Development and Implementation of Evidence-Based Family-Oriented Support for Young Carers and Their Families in Germany

NCT ID: NCT00734942

Last Updated: 2008-12-23

Study Results

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

UNKNOWN

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

150 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2009-01-31

Study Completion Date

2010-03-31

Brief Summary

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The purpose of this study is to develop and implement evidence-based and family-oriented support for young carers and their families in Germany. Hypothesis is that families' own support mechanisms, combined with externally provided support that is determined by the families' specific needs, will help to overcome their burden and enable families to live in the way they wish to despite chronic illness. This will lead to a measurable increase in HRQOL of children concerned.

Detailed Description

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Conditions

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Chronic Illness

Keywords

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young carers family support children (up to the age of 18) of chronically ill parents

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Primary Study Purpose

SUPPORTIVE_CARE

Blinding Strategy

SINGLE

Investigators

Study Groups

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1

intervention group

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

support service

Intervention Type OTHER

* professional partners for communication
* befriending with other families concerned
* information and education (about illness, symptoms, first aid, caring)
* free-time activities and time out
* homework assistance
* administrative advise
* support for everyday life

2

waiting group

Group Type NO_INTERVENTION

No interventions assigned to this group

Interventions

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support service

* professional partners for communication
* befriending with other families concerned
* information and education (about illness, symptoms, first aid, caring)
* free-time activities and time out
* homework assistance
* administrative advise
* support for everyday life

Intervention Type OTHER

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* children of mentally ill parents (chronic illness)
* children of somatically ill parents (chronic illness)

Exclusion Criteria

* children of drug addicted parents
Minimum Eligible Age

8 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

18 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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University of Witten/Herdecke

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Universität Witten/Herdecke

Principal Investigators

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Sabine Metzing-Blau, Dr.

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Institute of Nursing Science; Witten/Herdecke University

Wilfried Schnepp, Prof.Dr.

Role: STUDY_DIRECTOR

Institute of Nursing Science; Witten/Herdecke University

Locations

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Institute of Nursing Science

Witten, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany

Site Status

Countries

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Germany

Central Contacts

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Sabine Metzing-Blau, Dr.

Role: CONTACT

Phone: 00492302926

Email: [email protected]

Joerg grosse Schlarmann, MScN

Role: CONTACT

Phone: 00492302926

Email: [email protected]

Facility Contacts

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Sabine Metzing-Blau, Dr.

Role: primary

Joerg grosse Schlarmann, MScN

Role: backup

References

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Metzing S, Schnepp W. [The impact of caring on young carer's lives. An international literature review (1990-2006)]. Pflege. 2007 Dec;20(6):331-6. doi: 10.1024/1012-5302.20.6.331. German.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 18357746 (View on PubMed)

Sabine M, Schnepp W. [Children and adolescents as caregivers: who they are and what they do. An international literature review (1990-2006)]. Pflege. 2007 Dec;20(6):323-30. doi: 10.1024/1012-5302.20.6.323. German.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 18357745 (View on PubMed)

Schlarmann JG, Metzing-Blau S, Schnepp W. The use of health-related quality of life (HRQOL) in children and adolescents as an outcome criterion to evaluate family oriented support for young carers in Germany: an integrative review of the literature. BMC Public Health. 2008 Dec 17;8:414. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-8-414.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 19091099 (View on PubMed)

Schlarmann JG, Metzing S, Schoppmann S, Schnepp W. Germany's First Young Carers Project's Impact on the Children: Relieving the Entire Family. A Qualitative Evaluation. Open Nurs J. 2011;5:86-94. doi: 10.2174/1874434601105010086. Epub 2011 Oct 26.

Reference Type DERIVED
PMID: 22135716 (View on PubMed)

Related Links

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Other Identifiers

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01GT0619

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id