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Administrative data

NCT number NCT05797571
Other study ID # 03C212
Secondary ID
Status Completed
Phase
First received
Last updated
Start date January 15, 2022
Est. completion date December 15, 2022

Study information

Verified date March 2023
Source Istituto Auxologico Italiano
Contact n/a
Is FDA regulated No
Health authority
Study type Observational

Clinical Trial Summary

Informal care is defined as the unpaid care provided to an older, frail, or ill person, by a person such as a spouse, a parent, a child, another relative, a neighbor, or a friend. This phenomenon may lead to stress, burden, and decreased informal caregivers' quality of life. Since lack of time, distance from services, and financial strains make the provision of psychological interventions to informal caregivers often challenging, Internet-based (self-help) programs might represent a viable solution to promote their emotional well-being. Still, despite the proven benefits of internet-based intervention, no available programs for informal caregivers are available for the Italian population. Nevertheless, planning and developing an online intervention, involving possible stakeholders (caregivers), might facilitate the understanding and dissemination of, willingness to use, and success of the future intervention. Thus, the goal of the current study is to assess Italian stakeholders' knowledge about, awareness of, attitudes towards, willingness to participate and use, and expected barriers to internet-based interventions.


Description:

The present study assessed the knowledge and awareness, attitudes, willingness to participate in, and expected barriers towards using Internet-based interventions to alleviate caregivers' burden in a sample of Italian caregivers and clinicians. To this aim, an online stakeholders' survey was conducted in Italy among clinicians and informal caregivers, using a snowballing sampling technique. Participants were asked to fill in the informed consent and complete the online survey as a clinician, a caregiver, or both. Data were monitored daily. Descriptive statistics and Pearson correlation analysis were used for data analysis.


Recruitment information / eligibility

Status Completed
Enrollment 150
Est. completion date December 15, 2022
Est. primary completion date December 15, 2022
Accepts healthy volunteers Accepts Healthy Volunteers
Gender All
Age group 18 Years and older
Eligibility Inclusion Criteria: - clinicians and informal caregivers - aged 18 years or older - internet access - basic computer literacy

Study Design


Related Conditions & MeSH terms


Locations

Country Name City State
Italy Giada Pietrabissa Milan

Sponsors (1)

Lead Sponsor Collaborator
Istituto Auxologico Italiano

Country where clinical trial is conducted

Italy, 

Outcome

Type Measure Description Time frame Safety issue
Primary Mean score in Online survey for clinicians Online survey for clinicians - 30 items At baseline, during online survey, performed after signing informed consent
Primary Mean score in Online survey for informal caregivers Online survey for informal caregivers - 45 items At baseline, during online survey, performed after signing informed consent
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