[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"health-studies-list:{\"conditionNormalized\":\"informal-caregiver\",\"overallStatus\":[\"RECRUITING\",\"AVAILABLE\",\"NOT_YET_RECRUITING\"],\"orderBy\":\"LastUpdateSubmitDate:desc\",\"size\":25,\"offset\":0}":3,"health-study-condition:informal-caregiver":31},{"pageToken":4,"total":5,"offset":6,"count":5,"results":7},null,5,0,[8,44,75,106,136],{"id":9,"slug":10,"hasResults":11,"nctId":12,"briefTitle":13,"officialTitle":14,"acronym":4,"eligibilityCriteria":15,"healthyVolunteers":16,"sex":17,"minAge":18,"maxAge":19,"enrollmentInfo":20,"targetDuration":4,"studyType":23,"phases":24,"briefSummary":26,"conditions":27,"keywords":4,"overallStatus":32,"whyStopped":4,"lastUpdateSubmitDate":33,"lastUpdatePostDateStruct":34,"startDateStruct":37,"completionDateStruct":39,"leadSponsor":41,"locationsCount":4},"100647651","resilience-building-intervention-for-older-informal-caregivers-100647651",false,"NCT07712744","Resilience-Building Intervention for Older Informal Caregivers","Community-Based Resilience-Building Intervention for Older Informal Caregivers: Protocol for a Cluster Randomized Feasibility Trial","Inclusion Criteria:\n\n* Be aged 60 to 85 years;\n* Reside in the community;\n* Be attending a participating Lions Befrienders Active Ageing Centre;\n* Be able to communicate in English or Mandarin;\n* Have an Abbreviated Mental Test (AMT) score of 8 or above;\n* Self-identify as an informal caregiver providing unpaid care to a family member, friend, or other individual;\n* Provide care to a care recipient with impairment in at least one activity of daily living, as assessed using the Older Americans Resources and Services Activities of Daily Living (OARS-ADL) scale;\n* Have at least weekly contact with the care recipient.\n\nExclusion Criteria:\n\n* Have severe visual or hearing impairment that would prevent participation in study activities;\n* Have a known diagnosis of dementia or other severe cognitive impairment;\n* Have a known diagnosis of a severe psychiatric disorder that may impair study participation (e.g., psychotic disorders);\n* Have an AMT score below 8;\n* Provide care primarily to grandchildren or children under 18 years of age, rather than to an adult with functional impairment.",true,"ALL","60 Years","85 Years",{"count":21,"type":22},90,"ESTIMATED","INTERVENTIONAL",[25],"NA","The goal of this pilot study is to test whether a newly developed resilience-building program is feasible and acceptable for older adults who provide unpaid care to people with functional impairment in the community. The program was developed based on earlier research with older caregivers, existing scientific evidence, and feedback from key stakeholders.\n\nThe main questions this study aims to answer are:\n\n* Can older caregivers be successfully recruited and retained in the study?\n* Is the program feasible and acceptable to deliver in community settings?\n* Does the program show potential to improve resilience among older caregivers?\n\nResearchers will compare:\n\n* an intervention group receiving an 8-week multicomponent resilience-building intervention delivered through alternating in-person and online sessions at participating Active Ageing Centres and through Telegram group video calls. The program includes psychoeducation, peer support group, and access to an artificial intelligence (AI) chatbot developed to support caregivers.\n* an active control group receiving access to the AI chatbot and weekly telephone follow-up only.\n* a control group continuing their usual caregiving routine.\n\nParticipants will:\n\n* Be assigned to 1 of the 3 study groups based on the Active Ageing Centre they attend.\n* Complete self-reported questionnaires before the intervention (T0, baseline), immediately after the intervention (T1, post-intervention), and 3 months later (T2, follow-up).\n* Some participants may also be invited to participate in focus group discussions after the 8-week intervention period as part of a process evaluation to explore their experiences, perceived usefulness of the intervention components, barriers and facilitators to participation, and recommendations for refinement.