NCT05882461

An E-health Letter Intervention for Caregivers

90Second Caregiver: A Randomized Control Trial of an E-health Letter for Caregivers

• Status: Unknown
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 330 (estimated)
• Sponsor: IWK Health Centre · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

The purpose of the present study is to conduct a two-arm Randomized Control Trial (RCT) comparing individuals receiving the 90Second Caregiver health letter, with a usual care (routine care received by caregivers) control group. The goals of the present study are: * To evaluate the effectiveness of the 90Second Caregiver health letter in improving caregiver's self-efficacy (primary outcome), savouring, and quality of life (secondary outcomes). * To evaluate the effectiveness of the 90Second Caregiver health letter in reducing caregiver's psychological strain and caregiver burden (secondary outcomes). * To examine the impact of levels of engagement with the 90Second Caregiver health letter on primary and secondary outcomes. * To assess the usability of the 90Second Caregiver health letter, as it relates to the relevance of topic, user friendliness, and appropriateness of the readability levels. * To evaluate psychometric properties of self-constructed measures in 90Second newsletter.

Detailed description

The present study will examine the effectiveness of the 90Second Caregiver health letter in increasing self-efficacy in a sample of informal caregivers of ABI survivors in Nova Scotia. Participants in this study will be recruited from the Caring Forward Trials within Cohort Study (REB#1025253). The study is funded by the Nova Scotia Department of Health and Wellness.

Conditions

• Caregivers
• Acquired Brain Injury

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
BEHAVIORAL	90Second Caregiver health letter	Participant receives the weekly health letter via email

Timeline

• Start date: 2021-02-17
• Primary completion: 2024-03-01
• Completion: 2024-03-01
• First posted: 2023-05-31
• Last updated: 2023-05-31

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Canada