Clinical trial · Interventional
"Resilient Caregivers" - A Resilience-based Intervention for Distressed Partner Cancer Caregivers
"Resilient Caregivers" - A Randomized Controlled Trial of a Resilience-based Intervention for Distressed Partner Caregivers of Cancer Patients
NCT04610034CI-TRIAL-00051506unknownN/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 objective of this study is to develop and test the effectiveness of a resilience-based intervention for distressed partner caregivers of cancer patients in reducing symptoms of anxiety, depression and distress, while improving quality of life and resilience (meta-reflective skill, values clarification and coping strategies).
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Distress, Emotional | — | UNRESOLVED | — |
Interventions
Interventions (2)
| Intervention | Type | Mapped drug | Match |
|---|---|---|---|
| Care as usual | Other | — | UNRESOLVED |
| "Resilient Caregivers" | Behavioral | — | UNRESOLVED |
Design
Arms and outcomes
Arms (2)
- type
- EXPERIMENTAL
- label
- "Resilient Caregivers"
- description
- Intervention program
- interventionNames
- Behavioral: "Resilient Caregivers"
- type
- OTHER
- label
- Control group
- description
- Care as usual
- interventionNames
- Other: Care as usual
Primary outcomes (1)
- measure
- Change in symptoms of anxiety
- timeFrame
- Baseline, 3 months, 6 months and 12 months follow-up
- description
Eligibility
Eligibility (as posted)
- Sex
- All
- Minimum age
- 18 Years
Show eligibility criteria text
Inclusion Criteria: * Partner/Spouse to a patient diagnosed with Stage I-III cancer and receiving cancer treatment at Herlev Hospital * Patient performance status 1 or 2 * Distress Thermometer score \> 4 * Able to speak and understand Danish * Has given written informed consent to participate in the study Exclusion Criteria: * Being a cancer patient * Has untreated psychopathology or physical impairment that may prevent attendance and participation in the study * Active substance abuse
References
Publications (1)
- DERIVEDGenter P, Hoeg BL, Hamre CJ, Andersen EAW, Dalton SO, Ribers B, Bidstrup PE. Protocol for 'Resilient Caregivers': a randomised trial of a resilience-based intervention for psychologically distressed partner caregivers of patients with cancer. BMJ Open. 2021 Nov 12;11(11):e048327. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2020-048327. PMID 34772747