NCT00259415

Telesupport: Evaluation of Professionally Led Support Groups for Caregivers

Evaluation of Professionally Led Support Groups for Caregivers

• Status: Completed
• Phase: Phase 1
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: —
• Sponsor: Thomas Jefferson University · Academic / Other
• Sex: Female
• Age: 55 Years
• Healthy volunteers: —

Summary

This study is a collaborative effort between a community-based service organization, Supportive Older Women's Network (SOWN), and an academic research division at Thomas Jefferson University (TJU). We plan to use a randomized controlled two-group design to: 1) test the effectiveness of the intervention at 6 months to enhance social support and perceived efficacy in comparison to a control group; 2) test if gains are sustained over 12 months (within experimental group comparison); and 3) evaluate the cost and cost effectiveness of the intervention. Three secondary study aims are to describe the process and content of tele-support groups (dose/intensity, support group topics); evaluate the relative benefits for African American and White females; and determine if control group subjects benefit from receiving a peer's telephone number for mutual support (within group comparison between 6 and 12 months).

Conditions

• Caregiver Burden

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
BEHAVIORAL	Caregiver support via telephone

Timeline

• Start date: 2000-09-01
• First posted: 2005-11-29
• Last updated: 2015-07-08

Locations

1 site across 1 country: United States