StrokeFICSSNCT01355029
Evaluation of the Stroke Caregiver Education and Support Program
A study testing Stroke Caregiver Education and Support Program in people with Stroke, run by March of Dimes, Canada at 1 site in Canada.
Trial summary
The study will be evaluating to a 4 week education and support program for stroke caregivers. The 4 week program will provide education, information, and strategies for dealing with areas that caregivers may find challenging in their caregiving role. Read more about this study
- Who is it for?
- Ages 18 years and older
- Conditions the study is for
- Stroke
- What is being tested?
- Stroke Caregiver Education and Support Program
- Type of treatment
- Lifestyle or therapy programme
- How many people
- 43 participants
- Where
- 1 siteCanada
- Study dates
- Feb 2011to Dec 2012
- Phase
- Interventional
- Are there results?
- None posted in the registry
Key requirements
Who can take part, as listed by the sponsor. Only the study team can confirm whether you are eligible, so take this list to your doctor.
- Ages 18 years and older
- All sexes
- No healthy volunteers
- Adult, Older adult
Who may be able to join
- Informal unpaid family stroke caregivers
- 18 years of age or older;
- Have provided care to stroke survivor within the home for at least 2 months;
- Have the ability to communicate in English;
- Live within Central South Ontario Stroke Region or the West GTA Stroke Region.
Who cannot join
- Caregivers who:
- Paid to provide care;
- Are friends who provide care to stroke survivor;
- Are providing palliative care to stroke survivor within the home.
Trial locations and contacts
1 site in 1 country.
About this study
Official title: A Pilot Study of the Evaluation of the Family Informal Caregiver Stroke Self Management (FICSS) Research Project: Impact on Caregiver Psychosocial, Emotional and Health Needs
The study will be evaluating to a 4 week education and support program for stroke caregivers. The 4 week program will provide education, information, and strategies for dealing with areas that caregivers may find challenging in their caregiving role. The study will evaluate the effectiveness of the program to decrease the caregiver's stress, strain and burden, increase the caregiver's knowledge of strategies and community services and increase their role satisfaction as a stroke caregiver and quality of life two weeks after the program and 6 months after the program.
Read the detailed description
The modules in the program are: 1) Program Introduction, sharing Caregiving Stories and an introduction to Self Management; 2) Community Connections; Session 3 and 4 are chosen by the participants during session 1 from 6 possible options: Communication in your relationship; Cognition, Memory and Personhood; Dealing with your Emotions; Managing your Stress; Changing roles in your relationships and How to be Caregiver Smart? The programs provides education, information and strategies to deal with the areas that caregivers struggle with as caregivers in order to help them feel better able to prepared to manage as caregivers. Also, the investigators also hope to develop some beginning understanding of when is the best time to provide the program to stroke caregivers to be most helpful to them in their caregiving role.
- Conditions
- Stroke
- Being tested
- Stroke Caregiver Education and Support Program
- Keywords
- Stroke caregivers, Family Caregivers, Stroke
- Medical subject headings
- Stroke
What participants receive
What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.
Stroke Caregiver Education and Support ProgramBehavioural
Also called FICSS Program
4 week program offered weekly over a 4 week period. Each session is a 2 hour small group guided discussion on the topic area facilitated by 2 trained facilitators. The topics are: Program Introduction, sharing Caregiving Stories and an introduction to Self Management; Community Connections; Session 3 and 4 are chosen by the participants during session 1 from 6 possible options: Communication in your relationship; Cognition, Memory and Personhood; Dealing with your Emotions; Managing your Stress; Changing roles in your relationships and How to be Caregiver Smart?
What is being measured
The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.
Change in Baseline Bakas Caregiving Outcome Scale at 2 Weeks and 6 Months post Intervention
12 item self report instrument using a 7 point Likert scale 4 designed to measure changes in post stroke caregiver family life changes in the areas of social functioning, subjective well being and physical health,financial well-being, physical functioning, general health, roles in life and level of energy. The revised scale has demonstrated internal consistency reliability of 0.90 and construct validity of 0.66 5. The scale measures both the positive and negative aspects of caregiving with an emphasis on social consequences.
Measured: Baseline, 2 weeks and 6 months Post Intervention
Secondary outcomes (3)
Change in Baseline Oberst Caregiving Burden Scale at 2 Weeks and 6 Months Post Intervention
15 item self report instrument using a 5 point Likert scale to evaluate caregiver perceptions of the time and difficulty associated with 15 tasks performed in caring for recovering family members. It has been validated in cancer and stroke caregiver populations. It has demonstrated internal consistency reliability of 0.90 - 0.94 and validity of between 0.61 to 0.82 in stroke caregivers.
