Mental HealthNCT06327022
Social Media-based Electronic Bibliotherapy for Dementia Caregivers
A study testing Social media-based electronic bibliotherapy in people with Mental Health and Quality of Life, run by The Hong Kong Polytechnic University at 1 site in Hong Kong.
Trial summary
This study aims to assess the efficacy of social media-based electronic bibliotherapy in improving the well-being of informal caregivers of people with dementia compared to a control group. Read more about this study
- Who is it for?
- Ages 18 years and olderHealthy volunteers can take part
- Conditions the study is for
- Mental Health, Quality of Life, Dementia Caregivers
- What is being tested?
- Social media-based electronic bibliotherapy
- Could I receive a placebo?
- No, everyone receives an active treatment
- How many people
- 60 participants
- Where
- 1 siteHong Kong
- Study dates
- 1 Jul 2022to 31 Dec 2023
- 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
- Healthy volunteers accepted
- Adult, Older adult
Who may be able to join
- caregivers providing regular care to individuals with mild to moderately severe dementia (Global Deterioration Scale=4~6 of any type), requiring at least five hours per week for a minimum duration of six months;
- aged 18 or above;
- not receiving payment for caregiving services rendered;
- assisting with at least one daily activity of the care recipient;
- possessing reading ability;
- utilized social media platforms such as WhatsApp, Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and WeChat for over six months.
Who cannot join
- caregivers with unstable physical or mental conditions;
- caregivers unable to communicate logically;
- involvement in another interventional study
Trial locations and contacts
1 site in 1 country.
About this study
Official title: Effects of Social Media-based Electronic Bibliotherapy on Improving the Well-being of Informal Caregivers of People With Dementia
This study aims to assess the efficacy of social media-based electronic bibliotherapy in improving the well-being of informal caregivers of people with dementia compared to a control group.
Read the detailed description
This randomized controlled trial aims to assess the efficacy of social media-based electronic bibliotherapy in improving the well-being of informal caregivers. Sixty informal caregivers of people with dementia were recruited and randomly allocated to the social media-based electronic bibliotherapy group or usual care group. Participants in the social media-based electronic bibliotherapy group received eight weekly e-bibliotherapy sessions. The control group only accepted the usual care provided by community services, but they received the same intervention materials as the intervention group after project completion. Mental health, caregiving appraisal, health-related quality of life, and psychological well-being were measured to test the intervention's effects immediately after completion. Individual interviews were conducted to explore caregivers' experiences participating in this study within two weeks after completing the intervention.
- Conditions
- Mental Health, Quality of Life, Dementia Caregivers
- Being tested
- Social media-based electronic bibliotherapy, Usual care
- Medical subject headings
- Psychological Well-Being
What participants receive
What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.
Social media-based electronic bibliotherapyOther
Eight weekly sessions of bibliotherapy are delivered via their daily social media.
Usual careOther
The routine services provided by community centers
| Study group | Role | What they receive |
|---|---|---|
| Social media-based electronic bibliotherapy | Experimental | Eight weekly sessions of social media-based electronic bibliotherapy Receives: Other: Social media-based electronic bibliotherapy |
| Usual care | Other | Routine services provided by community centers Receives: Other: Usual care |
What is being measured
The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.
Changes in mental health
Mental health will be measured with the Depression Anxiety Stress Scale-21. It is a 4-point Likert scale consisting of 21 items that measure levels ofdepression, anxiety, and stress in participants. Higher scores indicategreater severity of mental health problems.
Measured: Pre-intervention, post-intervention (i.e., within one week after completing the intervention)
Secondary outcomes (3)
Changes in health related quality of life
The health-related quality of life will be assessed using the 12-item Short Form Survey. It comprises two domains, namely the physical component summary and the mental component summary. Higher scores indicate better health-related quality of life.
Measured: Pre-intervention, post-intervention (i.e., within one week after completing the intervention)
Changes in caregiving appraisal
Caregiving appraisal will be assessed using the Caregiving Appraisal Scale. It is a 26-item Likert scale ranging from 1 (strongly disagree) to 5 (strongly agree). Higher scores on this scale indicate more positive caregiving appraisal.
Measured: Pre-intervention, post-intervention (i.e., within one week after completing the intervention)
Changes in psychological wellbeing
The psychological well-being will be assessed using the shorter Chinese version of Ryff's psychological well-being scale. This scale is a Likert 6-point scale (1=strongly disagree, 6=strongly agree) comprising 18 items. Higher scores indicate greater levels of psychological well-being.
Measured: Pre-intervention, post-intervention (i.e., within one week after completing the intervention)
Timeline
From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.
- First posted25 Mar 2024
- Study start1 Jul 2022
- Primary completion31 Dec 2023
- Study completion31 Dec 2023
Resources
- Official record on ClinicalTrials.govThe registry entry this page is built from, with its full change history.
- Publications (1)Papers the sponsor has linked to this study.
- Other trials for Mental HealthStudies of the same condition, open and under way.
- More trials run by The Hong Kong Polytechnic UniversityThe sponsor's other registered studies.
