An interventional study of iCBT-based EMI in Stroke, Caregiver Burden and Mobile Phone Use, sponsored by The University of Hong Kong. Status unknown at 5 sites in Hong Kong. Open to participants aged 18 Years and older. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2024-07-11.
Sponsored by The University of Hong Kong · Not applicable, Interventional, and Other
Psychological distress including depression and anxiety is a major component of caregiver stress, and its negative impact on caregivers' health and well-being has been established in the literature. A recent meta-analysis reported the prevalence of depression and anxiety in stroke caregivers as 40.2% and 21.4% respectively.
An evidence profile report by the World Health Organization(WHO) has emphasised that psychological support is crucial in helping caregivers in the community to continue caring for individuals with long-term disabilities, such as stroke patients. Therefore, early psychological intervention (EPI) is crucial to improve the management and prognosis of an individual who are facing stressful events like caregiving.
The main aim of this study is to prevent or alleviate the significant psychological consequences in carers resulting from stroke events in family members. Internet-delivered cognitive-behavioural therapy (iCBT) is delivered as an ecological momentary intervention (EMI) to support the clients to engage in cognitive reframing and empower them with proper knowledge, skills and attitudes to make behavioural changes.
7,443 studies on the registry are indexed under Stroke; 2,012 are open to participants now.
This study's planned enrollment of 152 is above the median of 50 across 5,482 interventional studies indexed under Stroke.
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Receive iCBT-based EMI with message content, delivery frequency and timing personalised to participants' preferences.
Behavioral: iCBT-based EMI
Receive general mental health information through instant message.
Consists of brief iCBT for psychological support (mandatory), stroke care education (optional), and nurse-led real-time chat-based support messages, delivered according to participants' preferences.
Depressive symptoms (Patient Health Questionnaire-9 [PHQ-9])
A 9-item scale with score ranging from 0 to 27, higher scores indicate higher severity of depressive symptom
Time frame: 24-week
Anxiety symptoms (Generalized Anxiety Disorder-7 [GAD-7])
A 7-item scale with score ranging from 0 to 21, higher scores indicate higher severity of anxiety symptoms
Time frame: 24-week
Stress level (Perceived Stress Scale [PSS-4])
A 4-item scale with score ranging from 0 to 16, higher scores indicate higher severity of stress
Time frame: 24-week
Loneliness level (UCLA Loneliness Scale [ULS-8])
The total score (8 items) ranges from 8 to 32 points, with higher scores suggesting a higher degree of loneliness
Time frame: 24-week
Acceptance and Action Questionnaire-II (AAQ-II)
The total score (7 items) ranges from 7 to 49 points, with higher scores suggesting a higher degree of psychological inflexibility and experiential avoidance
Time frame: 24-week
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Started Jul 2023 (actual). Primary completion is estimated for Jul 2025, 24 months after the start.
Of 2,859 non-industry interventional studies with no phase under Stroke, half reached primary completion within 23 months of starting (the median), counting those still running; a quarter within 10 and three quarters within 45. This study's planned 24 months is close to that.
Counting every sponsor, half of 2,988 studies reached it within 23 months; a quarter within 10 and three quarters within 45.
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