Measured: Baseline, 2 weeks and 6 months post intervention
Open Ended Focus Group Interview to assess impact of program weeks and 6 months post intervention
The questions will be designed to assess the impact on the stroke caregiver; perceived improvement in problem solving abilities; increased awareness and usage of community services; any indirect influence on the stroke survivor; timing of the intervention; and evaluation of the FICSS project.
Measured: 2 weeks and 6 months post Intervention
Caregiver Baseline/Stroke Survivor Baseline Questionnaire
Caregiver Baseline/Stroke Survivor Baseline Questionnaire is a 26 item questionnaire that collects socio-demographic and health related information of the stroke survivor and caregiver. The questionnaire is an adaptation of the one developed by Dr. Jill Cameron to include socio-demographic and health related information on the stroke survivor. The original questionnaire has been utilized in her initial and ongoing research in her "Timing it Right Framework" for stroke caregivers. Permission has been granted by Dr. Cameron to utilize the questionnaire for the study.
Measured: Baseline
Timeline
From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.
- First posted17 May 2011 (estimated)
- Study startFeb 2011
- Primary completionDec 2012
- Study completionDec 2012
Resources
- Official record on ClinicalTrials.govThe registry entry this page is built from, with its full change history.
- Other trials for StrokeStudies of the same condition, open and under way.
- What the trial phases meanHow a treatment moves from first tests in people to approval.
More details
For doctors and researchers: how the study is designed, who runs it, and its registry IDs.
Study design
- Study type
- Interventional
- Phase
- Phase N/A
- Primary purpose
- Supportive care
- Allocation
- Not applicable
- Intervention model
- Single group
- Masking
- None (open label)
- Enrolment
- 43 participants (actual)
Sponsor and investigators
- Lead sponsor
- March of Dimes, Canada
- Sponsor type
- University, hospital or other
- Collaborators
- Hamilton Health Sciences Corporation
- Responsible party
- Principal investigator, Gail Mores, March of Dimes, Canada
- Investigators
- Gail Mores, B.Sc. Rec., Principal investigator, March of Dimes, Canada
IDs, dates and publications
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT01355029
- Sponsor's protocol ID
- OSN1101-000119
- Other IDs
- 10-668
- Acronym
- FICSS
- Status last verified
- Mar 2016
- First submitted
- 13 May 2011
- Last updated
- 16 Mar 2016
- Results posted
- No
- Data monitoring committee
- No
Study at a glance
From the registry record, last updated by the sponsor on 16 Mar 2016. Recruitment status is as the sponsor reported it: confirm with the study team.
- Official title
- A Pilot Study of the Evaluation of the Family Informal Caregiver Stroke Self Management (FICSS) Research Project: Impact on Caregiver Psychosocial, Emotional and Health Needs
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT01355029
- Acronym / sponsor ID
- FICSS / OSN1101-000119
- Conditions
- Stroke
- Keywords
- Stroke caregivers, Family Caregivers, Stroke
- Study type
- Interventional
- Recruitment status
- Completed
- Enrolment
- 43 participants (actual)
- Lead sponsor
- March of Dimes, CanadaUniversity, hospital or other
- Collaborators
- Hamilton Health Sciences Corporation
- Study start
- Feb 2011
- Primary completion
- Dec 2012 (actual)
- Study completion
- Dec 2012 (actual)
- First posted
- 17 May 2011 (estimated)
- Results
- Not posted in the source record
Clinical summary
The research question as the sponsor registered it. This describes what the study plans to test, not what it found.
The study will be evaluating to a 4 week education and support program for stroke caregivers. The 4 week program will provide education, information, and strategies for dealing with areas that caregivers may find challenging in their caregiving role. The study will evaluate the effectiveness of the program to decrease the caregiver's stress, strain and burden, increase the caregiver's knowledge of strategies and community services and increase their role satisfaction as a stroke caregiver and quality of life two weeks after the program and 6 months after the program.
Detailed description
The modules in the program are: 1) Program Introduction, sharing Caregiving Stories and an introduction to Self Management; 2) Community Connections; Session 3 and 4 are chosen by the participants during session 1 from 6 possible options: Communication in your relationship; Cognition, Memory and Personhood; Dealing with your Emotions; Managing your Stress; Changing roles in your relationships and How to be Caregiver Smart? The programs provides education, information and strategies to deal with the areas that caregivers struggle with as caregivers in order to help them feel better able to prepared to manage as caregivers. Also, the investigators also hope to develop some beginning understanding of when is the best time to provide the program to stroke caregivers to be most helpful to them in their caregiving role.
