NCT06505122

Dyadic Life Review Intervention for Older Patients With Advanced Cancer) and Their Caregivers

A Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial (RCT) of a Dyadic Life Review Intervention for Older Patients With Advanced Cancer) and Their Caregivers

• Status: Recruiting
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 60 (estimated)
• Sponsor: University of Rochester · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 50 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

The purpose of this study is to test the feasibility of a pilot Randomized Controlled Trial (RCT) comparing Dyadic Life Review (DLR) intervention in older adults with advanced cancer and their caregivers to Care-as-Usual (CAU) group, which involves a referral to social work.

Detailed description

The purpose of this study is to test the feasibility of a pilot Randomized Controlled Trial (RCT) comparing Dyadic Life Review (DLR) intervention in older adults with advanced cancer and their caregivers to Care-as-Usual (CAU) group, which involves a referral to social work. The study will enroll dyads (pairs) of caregivers and older patients with advanced cancer and dyads of caregivers and patients with advanced cancer. A previous single-arm study was performed testing the feasibility of the adapted DLR intervention in older adults with advanced cancer and their caregivers. The single-arm pilot demonstrated DLR was feasible and acceptable by both patients and caregivers. This innovative pilot study will gather data to test the feasibility of a pilot and examine pre-post intervention changes in caregiver psychological distress.

Conditions

• Cancer

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
BEHAVIORAL	Dyadic Life Review	DLR is an intervention that will promote relationship closeness, communication, and psychological distress in both older adults and caregivers.

Timeline

• Start date: 2025-05-23
• Primary completion: 2026-08-31
• Completion: 2026-10-31
• First posted: 2024-07-17
• Last updated: 2026-03-19

Locations

1 site across 1 country: United States