Child CareNCT07501260
Providing Grandchild Care in Later Life
An observational study of Child Care, run by Mersin University at 1 site in Turkey (Türkiye).
Trial summary
Grandchild care is a modern global phenomenon arising from increased life expectancy , and, correlated with the rest of the world, the Turkish Statistical Institute's report on aging states that the prevalence of grandchild caregiving in Türkiye is 9.7% . Read more about this study
- Who is it for?
- Ages 60 years and olderHealthy volunteers can take part
- Conditions the study is for
- Child Care
- What is being tested?
- Providing grandchild care in old age reduces frailty, depression, and self-care neglect in geriatric outpatients.in Geriatric Outpatients"
- How many people
- 138 participants
- Where
- 1 siteTurkey (Türkiye)
- Study dates
- 30 Mar 2026to 7 Jun 2026
- How long will I take part?
- 3 Months
- Phase
- Observational
- 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 60 years and older
- All sexes
- Healthy volunteers accepted
- Adult, Older adult
Study population: Sample size calculation was done according to the prevalence of giving grandchild care, which is one of the basic parameters of the study. It has been reported that this prevalence is 9.7% in Türkiye [1]. When the 'sample size for one proportion' formula (n = Z²[p(1-p)]/d²) was applied with a 95% confidence level (Z=1.96) and a 5% absolute margin of error, a minimum of 136 participants was found. References [1]https://data.tuik.gov.tr/Bulten/Index?p=Istatistiklerle-Yaslilar-2024-54079
Who may be able to join
- Patients who apply to the geriatrics outpatient clinic of Mersin University Faculty of Medicine
- Patients aged 60 and over
- Patients who had information about gender, marital status, medication and disease, who could answer the questions about activities of daily living and instrumental activities of daily living, and who could answer the relevant questionnaire questions within the scope of frailty (FRAIL) depression (Geriatric Depression Scale (GDS) screenings; and whose height, weight, and measurements were available
- Patients who consented to participate in the study
Who cannot join
- Patients under sixty years of age
- Patients who did not apply to the geriatrics outpatient clinic of Mersin University Faculty of Medicine
- Patients who did not have information about gender, marital status, medication and disease, who could not answer the questions about activities of daily living and instrumental activities of daily living, and who could not answer the relevant questionnaire questions within the scope of frailty (FRAIL) depression (geriatric depression scale (GDS)) screenings; patients whose height, weight, and measurements were not available
- Patients who did not consent to participate in the study
- Individuals who applied to the geriatrics outpatient clinic outside of the specified dates
- Advanced stage dementia
- Physically incapable of caring for grandchildren
Trial locations and contacts
1 site in 1 country.
About this study
Official title: Providing Grandchild Care in Later Life: Associations With Frailty, Depression, and Self-Neglect in Geriatric Outpatients
Grandchild care is a modern global phenomenon arising from increased life expectancy , and, correlated with the rest of the world, the Turkish Statistical Institute's report on aging states that the prevalence of grandchild caregiving in Türkiye is 9.7% . Therefore, the health impacts of grandchild caregiving on older adults are attracting increasing attention. Various studies have shown that grandchild caregiving has both potential benefits and burdens for older individuals. While caregiving can provide physical activity, purpose, and emotional rewards, it can also create stress, reduce autonomy, and limit social participation and self-care, which is a significant determinant of healthy aging. Frailty, a multidimensional geriatric syndrome, is associated with disability, hospitalization, and death and is potentially reversible if diagnosed early. Furthermore, depression is another significant geriatric syndrome in the elderly and is associated with mortality; although various studies have shown that grandchild caregiving reduces depressive symptoms, some have found no association between grandchild caregiving and depression. The aim of this study is to investigate the relationship between grandchild care and frailty, depression, and self-neglect in patients presenting to geriatrics outpatients
Read the detailed description
Individuals aged 60 and over who apply to the Mersin University Geriatric Outpatient between March 15, 2026 and June 1, 2026, and who have received a comprehensive geriatric assessment including information on gender, marital status, medication, and illnesses; A prospective observational study is planned with 68 female and 68 male patients who can answer the daily living activities and instrumental daily living activities questionnaires, and who can answer the relevant questionnaire questions within the scope of frailty (FRAIL) and depression (geriatric depression scale (GDS)) screenings; have height and weight measurements; and consent to participate in the study. Given that the prevalence of giving birth to grandchildren in Türkiye is 9.7%, and applying the 'sample size for a single proportion' formula (n = Z²[p(1-p)]/d²) with a 95% confidence level (Z=1.96) and a 5% absolute margin of error, it was found that a minimum of 136 participants is required. The anthropometric measurements and questionnaire results of the patients will be examined prospectively through observation.
- Conditions
- Child Care
- Being tested
- Providing grandchild care in old age reduces frailty, depression, and self-care neglect in geriatric outpatients.in Geriatric Outpatients"
- Keywords
- grandchild care, depression, frailty, self-neglect
- Medical subject headings
- Depression, Frailty
What participants receive
What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.
Providing grandchild care in old age reduces frailty, depression, and self-care neglect in geriatric outpatients.in Geriatric Outpatients"Other
Also called Failure to provide grandchild care in old age increases frailty, depression, and self-care neglect in geriatric outpatients.
