. The registry record was last updated on Jul 8, 2015, before this site started recording changes on Sep 25, 2026. Its history is on ClinicalTrials.gov ↗
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Registry details

Key details

Study ID
NCT00259415
Lead sponsor
Thomas Jefferson University
First posted
Nov 29, 2005
Start date
Sep 2000
Last update
Jul 8, 2015

Study contacts

Laura N Gitlin, Ph.D
principal investigator · Thomas Jefferson
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