NCT05028452

Feasibility of Internet Based Support (Carer eSupport) for Informal Caregivers of Patients With Head and Neck Cancer

Carer eSupport: Rationale and Design of an Internet-based Support for Informal Caregivers of Individuals With Head and Neck Cancer

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 32 (actual)
• Sponsor: Uppsala University · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

Informal caregivers to patients with head and neck cancer report that they are unprepared for caregiving, that they experience a high caregiver burden and a deteriorated health. The aim is to develop an internet based intervention for informal caregivers of individuals with head and neck cancer and evaluate the feasibility and acceptability of the intervention. The internet based intervention (Carer eSupport) will be based on scientific evidence, established theoretical frameworks and focus groups with caregivers and health care professionals. The feasibility and acceptability of Carer eSupport will be evaluated by 30 caregivers who will have access to Carer eSupport during one months. The feasibility and acceptability of Carer eSupport will be evaluated with quantitative and qualitative data.

Conditions

• Caregivers
• Head and Neck Cancer
• Feasibility Study

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
OTHER	Internet based support	Carer eSupport is designed to prepare informal caregivers for caregiving, to decrease caregiver burden and prevent a deteriorated health.

Timeline

• Start date: 2023-04-17
• Primary completion: 2023-09-30
• Completion: 2023-09-30
• First posted: 2021-08-31
• Last updated: 2024-02-16

Locations

4 sites across 1 country: Sweden