\n\nFindings from this pilot study will help refine the intervention and study procedures of a larger future trial.",[28,29,30,31],"Resilience, Psychological","Older Adults (60 - 85 Years Old)","Community Dwelling","Informal Caregiver","NOT_YET_RECRUITING","2026-07-14",{"date":35,"type":36},"2026-07-17","ACTUAL",{"date":38,"type":22},"2026-08-01",{"date":40,"type":22},"2027-03-31",{"name":42,"class":43},"National University of Singapore","OTHER",{"id":45,"slug":46,"hasResults":11,"nctId":47,"briefTitle":48,"officialTitle":49,"acronym":50,"eligibilityCriteria":51,"healthyVolunteers":16,"sex":17,"minAge":52,"maxAge":4,"enrollmentInfo":53,"targetDuration":4,"studyType":23,"phases":55,"briefSummary":56,"conditions":57,"keywords":58,"overallStatus":64,"whyStopped":4,"lastUpdateSubmitDate":65,"lastUpdatePostDateStruct":66,"startDateStruct":68,"completionDateStruct":70,"leadSponsor":72,"locationsCount":74},"100635874","evaluation-of-the-effectiveness-of-the-aidant-tlc-program-delivered-in-person-and-remotely-on-the-well-being-of-informal-caregivers-100635874","NCT07558356","Evaluation of the Effectiveness of the \"Aidant TLC\" Program, Delivered in Person and Remotely, on the Well-being of Informal Caregivers","Évaluation de l'efficacité du Programme \" Aidant TLC \" en présentiel et à Distance Sur le Bien-être Des Aidants Naturels","Aidant TLC","Inclusion Criteria:\n\n* Being an informal caregiver of an adult requiring assistance with activities of daily living\n* Providing at least 4 hours of care per week (broadly defined, including direct care as well as help with tasks such as medication management and bill payment)\n* French-speaking\n* Ability to travel (for the in-person intervention) to Nice or Biot (France)\n* Access to the internet at home or in an easily accessible location (for the remote intervention).\n\nExclusion Criteria:\n\n* Inability to provide informed consent.","18 Years",{"count":54,"type":22},75,[25],"As the population ages in France, more people need help with daily activities. Family members and other informal caregivers often provide this support, which can be physically and emotionally demanding and may affect their well-being.\n\nThis study evaluates the \"Aidant TLC (Thrive, Learn, Connect)\" program, a support program designed to help caregivers better manage stress, emotions, and relationships. The program has been developed in the United States but has not yet been tested in France.\n\nThe goal of this study is to compare the effects of the program when delivered in two formats: online (remote) and in person. A third group of participants will not receive the program during the study period but will be offered it afterward.\n\nA total of 75 caregivers will take part in the study. Participants will be randomly assigned to one of the three groups. The program consists of weekly group sessions over several weeks. Questionnaires will be used before and after the program to measure mood, stress, confidence, and overall well-being.\n\nThe results of this study will help determine whether this program is effective and whether it can be offered more widely to support caregivers, including those who may have difficulty accessing in-person services.",[31],[59,60,61,62,63],"Psychoeducational intervention","Informal caregiver","Online intervention","Group intervention","In-person intervention","RECRUITING","2026-04-23",{"date":67,"type":36},"2026-04-30",{"date":69,"type":36},"2026-02-05",{"date":71,"type":22},"2027-06",{"name":73,"class":43},"Innovation Alzheimer",2,{"id":76,"slug":77,"hasResults":11,"nctId":78,"briefTitle":79,"officialTitle":80,"acronym":4,"eligibilityCriteria":81,"healthyVolunteers":16,"sex":17,"minAge":82,"maxAge":4,"enrollmentInfo":83,"targetDuration":4,"studyType":23,"phases":85,"briefSummary":86,"conditions":87,"keywords":92,"overallStatus":32,"whyStopped":4,"lastUpdateSubmitDate":96,"lastUpdatePostDateStruct":97,"startDateStruct":99,"completionDateStruct":101,"leadSponsor":103,"locationsCount":105},"100624817","effectiveness-of-an-web-application-in-enhancing-informal-caregivers-nasogastric-tube-feeding-competency-100624817","NCT07414563","Effectiveness of an Web Application in Enhancing Informal Caregivers' Nasogastric Tube Feeding Competency","Effectiveness of an Nasogastric Web Application in Reducing Time to Achieve Nasogastric Tube Feeding Competency Among Informal Caregivers","Caregivers who will receive standard face-to-face training\n\nInclusion Criteria:\n\n* Individual who has been identified by the healthcare team to undergo caregiver training for nasogastric feeding to assist a patient with nutritional needs.\n* No prior training or experience in nasogastric feeding.\n* Potentially able to complete course of caregiver training for nasogastric feeding in the hospital of enrolment.\n* Aged 21 and above.\n\nExclusion Criteria:\n\n* Caregivers who are cognitively impaired.\n* Have received prior training for nasogastric feeding.\n* Will not be able to complete their course of caregiving training for nasogastric feeding in the hospital of enrolment.