Collaborative Care Intervention for Cancer Caregivers

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Conditions studied: Depression, Advanced Cancer

In brief

The proposed randomized controlled trial will test the efficacy of a stepped collaborative care intervention, versus enhanced usual care arm, to reduce depression of cancer caregivers. Biobehavioral factors will include assessment of changes in health behaviors and biomarkers of inflammation. The investigators will also include measures metabolic abnormalities and clinical markers of CVD. The investigators expect few cardiac events during the study period. The investigators will also measure other health outcomes but CVD risk factors will be the focus of the study.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT02944136

Run by

University of Pittsburgh

People needed

1

Starts

2016-12-01

Expected to finish

2023-03-07

Last updated by the study team

2024-12-13

Who can join

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

You may qualify if…

• Patient:
• Expected survival < 2 years
• Age >21 years
• Living with spouse or intimate partner
• Caregiver:
• Age >21 years
• CES-D score >=16
• Living with a spouse or intimate partner with cancer

You may not qualify if…

• Patient:
• Lack of fluency in written and spoken English
• Cannot identify spouse or intimate partner
• Evidence of thought disorder, suicidal ideation, hallucinations or delusions
• Caregiver:
• Lack of fluency in written and spoken English
• Taking corticosteroids or engaged in shift work
• Evidence of thought disorder, suicidal ideation, hallucinations or delusions

Where it is running

• University of Pittsburgh's Medical Center Montefiore Hospital — Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States
• UPMC Presbyterian — Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States

Full record on ClinicalTrials.gov

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