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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.


Clinical Trial 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. ;


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NCT number NCT05882461
Study type Interventional
Source IWK Health Centre
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Status Recruiting
Phase N/A
Start date February 17, 2021
Completion date March 2024

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