Telephone Assessment and Skill-Building Intervention for Stroke Caregivers

Completed · Phase 3

Conditions studied: Stroke, Family Caregivers

In brief

The purpose of this study is to test the efficacy of the revised Telephone Assessment and Skill-Building Kit (TASK II) compared with an Information, Support, and Referral (ISR) intervention in family caregivers of stroke survivors. We will also test if TASK II intervention effects on primary outcomes (depressive symptoms, caregiving-related negative life changes, unhealthy days) are mediated through effects on secondary outcomes (task difficulty, optimism, threat appraisal). Comparative costs and outcomes for the TASK II and ISR interventions will also be explored.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT01275495

Run by

Indiana University

People needed

254

Starts

2010-05-01

Expected to finish

2014-07-01

Last updated by the study team

2015-03-31

Who can join

Age: 21 and older. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Primary caregiver (unpaid family member or significant other) of a stroke survivor
• No more than 8 weeks after survivor discharged home
• Plans to be providing care for 1 year or longer
• Access to a telephone
• Willingness to participate in 9 calls from a nurse and 5 data collection interviews at designated study time points

You may not qualify if…

• Caregiver or survivor age < 21 years
• Caregiver denies that survivor has had a stroke
• Caregiver does not consider him or herself a caregiver, stating that the survivor is not impaired or is the same as before the stroke
• Caregiver has low task difficulty (OCBS task difficulty score < 16)
• Caregiver communication difficulties (e.g., hearing loss)
• Caregiver not fluent in the English language
• Caregiver 6-item MMSE score less than 4
• Survivor residing in a nursing home or long-term care facility
• Survivor or caregiver has a terminal illness (e.g., cancer, end of life condition with decreased life expectancy, renal failure requiring dialysis)
• Survivor or caregiver history of hospitalization for alcohol or drug abuse
• Survivor or caregiver history of severe mental illness (e.g., Alzheimer's, dementia, suicidal tendencies, severe untreated depression or manic depressive disorder, schizophrenia)
• Survivor or caregiver pregnancy
• Survivor or caregiver is a prisoner or on house arrest

Where it is running

• Indiana University School of Nursing — Indianapolis, Indiana, United States

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