Jockey Club Stand-by-U Caregivers Community Support Project: In-home Respite for Caregivers of Older Adults

Study Results

Results pending

The study team has not published outcome measurements, participant flow, or safety data for this trial yet. Check back later for updates.

Basic Information

Get a concise snapshot of the trial, including recruitment status, study phase, enrollment targets, and key timeline milestones.

Recruitment Status

RECRUITING

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

5166 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2024-04-01

Study Completion Date

2027-10-31

Brief Summary

Review the sponsor-provided synopsis that highlights what the study is about and why it is being conducted.

The goal of this study is to investigate whether the in-home respite service model is effective in relieving caregiver's burden and improving their mental wellbeing. Caregivers are triaged into four levels of needs using a self-developed screening tool. Those screened as mild and moderate levels are admitted to the study, while those in low or high-needs levels are referred to other services.

Caregivers admitted in this study will receive either 12 or 36 hours of in-home respite services as the intervention. Trained volunteers or substitute caregivers will visit their home to take care the older adults, providing several hours of free time for the caregivers.

Assessments are conducted before and immediate after the intervention, and 3, 6, 12 months after the completion of intervention, to measure the changes in mental wellbeing of the caregivers.

A control group with no respite service provided is recruited to compare the effects in the changes of mental wellbeing.

Related Clinical Trials

Explore similar clinical trials based on study characteristics and research focus.

Cluster RCT of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to Support Caregivers of Older Adults in Hong Kong

NCT06473012

Caregiver Burden Depressive Symptoms Quality of Life +2 more

ENROLLING_BY_INVITATION NA

A Telecare-based Intervention in Reducing Stress Level of Informal Caregivers of Community-dwelling Older Adults

NCT05636982

Telemedicine

COMPLETED NA

Jockey Club Support Project

NCT07136064

Family Relations Resilience Emotion Regulation

RECRUITING NA

ACT-Based Training for Parental Burnout and Child Well-being

NCT07047378

Child Abuse Parental Burnout

RECRUITING NA

Ecological Momentary Intervention for Stroke Caregivers' Psychological Support

NCT04936828

Stroke Caregiver Burnout Depressive Symptoms +2 more

COMPLETED NA

Detailed Description

Dive into the extended narrative that explains the scientific background, objectives, and procedures in greater depth.

All participants will provide informed consent at the time of enrolment. Both caregivers and their care recipients will complete assessment before the respite service period.

Care recipients are assessed for their self-dependent ability in daily activities and their physical health condition.

Caregivers are screened for their overall needs level using a self-developed multidimensional screening tool. Those screened as High Needs level will be referred professional services. Those screened as Low will be recommended to join centre-based services. Caregivers who are in Mild or Moderate needs levels will be admitted to this project. They are also assessed using standard tests for measuring changes in mental health (using Depression Anxiety Stress Scales - Short Form (DASS-21)), caregiving burden (using Chinese Version of the Zarit Caregiver Burden Interview) and quality of life (using EQ-5D-5L).

As the intervention, caregivers in Mild-needs level will receive 12 hours of in-home respite service, whereas those in Moderate-level will receive 36 hours of service. Volunteer or substitute caregivers will provide in-home elderly-sitting service so that the caregivers can have some private time for themselves.

At the end of the intervention, caregivers and care recipients will complete the assessment again to measure the changes of their physical and mental health.

All participants will be contacted again for follow-up assessment 3, 6 and 12 months after the completion of intervention.

A control group with no respite service provided is recruited to compare the effects in the changes of mental wellbeing. They are contacted 3, 6 and 12 months after baseline measurement.

Conditions

See the medical conditions and disease areas that this research is targeting or investigating.

Caregiver Burnout Caregiver Wellbeing

Study Design

Understand how the trial is structured, including allocation methods, masking strategies, primary purpose, and other design elements.

Allocation Method

NON_RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Primary Study Purpose

HEALTH_SERVICES_RESEARCH

Blinding Strategy

NONE

Study Groups

Review each arm or cohort in the study, along with the interventions and objectives associated with them.

Caregivers - Mild Needs

Caregivers in Mild Needs level will receive 12 hours of respite service within 3 months

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

12 hr Respite Service

Intervention Type OTHER

12 hours of respite service within 3 months will be provided by volunteers. Volunteers will provide elderly-sitting service (accompany the care recipient) during the service session, and provide cognitive training or physical training to the care recipient if situation allows.

Caregivers - Moderate Needs

Caregivers in Moderate Needs level will receive 36 hours of respite service within 3 months

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

36 hr Respite Service

Intervention Type OTHER

36 hours of respite service within 3 months will be provided by substitute caregivers. Substitute caregivers will provide elderly-sitting service (accompany the care recipient) during the service session, and provide cognitive training or physical training to the care recipient if situation allows.

Control Group

Control Group will receive no service.

Group Type NO_INTERVENTION

No interventions assigned to this group

Interventions

Learn about the drugs, procedures, or behavioral strategies being tested and how they are applied within this trial.

12 hr Respite Service

12 hours of respite service within 3 months will be provided by volunteers. Volunteers will provide elderly-sitting service (accompany the care recipient) during the service session, and provide cognitive training or physical training to the care recipient if situation allows.

Intervention Type OTHER

36 hr Respite Service

36 hours of respite service within 3 months will be provided by substitute caregivers. Substitute caregivers will provide elderly-sitting service (accompany the care recipient) during the service session, and provide cognitive training or physical training to the care recipient if situation allows.

Intervention Type OTHER

Eligibility Criteria

Check the participation requirements, including inclusion and exclusion rules, age limits, and whether healthy volunteers are accepted.

Inclusion Criteria

* aged 18 or above
* provide care to at least one homebound older adult (aged 60 or above)
* provide no less than 6 hours of caregiving per week
* able to communicate in either Cantonese, Mandarin or English