Building Family Caregiver Skills Using a Simulation-Based Intervention for Care of Cancer Patients
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Conditions studied: Cancer
In brief
The purpose of this study is to learn whether an education and support program can help caregivers feel more confident in technical and communication skills needed to care for a person with cancer. Patients with cancer and their caregivers face many challenges. These include learning about cancer and its treatment, coping with symptoms from illness and treatment side effects, making adjustments to usual activities, and managing the emotional effects of having a serious illness. This study is testing whether different forms of education and support can help caregivers feel better prepared. To find out if education about caregiving and different kinds of support are effective, study personnel will compare approaches to help find ways to improve the services that are provided to caregivers during cancer treatment. About 180 patients and their caregivers at the Seidman Cancer Center will take part in this study. Participating in research is voluntary and this study is funded by the National Institute of Health.
Key facts
- Study ID
- NCT04055948
- Run by
- Case Comprehensive Cancer Center
- People needed
- 484
- Starts
- 2019-12-17
- Expected to finish
- 2025-02-01
- Last updated by the study team
- 2026-03-30
Who can join
Age: 18 and older. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.
You may not qualify if…
- Patients who do not have a caregiver will be excluded.
- CGs of patients who are receiving hospice care will be excluded because of the patient's poor prognosis and multiple issues associated with end-of-life care.
- CGs who are themselves undergoing active cancer treatment will be excluded (hormonal treatment allowed).
Where it is running
- University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center — Cleveland, Ohio, United States
- MetroHealth Medical Center — Cleveland, Ohio, United States
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