Web-based Support for Family Caregivers of Patients With Advanced Cancer

NCT ID: NCT05785494

Last Updated: 2025-08-08

Study Results

Results pending

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITING

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

204 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2022-09-01

Study Completion Date

2026-12-31

Brief Summary

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For family caregivers of patients with advanced cancer, preparedness for caregiving is crucial for maintaining health and quality of life both during care and after the death of the patient. This project contributes to earlier research funded by the Swedish Cancer Society, about an intervention that was delivered by a multi-professional team and proved to be successful in promoting preparedness. However, such interventions are often costly and logistically challenging. In addition, the Covid-19 pandemic has further significantly raised the need for digital alternatives in healthcare. As a possible solution, an evidence-based intervention, narstaende.se, has been developed consisting of recorded videos of conversations between clinicians and family caregivers (actors), linked to informational texts and a moderated chat forum. The intervention was pilot tested during 2020 and 2021, exploring feasibility, content and family caregivers' experiences. As preliminary results are promising, the intervention is taken one step further and tested as a web-based intervention in a larger scale.

Detailed Description

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Conditions

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Family End of Life Cancer Metastatic Chronic Illness

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Primary Study Purpose

SUPPORTIVE_CARE

Blinding Strategy

NONE

Study Groups

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Intervention

Access to web-site

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Narstaende.se

Intervention Type OTHER

Web-site with supportive information, videos and chat forum targeting family caregivers of patients with life-threatening illness.

Control

Standard care

Group Type NO_INTERVENTION

No interventions assigned to this group

Interventions

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Narstaende.se

Web-site with supportive information, videos and chat forum targeting family caregivers of patients with life-threatening illness.

Intervention Type OTHER

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Being a family caregiver, over 18 years of age, to a person with life-threatening illness cared for in specialized home care.

Exclusion Criteria

* Not being able to communicate in Swedish
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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Ersta Sköndal University College

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Anette Alvariza

Professor

Responsibility Role PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Locations

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Marie Cederschiöld University

Stockholm, , Sweden

Site Status

Countries

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Sweden

References

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Bauman C, Wallin V, Doveson S, Furst P, Hudson P, Kreicbergs U, Alvariza A. The family caregiver-targeted web-based intervention "narstaende.se" facilitated everyday life for couples facing life-threatening illness: A qualitative study. Palliat Med. 2025 May;39(5):574-583. doi: 10.1177/02692163251327893. Epub 2025 Apr 12.

Reference Type DERIVED
PMID: 40219770 (View on PubMed)

Other Identifiers

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MarieCederschiöldUniversity

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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