NCT05636982

Brief Summary

The primary caregivers of older adults provide intimate and immediate support when their loved one is in urgent need. Due to the full-time commitment in a caregiving role, the caregiver may not have extra time to join the onsite community services that are available to them in the daytime. With the support of advanced technology, telecare seems to be a convenient and easily accessible channel to provide individualized caregiving advice to the caregivers. This study examines the effectiveness of a telecare-based intervention programme for caregivers.

Trial Health

87
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Trial Health Score

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Enrollment
75

participants targeted

Target at P50-P75 for not_applicable

Timeline
Completed

Started Jan 2023

Geographic Reach
1 country

1 active site

Status
completed

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Study Timeline

Key milestones and dates

First Submitted

Initial submission to the registry

November 23, 2022

Completed
12 days until next milestone

First Posted

Study publicly available on registry

December 5, 2022

Completed
2 months until next milestone

Study Start

First participant enrolled

January 20, 2023

Completed
9 months until next milestone

Primary Completion

Last participant's last visit for primary outcome

October 30, 2023

Completed
2 months until next milestone

Study Completion

Last participant's last visit for all outcomes

December 31, 2023

Completed
Last Updated

February 28, 2024

Status Verified

February 1, 2024

Enrollment Period

9 months

First QC Date

November 23, 2022

Last Update Submit

February 27, 2024

Conditions

Telemedicine

Keywords

telecareolder adultsinformal caregiverscommunity

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

  • Stress level

    Stress level will be measured by the 14-item Chinese version of Perceived Stress Scale (PSS). It has been applied extensively to measure the degree of perceived stress for informal caregivers. The total score ranges between 0 (minimum stress perceived) and 56 (maximum stress perceived), with a higher score representing a greater perceived stress level.

    3-month

Secondary Outcomes (4)

  • Self-efficacy

    3-month

  • Depression

    3-month

  • Quality of life (general well-being of individual)

    3-month

  • Caregiving burden

    3-month

Study Arms (2)

Telecare-based intervention program

EXPERIMENTAL

This group of participants will receive a 3-month telecare-based intervention program which includes three main components: 1) online nurse case management supported by a health-social partnership team, 2) individual-specific video messages covering caregiving skills via WhatsApp, and 3) online information center and discussion forum via a password-protected, newly-developed caregiver website.

Other: Telecare-based intervention program

Control

NO INTERVENTION

The control group will receive conventional community services. The caregiver will attend five educational sessions that covers caregiving skills in the community centers on a fixed schedule.

Interventions

Telecare-based intervention programOTHER

A 3-month telecare-based intervention program

Telecare-based intervention program

Eligibility Criteria

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

You may qualify if:

  • people who are aged ≥18 years old
  • understand and communicate in Cantonese
  • provide care to the older adults aged ≥60 at least 4 hours per week for a minimum of 3 months
  • smartphone user and know how to access the Internet
  • commit to attend bi-weekly, 15-30mins online meetings with the program providers over the 3-month period
  • willing to receive individual-specific video messages covering caregiving skills via WhatsApp

You may not qualify if:

  • alcoholic drinkers or psychiatric drug users
  • illiterate (inability to write and read)
  • having psychiatric problems
  • having cognitive impairment as evidenced by scoring 22 or above in Hong Kong version of Montreal Cognitive Assessment
  • already participated in other telecare health or social programs

Contact the study team to confirm eligibility.

Sponsors & Collaborators

Study Sites (1)

Salvation Army

Kowloon, Hong Kong

Location

Related Publications (1)

  • Wong AKC, Ng NP, Hui VCC, Montayre J. Effect of a telecare-based intervention on stress levels in informal caregivers of older adults: protocol for a randomized controlled trial. Front Psychiatry. 2023 May 25;14:1167479. doi: 10.3389/fpsyt.2023.1167479. eCollection 2023.

    PMID: 37377468DERIVED

Study Officials

  • Arkers Wong, PhD

    The Hong Kong Polytechnic University

    PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Study Design

Study Type
interventional
Phase
not applicable
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Masking
SINGLE
Who Masked
OUTCOMES ASSESSOR
Purpose
HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH
Intervention Model
PARALLEL
Sponsor Type
OTHER
Responsible Party
PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
PI Title
Principal investigator

Study Record Dates

First Submitted

November 23, 2022

First Posted

December 5, 2022

Study Start

January 20, 2023

Primary Completion

October 30, 2023

Study Completion

December 31, 2023

Last Updated

February 28, 2024

Record last verified: 2024-02

Locations

HK(1)