- 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
- Randomised
- Intervention model
- Parallel groups
- Masking
- Single blind
- Who is masked
- Outcomes assessor
- Enrolment
- 60 participants (actual)
Sponsor and investigators
- Lead sponsor
- The Hong Kong Polytechnic University
- Sponsor type
- University, hospital or other
- Responsible party
- Sponsor
- Investigators
- Wang Shanshan, PhD, Principal investigator, School of Nursing, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University
IDs, dates and publications
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT06327022
- Sponsor's protocol ID
- P0038444
- Status last verified
- Feb 2024
- First submitted
- 18 Feb 2024
- Last updated
- 25 Mar 2024
- Results posted
- No
- Data monitoring committee
- No
- FDA-regulated drug
- No
- FDA-regulated device
- No
- Individual data sharing
- No
Publications
Wang S, Cheung DSK, Leung SHI, Fan AYN, Ning W, Leung AYM. Social media-based bibliotherapy for improving the mental health of informal caregivers of people with dementia: a randomized controlled trial. BMC Nurs. 2025 Apr 9;24(1):396. doi: 10.1186/s12912-025-02778-7.
PubMed 40205579
Study at a glance
From the registry record, last updated by the sponsor on 25 Mar 2024. Recruitment status is as the sponsor reported it: confirm with the study team.
- Official title
- Effects of Social Media-based Electronic Bibliotherapy on Improving the Well-being of Informal Caregivers of People With Dementia
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT06327022
- Acronym / sponsor ID
- P0038444
- Conditions
- Mental Health, Quality of Life, Dementia Caregivers
- Study type
- Interventional
- Recruitment status
- Completed
- Enrolment
- 60 participants (actual)
- Lead sponsor
- The Hong Kong Polytechnic UniversityUniversity, hospital or other
- Study start
- 1 Jul 2022 (actual)
- Primary completion
- 31 Dec 2023 (actual)
- Study completion
- 31 Dec 2023 (actual)
- First posted
- 25 Mar 2024 (actual)
- 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.
This study aims to assess the efficacy of social media-based electronic bibliotherapy in improving the well-being of informal caregivers of people with dementia compared to a control group.
Detailed description
This randomized controlled trial aims to assess the efficacy of social media-based electronic bibliotherapy in improving the well-being of informal caregivers. Sixty informal caregivers of people with dementia were recruited and randomly allocated to the social media-based electronic bibliotherapy group or usual care group. Participants in the social media-based electronic bibliotherapy group received eight weekly e-bibliotherapy sessions. The control group only accepted the usual care provided by community services, but they received the same intervention materials as the intervention group after project completion. Mental health, caregiving appraisal, health-related quality of life, and psychological well-being were measured to test the intervention's effects immediately after completion. Individual interviews were conducted to explore caregivers' experiences participating in this study within two weeks after completing the intervention.
Study design
- Primary purpose
- Supportive care
- Allocation
- Randomised
- Intervention model
- Parallel groups
- Masking
- Single blind (outcomes assessor)
- Number of arms
- 2
| Arm | Type | Receives |
|---|---|---|
| Social media-based electronic bibliotherapy | Experimental | Other: Social media-based electronic bibliotherapyEight weekly sessions of social media-based electronic bibliotherapy |
| Usual care | Other | Other: Usual careRoutine services provided by community centers |
Who may qualify
- Ages
- 18 years and older
- Sex
- All
- Healthy volunteers
- Accepted
- Age groups
- Adult, Older adult
Key inclusion criteria (6 listed)
- caregivers providing regular care to individuals with mild to moderately severe dementia (Global Deterioration Scale=4~6 of any type), requiring at least five hours per week for a minimum duration of six months;
- aged 18 or above;
- not receiving payment for caregiving services rendered;
- assisting with at least one daily activity of the care recipient;
- possessing reading ability;
Key exclusion criteria (3 listed)
- caregivers with unstable physical or mental conditions;
- caregivers unable to communicate logically;
- involvement in another interventional study
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Social media-based electronic bibliotherapyEight weekly sessions of bibliotherapy are delivered via their daily social media. | Other | Social media-based electronic bibliotherapy |
| Usual careThe routine services provided by community centers | Other | Usual care |
Primary outcome
Changes in mental health
Time frame: Pre-intervention, post-intervention (i.e., within one week after completing the intervention)
Mental health will be measured with the Depression Anxiety Stress Scale-21. It is a 4-point Likert scale consisting of 21 items that measure levels ofdepression, anxiety, and stress in participants. Higher scores indicategreater severity of mental health problems.
3 secondary outcomes
Changes in health related quality of life
Time frame: Pre-intervention, post-intervention (i.e., within one week after completing the intervention)
Changes in caregiving appraisal
Time frame: Pre-intervention, post-intervention (i.e., within one week after completing the intervention)
Changes in psychological wellbeing
Time frame: Pre-intervention, post-intervention (i.e., within one week after completing the intervention)
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 25 Mar 2024.
- Derived from this study: PubMed 40205579Wang S, Cheung DSK, Leung SHI, Fan AYN, Ning W, Leung AYM. Social media-based bibliotherapy for improving the mental health of informal caregivers of people with dementia: a randomized controlled trial. BMC Nurs. 2025 Apr 9;24(1):396. doi: 10.1186/s12912-025-02778-7.
- Individual participant dataSharing planned: No
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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.
Wang Shanshan, PhD principal investigator
School of Nursing, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University
1 site in 1 country: see every site and its status.
Questions about this trial
What is this clinical trial studying?
A study testing Social media-based electronic bibliotherapy in people with Mental Health and Quality of Life, run by The Hong Kong Polytechnic University at 1 site in Hong Kong.
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 6 inclusion and 3 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 25 Mar 2024. 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 Hong Kong. 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?
Changes in mental health (time frame: Pre-intervention, post-intervention (i.e., within one week after completing the intervention)). It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.
Where can I read the original study information?
On the ClinicalTrials.gov record for NCT06327022, which also lists 1 linked publication.
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 25 Mar 2024.