Trials / Completed
CompletedNCT02401321
Taking Care of Her Program in Patients With Stage III or IV Ovarian Cancer and Spouse Caregivers
A Pilot Feasibility Study: Taking Care of Her
- Status
- Completed
- Phase
- N/A
- Study type
- Interventional
- Enrollment
- 14 (actual)
- Sponsor
- University of Washington · Academic / Other
- Sex
- All
- Age
- —
- Healthy volunteers
- Accepted
Summary
This pilot clinical trial studies the Taking Care of Her program in patients with stage III or IV ovarian cancer and spouse caregivers. This counseling program may equip the spouse caregiver with skills to support and nurture the patient through initial diagnosis and treatment. It may also help patients and spouse caregivers improve communication and coping skills.
Detailed description
PRIMARY OBJECTIVES: I. Test the feasibility of the study protocol, including recruitment and retention. II. Assess the short-term impact of the intervention on standardized measures of behavioral-emotional adjustment of spouse caregivers and diagnosed women on depressed mood, anxiety, quality of marital communication, perceived spousal support, and spouse caregivers' skills and self-confidence to manage the emotional toll of the illness on themselves and the ill partner. OUTLINE: Patients and spouse caregivers complete the Taking Care of Her Program comprising 5 telephone-delivered intervention sessions over 45-60 minutes every 2 weeks. The intervention sessions are designed to provide training for spouse caregivers and patients to better manage the impact and emotional toll of recently diagnosed ovarian cancer, including its impact on their interpersonal communication and support about the cancer.
Conditions
- Caregiver
- Stage IIIA Ovarian Cancer
- Stage IIIB Ovarian Cancer
- Stage IIIC Ovarian Cancer
- Stage IV Ovarian Cancer
Interventions
| Type | Name | Description |
|---|---|---|
| BEHAVIORAL | Telephone-Based Intervention | Complete Taking Care of Her program |
| OTHER | Caregiver-Assisted Training | Complete Taking Care of Her program |
| OTHER | Questionnaire Administration | Ancillary studies |
| OTHER | Quality-of-Life Assessment | Ancillary studies |
Timeline
- Start date
- 2015-04-01
- Primary completion
- 2016-06-23
- First posted
- 2015-03-27
- Last updated
- 2017-03-07
Locations
1 site across 1 country: United States
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov record NCT02401321. Inclusion in this directory is not an endorsement.