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Note: This record shows only the 20 elements of the WHO Trial Registration Data Set. To view changes that have been made to the source record, or for additional information about this trial, click on the URL below to go to the source record in the primary register. |
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Register:
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Netherlands Trial Register |
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Last refreshed on:
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28 April 2013 |
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Main ID: |
NTR972 |
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Date of registration:
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15/05/2007 |
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Primary sponsor: |
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Public title:
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My story as informal care-giver: a randomized controlled trial
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Scientific title:
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The effects of a new intervention aiming at prevention of psychological distress with informal caregivers. -
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Date of first enrolment:
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1/9/2007 |
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Target sample size:
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200 |
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Recruitment status: |
pending |
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URL:
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http://www.trialregister.nl/trialreg/admin/rctview.asp?TC=972 |
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Study type:
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intervention |
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Study design:
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Randomised: Yes; Masking: None; Control: Placebo; Group: Parallel; Type: -
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Countries of recruitment
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The Netherlands
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Contacts
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Name:
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Ernst
Bohlmeijer |
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Address:
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Universiteit Twente
Postbus 217
7500 AE
Enschede
The Netherlands |
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Telephone:
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+31 (0)53 4892918 |
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Email:
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e.t.bohlmeijer@gw.utwente.nl |
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Affiliation:
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Name:
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Ernst
Bohlmeijer |
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Address:
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Universiteit Twente
Postbus 217
7500 AE
Enschede
The Netherlands |
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Telephone:
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+31 (0)53 4892918 |
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Email:
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e.t.bohlmeijer@gw.utwente.nl |
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Key inclusion & exclusion criteria
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Inclusion criteria: Adults above the age of eighteen who provide informal care for a parent and feel they are under stress as a result.
Exclusion criteria: 1. The parent of the informal care-provider is no longer able to take part in the life review, e.g. because of having severe dementia;
2. The health situation of the parent or informal caregiver requires acute assistance;
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Age maximum:
Gender:
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Health Condition(s) or Problem(s) studied
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Depression, Burnout , Prevention, Informal care-givers
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Intervention(s)
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The Informal care-givers in Balance course consists of eight two-hour sessions and is designed for adult children who provide structural care for a parent in need of care and are under high perceived stress as a result. At the first three sessions, the participants learn to interview their own parent according to the life review method. Starting at the fourth session of the course, the perspective shifts to the informal care-givers? own life. The informal care-givers focus on the meaning and effects, especially undesirable ones, of the informal care on their lives and on the balance they would like to establish in their lives in accordance with the life review method. The possibilities are addressed for introducing a better balance
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Primary Outcome(s)
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1. Depressive symptoms;
2. Perceived stress;
3. Quality of life
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Source(s) of Monetary Support
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ZON-MW, The Netherlands Organization for Health Research and Development
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