NCT05907005

Instant Message-delivered Early Psychological Intervention in Stroke Family Caregivers

Instant Message-delivered Early Psychological Intervention in Stroke Family Caregivers: a Mixed-method Study

• Status: Recruiting
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 152 (estimated)
• Sponsor: The University of Hong Kong · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

Psychological distress including depression and anxiety is a major component of caregiver stress, and its negative impact on caregivers' health and well-being has been established in the literature. A recent meta-analysis reported the prevalence of depression and anxiety in stroke caregivers as 40.2% and 21.4% respectively. An evidence profile report by the World Health Organization(WHO) has emphasised that psychological support is crucial in helping caregivers in the community to continue caring for individuals with long-term disabilities, such as stroke patients. Therefore, early psychological intervention (EPI) is crucial to improve the management and prognosis of an individual who are facing stressful events like caregiving. The main aim of this study is to prevent or alleviate the significant psychological consequences in carers resulting from stroke events in family members. Internet-delivered cognitive-behavioural therapy (iCBT) is delivered as an ecological momentary intervention (EMI) to support the clients to engage in cognitive reframing and empower them with proper knowledge, skills and attitudes to make behavioural changes.

Conditions

• Stroke
• Caregiver Burden
• Mobile Phone Use

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
BEHAVIORAL	iCBT-based EMI	Consists of brief iCBT for psychological support (mandatory), stroke care education (optional), and nurse-led real-time chat-based support messages, delivered according to participants' preferences.

Timeline

• Start date: 2023-07-24
• Primary completion: 2025-07-24
• Completion: 2025-07-31
• First posted: 2023-06-18
• Last updated: 2024-07-11

Locations

5 sites across 1 country: Hong Kong