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Fitness and Well-being of Caregivers in the Hauts-de-France Region

ConditionHealthy
Trial statusRecruiting
Trial phaseNot applicable
Trial typeInterventional
Biological sexAll
Age18+
SponsorLille University

About this trial

The ageing of the population is accompanied by an increase in the frequency of chronic illnesses, leading to a rise in the number of caregivers. These caregivers do not have the time to look after their own health, and they are very often in a deteriorated mental state with no knowledge of their level of fitness. A deterioration in their fitness can be a source of the development of diseases induced by a sedentary lifestyle. On the other hand, patients with chronic respiratory disease can benefit from respiratory rehabilitation (RR), which includes outpatient or home-based physical activity. The literature has demonstrated an improvement in the mental state of caregivers following a RR carried out by their loved ones without taking an interest in their fitness. The aim of the study will be to establish 1. a representation of the level of fitness and mental state of caregivers; 2. to assess the presence/absence of benefits on fitness and mental state of caregivers depending on the form of RR: home versus outpatient where the caregiver is not integrated in this last form.

Eligibility criteria

This trial accepts healthy volunteers

Qualifiers

Be of legal age;

Have a sick relative taking part in a RR program, either as an outpatient at the Clinique de la Mitterie or at home with FormAction Santé;

Have the cognitive ability to understand the instructions for carrying out the physical tests and the questions for answering the questionnaires;

Be able to read;

Disqualifiers

Refusal to sign consent;

Operation less than one month old;

Presence of psychological or psychiatric disorders;

Impossibility of receiving informed information;

Trial design

Design model

Parallel

Treatments tested in this trial

  • a program of rehabilitation

    Other intervention

    physical activities, health education, psychosocial and motivational support

Treatment groups

54 Participants
are divided into 2 treatment groups
Group A: program of rehabilitation at homeExperimental treatment 0 interventions
Group B: a program of rehabilitation in a specialized centerActive comparator 1 intervention

Trial outcomes

Primary outcomes

1

functional capacity

achieve the highest number of steps on a stepper in 6 minutes

Time frame
8 weeks

Secondary outcomes

1

assessments of fitness

handgrip

Time frame
8 weeks
2

Short battery physical fitness test

SPPB (Short Physical Performance Battery) is the sum of the scores following 3 criteria: the balance test, the walking speed test and the chair rise test. This test makes it possible to evaluate an individual's physical performance. Score: 0 to 12 with best performance at 12.

Time frame
8 weeks
3

Assessment of the state of health felt by the two parts of the EuroQol Group questionnaire (1990),

Test of: 5 questions offering a score between 1 and 5. Final score: 5 the best result, 15 the worst result. Helps to indicate how good or bad a state of health is, with a graduated scale (like that of a thermometer) on which 100 is the best state of health you can imagine and 0 is the worst state of health you can imagine. you can imagine. This scale is numbered from 0 to 100: * 100 is the healthiest imaginable. * 0 is the worst health imaginable.

Time frame
8 weeks
4

Physical and mental fatigue questionnaire (Michielsen et al. 2003)

10 questions regarding the usual state. With 5 answer options ranging from "never (1)" to "always (5)" The total score is between 10 and 50. (10 = less fatigue, 50 = significant fatigue)

Time frame
8 weeks

Other outcomes

Sponsors and contacts

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Lille University

Lead sponsor

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