\n\nCaregivers who will receive standard face-to-face training plus access to the web application\n\nInclusion Criteria:\n\n* Individual who has been identified by the healthcare team to undergo caregiver training for nasogastric feeding to assist a patient with nutritional needs.\n* No prior training or experience in nasogastric feeding.\n* Potentially able to complete course of caregiver training for nasogastric feeding in the hospital of enrolment.\n* Have the basic literacy skills to use the nasogastric tube web application.\n* Able to access and use the nasogastric web application over the course of their training in nasogastric tube feeding to support their learning.\n* Aged 21 and above.\n\nExclusion Criteria:\n\n* Caregivers who are cognitively impaired.\n* Have received prior training for nasogastric feeding.\n* Will not be able to complete their course of caregiving training for nasogastric feeding in the hospital of enrolment.\n* Have no or limited literacy ability to use the nasogastric web application\n* Unable to access and use the nasogastric web application over the course of their training in nasogastric tube feeding.\n\nPatients\n\nInclusion Criteria:\n\n* Aged 50 years and above.\n* Patient whose caregiver has been identified to undergo nasogastric tube feeding training to support their nutritional needs.\n* Has mental capacity as per the approved documentation of capacity form or has a legal representative willing to provide consent to allow study team to extract medical records.","21 Years",{"count":84,"type":22},136,[25],"The goal of this trial is to determine whether adding a nasogastric tube web application to standard face-to-face caregiver training helps informal caregivers learn nasogastric tube feeding more quickly than standard training alone.\n\nThe main question is:\n\nDoes the use of a nasogastric tube web application alongside standard face-to-face caregiver training shorten the time required for caregivers to learn nasogastric tube feeding, compared with standard training alone?\n\nResearchers will compare two groups: caregivers who receive standard face-to-face training plus access to the web application and caregivers who only receive standard face-to-face training to see who will learn nasogastric tube feeding more quickly.\n\nParticipants will:\n\n* Receive either standard face-to-face training plus the web application or standard face-to-face training alone when identified for nasogastric tube feeding training.\n* Have their time taken to learn nasogastric tube feeding recorded.",[88,89,90,31,91],"Nasogastric Feeding","Training Family Caregivers","Family Caregivers","Dysphagia",[93,94,90,95],"Nasogastric Tube Feeding","Caregiver Training","Web Application","2026-02-10",{"date":98,"type":36},"2026-02-17",{"date":100,"type":22},"2026-03",{"date":102,"type":22},"2026-09",{"name":104,"class":43},"Tan Tock Seng Hospital",1,{"id":107,"slug":108,"hasResults":11,"nctId":109,"briefTitle":110,"officialTitle":111,"acronym":112,"eligibilityCriteria":113,"healthyVolunteers":11,"sex":17,"minAge":4,"maxAge":4,"enrollmentInfo":114,"targetDuration":4,"studyType":116,"phases":4,"briefSummary":117,"conditions":118,"keywords":120,"overallStatus":64,"whyStopped":4,"lastUpdateSubmitDate":127,"lastUpdatePostDateStruct":128,"startDateStruct":130,"completionDateStruct":132,"leadSponsor":134,"locationsCount":105},"100483165","swiss-cohort-of-health-professionals-and-informal-caregivers-100483165","NCT05571488","Swiss Cohort of Health Professionals and Informal Caregivers","Swiss Cohort of Health Professionals and Informal Caregivers - SCOHPICA","SCOHPICA","Inclusion Criteria (HCPs):\n\n* Working as HCP, in any profession\n* Taking care of patients currently and actively\n* Working in any health work setting\n* Working as an independent or a salaried\n* Working in Switzerland\n\nExclusion Criteria (HCPs):\n\n* Being retired at baseline\n* Unable to read or speak in one of the national languages: German, French, Italian\n\nInclusion Criteria (ICs):\n\n* Being informal cargiver\n* Aged 18 and over (adults)\n\nExclusion Criteria (ICs):\n\n* Unable to read or speak in one of the national languages: German, French, Italian",{"count":115,"type":22},6000,"OBSERVATIONAL","The healthcare system is continuously evolving to adapt to the population's needs, both in terms of healthcare practices, and in financial and organizational aspects. The current COVID-19 pandemic has added additional pressure to the healthcare system and shown its limits in terms of preparedness. It has also shown once again that both healthcare professionals (HCPs) and informal caregivers (ICs) play a central role for the functioning of the healthcare system.