NCT01762618

Experimental Study of the Impact of a Group Therapy Psychological Intervention for Caregivers of Alzheimer's Disease Patients

Experimental Study of the Impact of a Structured Psychological Intervention Based on Group Therapy for Caregivers of Alzheimer's Patients.

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 83 (actual)
• Sponsor: Barcelonabeta Brain Research Center, Pasqual Maragall Foundation · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years – 95 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Accepted

Summary

A randomized controlled trial designed to test the effectiveness of a psychological intervention based on group therapy for the caregivers of Alzheimer's disease patients. The intervention consists of 14 sessions of a cognitive-behavioral psychological group therapy. This study aims to demonstrate that Alzheimer's patients' caregivers can benefit from group counseling, with an improvement in mood state, quality of life, perceived burden and a decrease in anxiety and depression. Two evaluations will be done: before the therapy sessions (basal) and when intervention is finished (final).

Detailed description

The aim of this study is to conduct group therapy with Alzheimer's caregivers at three centers in the province of Barcelona: Hospital El Carme Badalona, Sanitary Center of Les Corts and Sarrià. The therapy sessions are conducted by an expert in group therapy (from the sponsor Pasqual Maragall Foundation) and the social worker of each of the centers. The study takes place for four months and consists of weekly therapy sessions of an hour and a half each (14 sessions in total), based on cognitive and behavioral theory. The participants and the control group are evaluated at the beginning and at the end of the study in terms of mood, quality of life, anxiety and depression. This study aims to demonstrate that Alzheimer's patient's caregivers can benefit from group counseling, resulting in an improvement in their emotional state, perceived burden, quality of life and a more positive attitude coping with the new situation.

Conditions

• Psychological Support to Caregivers of Azlheimer's Patients

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
BEHAVIORAL	Cognitive Behavioral Therapy Group	Therapy Groups

Timeline

• Start date: 2012-01-01
• Primary completion: 2013-04-01
• Completion: 2013-07-01
• First posted: 2013-01-08
• Last updated: 2014-07-09

Locations

3 sites across 1 country: Spain