Clinical trial · Interventional
Improvement of Support to Caregivers of Cancer Patients in Basic Palliative Care at Home
Testing a Caregiver-led Intervention to Improve Support to Caregivers of Cancer Patients in Palliative Care at Home: a Stepped Wedge (Cluster) Randomized Controlled Trial
NCT03548012CI-TRIAL-00053422PiHunknownN/AClinicalTrials.gov clinicaltrialsProvenance
- Source
- ClinicalTrials.gov
- Retrieved
- Sep 8, 2026
- Layer
- normalized (units and labels harmonized; values unchanged)
- Run
- ING-CLINICALTRIALS-20260908-000001
Summary
Brief summary (as posted)
The aim of the project is to evaluate the use of the caregiver-led 'CSNAT intervention' to identify, prioritize and address support needs among caregivers of cancer patients who are starting in basic palliative care at home in Denmark
Conditions
Conditions (1)
Free-text conditions as registered, with the CancerIndex entity they were reconciled to and the match type.
| Condition (as posted) | Mapped entity | Match | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| Palliative Care | — | UNRESOLVED | — |
Interventions
Interventions (1)
| Intervention | Type | Mapped drug | Match |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Carer Support Needs Assessment Tool (CSNAT) intervention | Behavioral | — | UNRESOLVED |
Design
Arms and outcomes
Arms (2)
- type
- EXPERIMENTAL
- label
- The Carer Support Needs Assessment Tool (CSNAT) intervention
- description
- ('Standard' basic palliative care +) The Carer Support Needs Assessment Tool (CSNAT) intervention.
- interventionNames
- Behavioral: The Carer Support Needs Assessment Tool (CSNAT) intervention
- type
- NO_INTERVENTION
- label
- Control
- description
- ('Standard' basic palliative care). No intervention offered.
Primary outcomes (1)
- measure
- Caregiver strain
- timeFrame
- Change from baseline (enrollment) to day 14
- description
- Caregiver strain is measured by the subscale 'Caregiver Strain' in the Family Appraisal of Caregiving Questionnaire for Palliative Care (FACQ-PC). Subscale score range: 1-5. A higher score represents a worse outcome, i.e. more caregiver strain.
Eligibility
Eligibility (as posted)
- Sex
- All
- Minimum age
- 18 Years
Show eligibility criteria text
Inclusion Criteria: * The patient should have advanced cancer * The caregiver and patient should be able to read and understand Danish * The caregiver and patient should give written informed consent * The patient should be newly referred to basic palliative care (BPC) by home nurses in the municipality. Exclusion Criteria: * The caregiver is viewed by the practitioners as being too distressed to be asked about participation * The caregiver has a known cognitive impairment precluding participation (based on the practitioners' clinical judgement)
References
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