Building Better Caregivers Online: An Online Workshop for Caregivers of Those With Traumatic Brain Injury, Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, or Alzheimer's or Other Dementia

NCT00799786 | Completed Phase 1

• 2 other identifiers: SU-11212008-135040137
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 120
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 2

Brief Summary

The workshop is a 6-week online workshop for caregivers of people with traumatic brain injury, post traumatic stress disorder, or dementia. It is being conducted jointly by the Stanford Patient Education Research Center and the VA Greater Los Angeles Healthcare System and is supported by a grant from the Department of Veterans Affairs, Patient Care Services, Office of Care Management and Social Work. The goal of the study is to determine whether an online caregiver education and support workshop can have lasting beneficial effects in helping caregivers improve their self-management of health skills, stress, and improve their caregiving abilities.

Conditions

Dementia; Brain Injuries; Stress Disorders, Traumatic

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• quality o flife, health status, and medical care utilization

  6 months

Interventions

Building Better Caregivers Online Workshop BEHAVIORAL

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 18 Years+
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)

You may qualify if:

• Live in California
• Have access to the internet and an email account

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Stanford University: lead
• VA Greater Los Angeles Healthcare System: collaborator

Study Sites (2)

Greater Los Angeles VA

Los Angeles, California, United States

Location

Stanford University School of Medicine

Stanford, California, 94305, United States

Location

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Dementia; Brain Injuries; Stress Disorders, Traumatic

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Brain Diseases; Central Nervous System Diseases; Nervous System Diseases; Neurocognitive Disorders; Mental Disorders; Craniocerebral Trauma; Trauma, Nervous System; Wounds and Injuries; Trauma and Stressor Related Disorders

Study Officials

• Kate R Lorig

  Stanford University

  PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: phase 1
• Allocation: NON RANDOMIZED
• Masking: NONE
• Purpose: PREVENTION
• Intervention Model: SINGLE GROUP
• Sponsor Type: OTHER

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: November 26, 2008
• First Posted: December 1, 2008
• Study Start: November 1, 2008
• Primary Completion: July 1, 2009
• Study Completion: December 1, 2009
• Last Updated: August 13, 2010

Record last verified: 2010-08

Locations

US (2)