Care4U: Self Management Intervention for Older Adult Caregivers

NCT ID: NCT01764399

Last Updated: 2023-09-05

Basic Information

• Recruitment Status: COMPLETED
• Clinical Phase: NA
• Total Enrollment: 6 participants
• Study Classification: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Start Date: 2013-03-01
• Study Completion Date: 2013-12-01

Brief Summary

Older adults caring for others often neglect their own health. This research is being done to see if helping caregivers focus on their own needs can improve their health and ability to care for others

Detailed Description

The specific aims are to evaluate the Care4U intervention in order to refine the intervention for a larger clinical trial, which includes 1) subject acceptability of the intervention, 2) evaluation of intervention delivery, fidelity, and data collection, and 3) evaluation of the components of the intervention (patient activation, knowledge, self-efficacy, and CV self-management strategies).

Recruitment was conducted in 2 acute care hospitals from April 2013 through Dec 2013. Six caregivers were enrolled during this time, with one dropping out after baseline.

The participants completing the study (n=5) provided data related to the aim. Four participants were able to use Adobe Connect via the provided laptops with written instructions and phone coaching. Delivery of the intervention via Adobe connect was enjoyed by the participants, with minimal connectivity problems. Participants were interested in websites and videos related to their health, but did not relate exploring these links on the laptop desktop without suggestion from the PI.

Conditions

Cardiovascular Risk Factor

Study Design

• Allocation Method: RANDOMIZED
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Primary Study Purpose: PREVENTION
• Blinding Strategy: NONE

Study Groups

Care4U intervention

Care4U intervention with 6 weekly sessions focusing on physical activity, healthy eating, self-management, emotional responses.

Group Type: EXPERIMENTAL

Care4U

Intervention Type: BEHAVIORAL

Information group

The information group receives 6 weekly socialization sessions.

Group Type: NO_INTERVENTION

No interventions assigned to this group

Interventions

Care4U

Intervention Type: BEHAVIORAL

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

• Describes self as an informal Caregiver of patient who has undergone cardiac surgery (revascularization, valve, or combination)and performs ≥1 activity of daily living or instrumental activity of daily living for the patient
• ≥ 65 years
• Self-reports ≥1 modifiable cardiovascular risk (hypertension, hyperlipidemia, physical inactivity, obesity)
• Lives in the same residence with patient
• Oriented to person, place, and time (asking the subject to state their name, where he/she is (for example what building, town and state) and what time it is (time, day, date)
• Able to hear, and speak and read English

Exclusion Criteria

• Permanent residence in skilled or assisted care facility
• Participation in 3 times per week exercise during the past 6 months. -

• Minimum Eligible Age: 65 Years
• Eligible Sex: ALL
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: No

Sponsors

University of Nebraska

OTHER

Sponsor Role: lead

Responsible Party

Responsibility Role: SPONSOR

Principal Investigators

Paula S Schulz, PhD

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

University of Nebraska

Locations

Bryan Health

Lincoln, Nebraska, United States

Countries

United States

Other Identifiers

0552-12-FB

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id