NCT04245228

Wellness Coaching for Caregivers of Thoracic Transplant Candidates

Does a Pre-transplant Health Coaching Intervention for Informal Caregivers of Adult Heart or Lung Transplant Candidates Improve Caregiver-Reported Outcomes?

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 60 (actual)
• Sponsor: Mayo Clinic · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Accepted

Summary

Researchers are studying the effects of a health coaching intervention on the stress and burden of caregivers of patients awaiting heart or lung transplant.

Detailed description

This is a randomized trial of health coaching compared to usual care. Caregivers for patients on the adult heart or adult lung transplant waiting list at the Mayo Clinic will undergo informed consent. Consenting participants will be randomized to weekly, 30-minute telephone calls for twelve weeks or usual care. Questionnaires and demographic information will be collected at baseline and after 12 weeks.

Conditions

• Stress, Psychological
• Caregiver Burden

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
BEHAVIORAL	Wellness Coach	Trained in motivational interviewing who will call the patient weekly for 12 sessions for an approximately 30-minute intervention

Timeline

• Start date: 2020-06-13
• Primary completion: 2023-04-30
• Completion: 2023-11-30
• First posted: 2020-01-28
• Last updated: 2024-09-24
• Results posted: 2024-09-24

Locations

1 site across 1 country: United States