Study design
- Primary purpose
- Supportive care
- Allocation
- Not applicable
- Intervention model
- Single group
- Masking
- None (open label)
Who may qualify
- Ages
- 18 years and older
- Sex
- All
- Healthy volunteers
- Not accepted
- Age groups
- Adult, Older adult
Key inclusion criteria (5 listed)
- Informal unpaid family stroke caregivers
- 18 years of age or older;
- Have provided care to stroke survivor within the home for at least 2 months;
- Have the ability to communicate in English;
- Live within Central South Ontario Stroke Region or the West GTA Stroke Region.
Key exclusion criteria (4 listed)
- Paid to provide care;
- Are friends who provide care to stroke survivor;
- Are providing palliative care to stroke survivor within the home.
Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening; this overview does not establish that a patient qualifies. Full inclusion and exclusion criteria.
Interventions
| Intervention | Type | Arms |
|---|---|---|
| Stroke Caregiver Education and Support ProgramAlso: FICSS Program4 week program offered weekly over a 4 week period. Each session is a 2 hour small group guided discussion on the topic area facilitated by 2 trained facilitators. The topics are: Program Introduction, sharing Caregiving Stories and an introduction to Self Management; Community Connections; Session 3 and 4 are chosen by the participants during session 1 from 6 possible options: Communication in your relationship; Cognition, Memory and Personhood; Dealing with your Emotions; Managing your Stress; Changing roles in your relationships and How to be Caregiver Smart? | Behavioural | – |
Primary outcome
Change in Baseline Bakas Caregiving Outcome Scale at 2 Weeks and 6 Months post Intervention
Time frame: Baseline, 2 weeks and 6 months Post Intervention
12 item self report instrument using a 7 point Likert scale 4 designed to measure changes in post stroke caregiver family life changes in the areas of social functioning, subjective well being and physical health,financial well-being, physical functioning, general health, roles in life and level of energy. The revised scale has demonstrated internal consistency reliability of 0.90 and construct validity of 0.66 5. The scale measures both the positive and negative aspects of caregiving with an emphasis on social consequences.
3 secondary outcomes
Change in Baseline Oberst Caregiving Burden Scale at 2 Weeks and 6 Months Post Intervention
Time frame: Baseline, 2 weeks and 6 months post intervention
Open Ended Focus Group Interview to assess impact of program weeks and 6 months post intervention
Time frame: 2 weeks and 6 months post Intervention
Caregiver Baseline/Stroke Survivor Baseline Questionnaire
Time frame: Baseline
Results and safety
The study is completed, but results are not available in the source record. That does not mean the treatment did or did not work.
Research links
- Official record on ClinicalTrials.govLast updated by the sponsor 16 Mar 2016.
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Referral and contact
AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals. Contact the study team or a site listed below; they decide who can take part. This study is not recruiting at the moment.
Gail Mores, B.Sc. Rec. principal investigator
March of Dimes, Canada
1 site in 1 country: see every site and its status.
Questions about this trial
What is this clinical trial studying?
A study testing Stroke Caregiver Education and Support Program in people with Stroke, run by March of Dimes, Canada at 1 site in Canada.
The full registered description is in the About this study section and the official record.
Who may be eligible to take part?
The sponsor lists 5 inclusion and 4 exclusion criteria. Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening, so read the full criteria and contact a listed site.
Is this clinical trial currently recruiting?
The record says: finished, as of the sponsor's last update on 16 Mar 2016. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.
Where is the study taking place?
The record lists 1 site in Canada. Whether a site is taking part right now should be confirmed with that site. See every site.
What are the possible benefits and risks?
They depend on the study and the treatment, and no study can promise a benefit. The study team explains the known risks during informed consent, before anyone joins; the record itself does not list them.
Are results available for this study?
The study is completed, but results are not available in the source record. That does not mean the treatment did or did not work.
How can a doctor refer a patient or contact the research team?
The record lists no contact. The official record names the sponsor, who can be asked directly. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.
What does the primary outcome measure?
Change in Baseline Bakas Caregiving Outcome Scale at 2 Weeks and 6 Months post Intervention (time frame: Baseline, 2 weeks and 6 months Post Intervention). It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.
Where can I read the original study information?
Does a listing mean the treatment is approved or proven to work?
No. A listing means the study is registered. It does not show that the treatment is safe, works, or is approved by a regulator.
How often is this information updated?
AzTrials copies changed records from ClinicalTrials.gov every night and reloads the whole registry every week. The sponsor last updated this record on 16 Mar 2016.