Feasibility of Internet Based Support (Carer eSupport) for Informal Caregivers of Patients With Head and Neck Cancer

NCT ID: NCT05028452

Last Updated: 2024-02-16

Study Results

Results pending

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

32 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2023-04-17

Study Completion Date

2023-09-30

Brief Summary

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Informal caregivers to patients with head and neck cancer report that they are unprepared for caregiving, that they experience a high caregiver burden and a deteriorated health. The aim is to develop an internet based intervention for informal caregivers of individuals with head and neck cancer and evaluate the feasibility and acceptability of the intervention. The internet based intervention (Carer eSupport) will be based on scientific evidence, established theoretical frameworks and focus groups with caregivers and health care professionals. The feasibility and acceptability of Carer eSupport will be evaluated by 30 caregivers who will have access to Carer eSupport during one months. The feasibility and acceptability of Carer eSupport will be evaluated with quantitative and qualitative data.

Detailed Description

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Conditions

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Caregivers Head and Neck Cancer Feasibility Study

Study Design

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Allocation Method

NA

Intervention Model

SINGLE_GROUP

Single group posttest only design
Primary Study Purpose

SUPPORTIVE_CARE

Blinding Strategy

NONE

Study Groups

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Internet based support

Internet based support for informal caregivers to individuals who are undergoing treatment for head and neck cancer.

Group Type OTHER

Internet based support

Intervention Type OTHER

Carer eSupport is designed to prepare informal caregivers for caregiving, to decrease caregiver burden and prevent a deteriorated health.

Interventions

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Internet based support

Carer eSupport is designed to prepare informal caregivers for caregiving, to decrease caregiver burden and prevent a deteriorated health.

Intervention Type OTHER

Other Intervention Names

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Carer eSupport

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Informal caregivers (defined by the patients) to patients with head and neck cancer who are about to start treatment, undergoing treatment or have completed treatment within the past month.

Exclusion Criteria

* Confusion or dementia, inability to understand, speak or read Swedish.
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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The Swedish Research Council

OTHER_GOV

Sponsor Role collaborator

Swedish Cancer Society

OTHER

Sponsor Role collaborator

Uppsala University Hospital

OTHER

Sponsor Role collaborator

Region Västerbotten

OTHER_GOV

Sponsor Role collaborator

Region Örebro County

OTHER

Sponsor Role collaborator

Uppsala University

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Responsibility Role SPONSOR

Principal Investigators

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Birgitta Johansson, Docent

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Uppsala University, Department of Immunology, Genetics and pathology

Locations

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Örebro University Hospital

Örebro, Blekinge Län, Sweden

Site Status

Uppsala university hospital

Uppsala, Uppsala County, Sweden

Site Status

Norrland University Hospital

Umeå, Västerbotten County, Sweden

Site Status

Sahlgrenska university hospital

Gothenburg, Västra Götaland County, Sweden

Site Status

Countries

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Sweden

References

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Langegard U, Cajander A, Carlsson M, von Essen L, Ahmad A, Laurell G, Tiblom Ehrsson Y, Johansson B. Internet-based support for informal caregivers to individuals with head and neck cancer (Carer eSupport): a study protocol for the development and feasibility testing of a complex online intervention. BMJ Open. 2022 May 27;12(5):e057442. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2021-057442.

Reference Type DERIVED
PMID: 35623759 (View on PubMed)

Other Identifiers

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Carer eSupport

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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