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CHEC Intervention for Caregiver Support

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Led By Catherine Riffin, PhD

Research Sponsored by Weill Medical College of Cornell University

Eligibility Criteria Checklist

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Patients with sufficient cognitive capacity to consent themselves or through a legal representative

Patients aged 65-89

Timeline

Screening 3 weeks

Treatment Varies

Follow Up through study completion, up to 1 year

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Study Summary

This trial will test if the CHEC intervention can help primary care providers identify and support caregivers of older patients.

Who is the study for?

This study is for older adults aged 65-89 who are cognitively intact and their family caregivers, both of whom must speak English. Caregivers must be over 21 years old. Clinicians treating patients at the Center on Aging can also participate. Those with severe hearing or visual impairments, or without mutual consent from their care dyad counterpart, cannot join.Check my eligibility

What is being tested?

The trial is testing CHEC (Collaborative Healthcare Encounters with Caregivers), which includes a checklist to identify caregiver needs during primary care visits for seniors, plus a Tip Sheet for clinicians to address these concerns compared to usual care practices.See study design

What are the potential side effects?

Since this intervention involves non-medical procedures like checklists and educational materials rather than drugs or medical treatments, there are no traditional side effects associated with it.

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

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I can make my own medical decisions or have someone legally appointed to do so.

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I am between 65 and 89 years old.

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I speak English.

Timeline

Screening ~ 3 weeks3 visits

Treatment ~ Varies

Follow Up ~ through study completion, up to 1 year

Screening ~ 3 weeks

Treatment ~ Varies

Follow Up ~through study completion, up to 1 year

This trial's timeline: 3 weeks for screening, Varies for treatment, and through study completion, up to 1 year for reporting.

Treatment Details

Study Objectives

Outcome measures can provide a clearer picture of what you can expect from a treatment.

Primary outcome measures

Acceptable length of CHEC, as measured by the proportion of caregivers who report that the checklist is an acceptable length

Accrual rate, as measured by the number of caregivers who complete the checklist

CHEC's ease of use, as measured by the proportion of caregivers who report that the checklist is easy to use

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Trial Design

2Treatment groups

Experimental Treatment

Active Control

Group I: Caregiver Checklist (CHEC)Experimental Treatment1 Intervention

CHEC is composed of two elements: 1) a checklist to identify the needs and concerns of unpaid/family caregivers who accompany older adults (aged 65+) to their primary care visits and 2) Tip Sheet for clinicians.

Group II: Usual careActive Control1 Intervention

Attendance at primary care appointments as usual.

0 / 3Eligibility criteria met

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Who is running the clinical trial?

Weill Medical College of Cornell UniversityLead Sponsor

1,055 Previous Clinical Trials

1,316,165 Total Patients Enrolled

National Institute on Aging (NIA)NIH

1,674 Previous Clinical Trials

28,020,775 Total Patients Enrolled

Catherine Riffin, PhDPrincipal InvestigatorWeill Medical College of Cornell University

1 Previous Clinical Trials

85 Total Patients Enrolled

Media Library

Collaborative Healthcare Encounters with Caregivers (CHEC) Clinical Trial Eligibility Overview. Trial Name: NCT04946942 — N/A

Caregiver Burnout Research Study Groups: Caregiver Checklist (CHEC), Usual care

Caregiver Burnout Clinical Trial 2023: Collaborative Healthcare Encounters with Caregivers (CHEC) Highlights & Side Effects. Trial Name: NCT04946942 — N/A

Collaborative Healthcare Encounters with Caregivers (CHEC) 2023 Treatment Timeline for Medical Study. Trial Name: NCT04946942 — N/A

Frequently Asked Questions

These questions and answers are submitted by anonymous patients, and have not been verified by our internal team.

Is recruitment for this study still available?

"Affirmative. The information found on clinicaltrials.gov indicates that this scientific study is now recruiting participants, having been posted on August 30th 2021 and edited as recently as March 2nd 2022. This trial calls for a total of 60 participants from 1 different medical centre."

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Is the current research initiative accepting participants over a certain age?

"This medical study is seeking patients who are within the age bracket of 21 to 89. In addition, 14 other trials are available for those below 18 and another 89 studies exist that include elderly participants aged 65 or older."

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What is the enrollment size for this experiment?

"Affirmative. The information hosted on clinicaltrials.gov states that this medical trial is actively recruiting patients and was initially posted in August 2021 with its most recent update being dated March 2022. There are 60 openings at a single centre."

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Could I potentially qualify to join this medical research?

"This trial seeks 60 subjects aged 21 to 89, who are accompanied by a family caregiver during their primary care appointments at the Center on Aging. Furthermore, all participants must have sufficient cognitive capacity and provide consent themselves or through an appointed legal representative. Additionally, this study welcomes individuals of varying race/ethnicity as well as both men and women."

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Recent research and studies

clinicaltrials.govStudy

Implementing a Family Caregiver Checklist in Primary Care: A Pilot Study

2021. "Implementing a Family Caregiver Checklist in Primary Care: A Pilot Study". ClinicalTrials.gov. https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT04946942.