Providing Grandchild Care in Later Life: Associations with Frailty, Depression, and Self-Neglect in Geriatric Outpatients"
| Study group | Role | What they receive |
|---|---|---|
| grandchild caregivers, | As part of a comprehensive geriatric assessment, questions will be asked about whether the individual provides grandchild care, gender, marital status, income level, information on medications and illnesses, daily living activities and instrumental daily living activities will be assessed, and relevant questionnaires will be used for frailty (FRAIL), depression (Geriatric Depression Scale (GDS)), and self-neglect screenings; height and weight measurements will also be taken. Receives: Other: Providing grandchild care in old age reduces frailty, depression, and self-care neglect in geriatric outpatients.in Geriatric Outpatients" | |
| non-caregivers, | As part of a comprehensive geriatric assessment, questions will be asked about whether the individual provides grandchild care, gender, marital status, income level, information on medications and illnesses, daily living activities and instrumental daily living activities will be assessed, and relevant questionnaires will be used for frailty (FRAIL), depression (Geriatric Depression Scale (GDS)), and self-neglect screenings; height and weight measurements will also be taken. Receives: Other: Providing grandchild care in old age reduces frailty, depression, and self-care neglect in geriatric outpatients.in Geriatric Outpatients" |
What is being measured
The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.
Providing Grandchild Care in Later Life: Correlations with Frailty, Depression, and Self-Neglect in Geriatric Outpatients"
Frailty will be assessed by a score of 3 or higher on the 5-item FRAIL questionnaire. Depression will be assessed by a score of 5 or higher on the 15-item Geriatric Depression Scale. Self-care neglect will be assessed by a score of 7 or lower on the 11-item Istanbul University Self-Care Neglect Scale for the Elderly.
Measured: 3 months
Timeline
From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.
- First posted30 Mar 2026
- Study start30 Mar 2026
- Primary completion1 May 2026
- Study completion7 Jun 2026
Resources
- Official record on ClinicalTrials.govThe registry entry this page is built from, with its full change history.
- Other trials for Child CareStudies of the same condition, open and under way.
- More trials run by Mersin 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
- Observational
- Observational model
- Case-control
- Time perspective
- Prospective
- Enrolment
- 138 participants (actual)
- Target duration
- 3 Months
Sponsor and investigators
- Lead sponsor
- Mersin University
- Sponsor type
- University, hospital or other
- Responsible party
- Principal investigator, Meris Esra Bozkurt, Mersin University
- Investigators
- Meris E Bozkurt, M.D., Principal investigator, Mersin University
IDs, dates and publications
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT07501260
- Sponsor's protocol ID
- 2026/099
- Status last verified
- Jun 2026
- First submitted
- 11 Mar 2026
- Last updated
- 9 Jun 2026
- Results posted
- No
- Data monitoring committee
- No
- FDA-regulated drug
- No
- FDA-regulated device
- No
- Individual data sharing
- No
Study at a glance
From the registry record, last updated by the sponsor on 9 Jun 2026. Recruitment status is as the sponsor reported it: confirm with the study team.
- Official title
- Providing Grandchild Care in Later Life: Associations With Frailty, Depression, and Self-Neglect in Geriatric Outpatients
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT07501260
- Acronym / sponsor ID
- 2026/099
- Conditions
- Child Care
- Keywords
- grandchild care, depression, frailty, self-neglect
- Study type
- Observational
- Recruitment status
- Completed
- Enrolment
- 138 participants (actual)
- Lead sponsor
- Mersin UniversityUniversity, hospital or other
- Study start
- 30 Mar 2026 (actual)
- Primary completion
- 1 May 2026 (actual)
- Study completion
- 7 Jun 2026 (actual)
- First posted
- 30 Mar 2026 (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.
Grandchild care is a modern global phenomenon arising from increased life expectancy , and, correlated with the rest of the world, the Turkish Statistical Institute's report on aging states that the prevalence of grandchild caregiving in Türkiye is 9.7% . Therefore, the health impacts of grandchild caregiving on older adults are attracting increasing attention. Various studies have shown that grandchild caregiving has both potential benefits and burdens for older individuals. While caregiving can provide physical activity, purpose, and emotional rewards, it can also create stress, reduce autonomy, and limit social participation and self-care, which is a significant determinant of healthy aging. Frailty, a multidimensional geriatric syndrome, is associated with disability, hospitalization, and death and is potentially reversible if diagnosed early. Furthermore, depression is another significant geriatric syndrome in the elderly and is associated with mortality; although various studies have shown that grandchild caregiving reduces depressive symptoms, some have found no association between grandchild caregiving and depression. The aim of this study is to investigate the relationship between grandchild care and frailty, depression, and self-neglect in patients presenting to geriatrics outpatients
Detailed description
Individuals aged 60 and over who apply to the Mersin University Geriatric Outpatient between March 15, 2026 and June 1, 2026, and who have received a comprehensive geriatric assessment including information on gender, marital status, medication, and illnesses; A prospective observational study is planned with 68 female and 68 male patients who can answer the daily living activities and instrumental daily living activities questionnaires, and who can answer the relevant questionnaire questions within the scope of frailty (FRAIL) and depression (geriatric depression scale (GDS)) screenings; have height and weight measurements; and consent to participate in the study. Given that the prevalence of giving birth to grandchildren in Türkiye is 9.7%, and applying the 'sample size for a single proportion' formula (n = Z²[p(1-p)]/d²) with a 95% confidence level (Z=1.96) and a 5% absolute margin of error, it was found that a minimum of 136 participants is required. The anthropometric measurements and questionnaire results of the patients will be examined prospectively through observation.
