A Telenovela Intervention for Caregivers of African-American and Hispanic Hospice Patients

Completed · Not applicable

Conditions studied: Hospice, Caregivers

In brief

This randomized clinical trial (RCT) intends to look at the preliminary efficacy of NOVELA (intervention group) in changing anxiety and self-efficacy compared to usual hospice care (control group). In the NOVELA intervention, hospice care will be enhanced with the telenovela videos for hospice family caregivers (HFCG) education during twice weekly hospice telehealth visits to prepare caregivers for proper use of hospice support and healthcare services.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT06835764

Run by

Johns Hopkins University

People needed

62

Starts

2024-12-01

Expected to finish

2026-01-30

Last updated by the study team

2026-06-30

Who can join

Age: 18 and older. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Identified family caregiver of patients enrolled in hospice
• Caregivers must be over the age of 18
• Without cognitive impairment
• With access to wireless device and internet.

You may not qualify if…

• HFCG of patients that are actively dying
• Caregivers younger than 18 years
• With cognitive impairment
• Without internet access.

Where it is running

• Johns Hopkins Univeristy — Baltimore, Maryland, United States

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