SOSteniamoci: An Internet-based Intervention to Support Informal Caregivers.

Bar-Ilan University, Israel

Status: Completed

Conditions: Caregiver Burden

Treatments: Behavioral: Intervention group SOSteniamoci

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT05301257

01122021

Details and patient eligibility

About

The purpose of this study is to evaluate efficacy of internet intervention for informal caregivers in Italy in reducing their care-giving burden.

Full description

This intervention is going to take a form of an Internet-based Intervention (IBI) consisting of eight therapeutic modules. These are the themes, as listed chronologically: Introduction, Thoughts and Acceptance, Problem Solving, Stress and relaxation, Communication, Behavioural Activation, Worry and Anxiety, Maintenance. These themes were chosen after considering topics which might be the most useful for someone in a role of an informal caregiver, considering the trans-diagnostic nature of the intervention.

Effect of the intervention will be compared against a wait-list control group. Intervention is in Italian.

Enrollment: 105 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18+ years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

1. 18 years old or over and both gender;
2. spent at least the last couple of months providing care;
3. must have internet access and the ability to use a computer or any other compatible device;
4. must be able to complete a phone interview -

Exclusion criteria

1. having severe physical or mental impairments, psychiatric conditions or neurological disorders; 2) the person in need of care has a life expectancy below or approximately around 6 months; 3) not able to use a computer or an electronic device; 4) not able to complete a phone interview;

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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105 participants in 2 patient groups

Experimental Group SOSteniamoci

Experimental group

Description:

Trans-diagnostic, 8 module, 8 week long internet intervention for reducing informal caregiver burden

Treatment:

Behavioral: Intervention group SOSteniamoci

Control Group SOSteniamoci

No Intervention group

Description:

Participants in the control group will be instructed to wait. Once intervention group will be finished, participants in control group will be able to access the same intervention