Study design
- Observational model
- Case-control
- Time perspective
- Prospective
- Target follow-up
- 3 Months
- Number of arms
- 2
| Arm | Type | Receives |
|---|---|---|
| grandchild caregivers, | – | Other: Providing grandchild care in old age reduces frailty, depression, and self-care neglect in geriatric outpatients.in Geriatric Outpatients"As part of a comprehensive geriatric assessment, questions will be asked about whether the individual provides grandchild care, gender, marital status, income level, information on medications and illnesses, daily living activities and instrumental daily living activities will be assessed, and relevant questionnaires will be used for frailty (FRAIL), depression (Geriatric Depression Scale (GDS)), and self-neglect screenings; height and weight measurements will also be taken. |
| non-caregivers, | – | Other: Providing grandchild care in old age reduces frailty, depression, and self-care neglect in geriatric outpatients.in Geriatric Outpatients"As part of a comprehensive geriatric assessment, questions will be asked about whether the individual provides grandchild care, gender, marital status, income level, information on medications and illnesses, daily living activities and instrumental daily living activities will be assessed, and relevant questionnaires will be used for frailty (FRAIL), depression (Geriatric Depression Scale (GDS)), and self-neglect screenings; height and weight measurements will also be taken. |
Who may qualify
- Ages
- 60 years and older
- Sex
- All
- Healthy volunteers
- Accepted
- Age groups
- Adult, Older adult
- Study population
- Sample size calculation was done according to the prevalence of giving grandchild care, which is one of the basic parameters of the study. It has been reported that this prevalence is 9.7% in Türkiye [1]. When the 'sample size for one proportion' formula (n = Z²[p(1-p)]/d²) was applied with a 95% confidence level (Z=1.96) and a 5% absolute margin of error, a minimum of 136 participants was found. References [1]https://data.tuik.gov.tr/Bulten/Index?p=Istatistiklerle-Yaslilar-2024-54079
Key inclusion criteria (4 listed)
- Patients who apply to the geriatrics outpatient clinic of Mersin University Faculty of Medicine
- Patients aged 60 and over
- Patients who had information about gender, marital status, medication and disease, who could answer the questions about activities of daily living and instrumental activities of daily living, and who could answer the relevant questionnaire questions within the scope of frailty (FRAIL) depression (Geriatric Depression Scale (GDS) screenings; and whose height, weight, and measurements were available
- Patients who consented to participate in the study
Key exclusion criteria (7 listed)
- Patients under sixty years of age
- Patients who did not apply to the geriatrics outpatient clinic of Mersin University Faculty of Medicine
- Patients who did not have information about gender, marital status, medication and disease, who could not answer the questions about activities of daily living and instrumental activities of daily living, and who could not answer the relevant questionnaire questions within the scope of frailty (FRAIL) depression (geriatric depression scale (GDS)) screenings; patients whose height, weight, and measurements were not available
- Patients who did not consent to participate in the study
- Individuals who applied to the geriatrics outpatient clinic outside of the specified dates
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Providing grandchild care in old age reduces frailty, depression, and self-care neglect in geriatric outpatients.in Geriatric Outpatients"Also: Failure to provide grandchild care in old age increases frailty, depression, and self-care neglect in geriatric outpatients.Providing Grandchild Care in Later Life: Associations with Frailty, Depression, and Self-Neglect in Geriatric Outpatients" | Other | grandchild caregivers,, non-caregivers, |
Primary outcome
Providing Grandchild Care in Later Life: Correlations with Frailty, Depression, and Self-Neglect in Geriatric Outpatients"
Time frame: 3 months
Frailty will be assessed by a score of 3 or higher on the 5-item FRAIL questionnaire. Depression will be assessed by a score of 5 or higher on the 15-item Geriatric Depression Scale. Self-care neglect will be assessed by a score of 7 or lower on the 11-item Istanbul University Self-Care Neglect Scale for the Elderly.
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 9 Jun 2026.
- 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.
Meris E Bozkurt, M.D. principal investigator
Mersin University
1 site in 1 country: see every site and its status.
Questions about this trial
What is this clinical trial studying?
An observational study of Child Care, run by Mersin University at 1 site in Turkey (Türkiye).
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 4 inclusion and 7 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 9 Jun 2026. 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 Turkey (Türkiye). 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?
Providing Grandchild Care in Later Life: Correlations with Frailty, Depression, and Self-Neglect in Geriatric Outpatients" (time frame: 3 months). 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 9 Jun 2026; AzTrials last refreshed its copy on 7 Nov 2026.