\n\nAn increasing number of studies are alerting on HCPs' situation, regarding their physical and mental health (e.g. emotional exhaustion, professional well-being) on the one hand, and the functioning of the healthcare system (e.g. absenteeism, turnover, career change) on the other hand.\n\nBesides healthcare professionals, ICs, defined as \"a person in the immediate entourage of an individual whose health and\u002For autonomy is impaired and who requires assistance with certain \\[basic or instrumental\\] activities of daily living. The IC provides the person, on a non-professional and informal basis, and on a regular basis, with assistance, care or presence services of varying nature and intensity, designed to compensate for their incapacities or difficulties or to ensure their safety, identity and social ties\". Caring for others has shown to have negative impact on the ICs' life, in terms of health-related implications, psychological burden, quality of life, etc. Despite being increasingly recognized as having a key role in the provision of care, they have only been limitedly considered in studies on healthcare professionals.\n\nIn that context, the investigators develop SCOHPICA project, the Swiss cohort of healthcare professionals and informal caregivers, which is an open prospective national cohort using a concurrent embedded mixed method design. This project targets all types of HCPs and ICs, and will investigate determinants of intent to stay and well-being according to participants' trajectories.",[119,31],"Healthcare Professional",[119,121,122,31,123,124,125,126],"Health Professional","Health Care Professional","Informal Carer","Cohort","Switzerland","Health Personnel","2025-12-31",{"date":129,"type":36},"2026-01-06",{"date":131,"type":36},"2022-10-01",{"date":133,"type":22},"2026-12-31",{"name":135,"class":43},"Center for Primary Care and Public Health (Unisante), University of Lausanne, Switzerland",{"id":137,"slug":138,"hasResults":11,"nctId":139,"briefTitle":140,"officialTitle":141,"acronym":142,"eligibilityCriteria":143,"healthyVolunteers":11,"sex":17,"minAge":4,"maxAge":4,"enrollmentInfo":144,"targetDuration":4,"studyType":23,"phases":146,"briefSummary":147,"conditions":148,"keywords":151,"overallStatus":32,"whyStopped":4,"lastUpdateSubmitDate":156,"lastUpdatePostDateStruct":157,"startDateStruct":159,"completionDateStruct":161,"leadSponsor":163,"locationsCount":165},"100612246","dyadic-app-supported-collaborative-care-intervention-trial-for-family-caregivers-of-people-living-with-dementia-100612246","NCT07251088","Dyadic, App-supported Collaborative Care Intervention Trial for Family Caregivers of People Living With Dementia","Dyadic, App-supported Collaborative Care Intervention Trial for Family Caregivers of People Living With Dementia - The Multi-center Living@Home Study","Living@Home","Inclusion Criteria:\n\n* formal dementia diagnosis\n* living in their own home for the person with dementia\n* access to a smartphone and internet for the informal caregiver\n* informed consent of the participant\n\nExclusion Criteria:\n\n* not able to provide written consent\n* if a legal representative is present, they may give their consent",{"count":145,"type":22},554,[25],"In Germany, approximately 1.8 million individuals are living with dementia, representing a considerable share of those requiring long-term care. Many people with dementia (PlwD) express the desire to remain in their home environment for as long as possible. However, the progressive cognitive and physical decline associated with the disease renders caregiving increasingly time-intensive and places a substantial burden on family members. In the absence of sufficient support structures, maintaining home-based care becomes difficult, creating additional strain on the health care system.\n\nThe study aims to address these challenges through an innovative intervention. Its primary objectives are: (1) to evaluate whether a dyadic care management model, delivered by specialized nurses with expertise in dementia care and supported by a mobile health application that provides direct access to caregiving experts and memory clinics, can help stabilize the home care situation; (2) to determine whether this approach reduces caregiver burden; and (3) to assess its effectiveness in alleviating neuropsychiatric symptoms in PlwD, compared to usual care.",[149,150,31],"Dementia","Nurse Care Coordination",[149,152,153,154,155],"Dementia Care","Caregiver of people with dementia","Dyade","digital health intervention","2025-11-18",{"date":158,"type":36},"2025-11-26",{"date":160,"type":22},"2026-01-01",{"date":162,"type":22},"2028-12",{"name":164,"class":43},"German Center for Neurodegenerative Diseases (DZNE)",12]