NCT04143763

Brief Summary

The proposed trial aims to test the feasibility of ecological momentary intervention on stroke caregivers' psychological distress.

Trial Health

43
At Risk

Trial Health Score

Automated assessment based on enrollment pace, timeline, and geographic reach

Trial has exceeded expected completion date
Enrollment
40

participants targeted

Target at P25-P50 for not_applicable stroke

Timeline
Completed

Started Oct 2019

Shorter than P25 for not_applicable stroke

Geographic Reach
1 country

2 active sites

Status
unknown

Health score is calculated from publicly available data and should be used for screening purposes only.

Trial Relationships

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Study Timeline

Key milestones and dates

Study Start

First participant enrolled

October 1, 2019

Completed
23 days until next milestone

First Submitted

Initial submission to the registry

October 24, 2019

Completed
5 days until next milestone

First Posted

Study publicly available on registry

October 29, 2019

Completed
1 day until next milestone

Primary Completion

Last participant's last visit for primary outcome

October 30, 2019

Completed
3 months until next milestone

Study Completion

Last participant's last visit for all outcomes

January 31, 2020

Completed
Last Updated

October 29, 2019

Status Verified

October 1, 2019

Enrollment Period

29 days

First QC Date

October 24, 2019

Last Update Submit

October 27, 2019

Conditions

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

  • Change depressive symptoms by Patient Health Questionnaire (PHQ-9) Scale (questionnaire) at 4 weeks

    Patient Health Questionnaire (PHQ-9) Scale: PHQ-9 is a scale for screening depression in primary care. It consists of 9 items with 4 likert scale. Score range is from 0 to 27 (higher score = higher severity of depressive symptom).

    4 weeks

Secondary Outcomes (3)

  • Change anxiety symptoms by Generalized Anxiety Disorder-7 (GAD-7) Scale at 4 weeks

    4 weeks

  • Change stress levels by Perceived Stress Scale (PSS-4) at 4 weeks

    4 weeks

  • Change caring burdens by Burden Interview-4 (ZBI-4) at 4 weeks

    4 weeks

Study Arms (2)

Intervention group

ACTIVE COMPARATOR

receive mobile messages supporting caregivers' psychological well-being, according to the participants' preferences in intervention group.

Other: Ecological Momentary Intervention (EMI)

Control group

NO INTERVENTION

receive general health information through a mobile message.

Interventions

Using the messaging function of mobile devices, EMI offers a framework to deliver health information to the target population, corresponding to each individual's demands in terms of type (e.g., photo, text and/or voice message), timing, duration, and frequency of the messages, which are different to the features from other interventions

Intervention group

Eligibility Criteria

Age18 Years+
Sexall
Healthy VolunteersNo
Age GroupsAdult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)

You may qualify if:

  • Primary family caregiver of stroke survivor
  • Able to read and communicate in Chinese
  • Able to use mobile phone text messaging function
  • PHQ-9 ranged from 5 to 19

You may not qualify if:

  • Professional medical personnel and care assistants
  • Has provided care for \<1 month prior to recruitment
  • Has diagnosis of psychiatric disease or is currently taking psychotropic drug
  • PHQ-9 ≥ 20 (i.e., severe depressive symptom)
  • Currently participating in any type of psychological support intervention

Contact the study team to confirm eligibility.

Sponsors & Collaborators

Study Sites (2)

Hong Kong PHAB Association

Hong Kong, Hong Kong

RECRUITING

Hong Kong Stroke Association

Hong Kong, Hong Kong

RECRUITING

MeSH Terms

Conditions

StrokeCaregiver BurdenCell Phone UseDepression

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Cerebrovascular DisordersBrain DiseasesCentral Nervous System DiseasesNervous System DiseasesVascular DiseasesCardiovascular DiseasesStress, PsychologicalBehavioral SymptomsBehaviorCommunicationSocial Behavior

Central Study Contacts

Jung Jae LEE, PhD

CONTACT

Study Design

Study Type
interventional
Phase
not applicable
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Masking
DOUBLE
Who Masked
PARTICIPANT, INVESTIGATOR
Purpose
OTHER
Intervention Model
PARALLEL
Sponsor Type
OTHER
Responsible Party
PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
PI Title
Research Assistant Professor

Study Record Dates

First Submitted

October 24, 2019

First Posted

October 29, 2019

Study Start

October 1, 2019

Primary Completion

October 30, 2019

Study Completion

January 31, 2020

Last Updated

October 29, 2019

Record last verified: 2019-10

Data Sharing

IPD Sharing
Will not share

Locations