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Peer Support for Caregiver Burden in Cancer

Q: Is recruitment for this research project ongoing?

<p>The information available on clinicaltrials.gov reveals that this medical trial is presently dormant in terms of patient recruitment, as the listing was first published on July 1st and last edited on July 12th. Nevertheless, there are 787 other studies actively enrolling participants at present.</p>

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Led By Jacquelyn J Benson, M.A., Ph.D.

Research Sponsored by Washington University School of Medicine

Eligibility Criteria Checklist

Specific guidelines that determine who can or cannot participate in a clinical trial

Must have

Be older than 18 years old

Timeline

Screening 3 weeks

Treatment Varies

Follow Up approximately 2 years and 13 weeks

Awards & highlights

Study Summary

This trial will help assess if an emotional and behavioral coping service for family caregivers of cancer patients is feasible and acceptable.

Who is the study for?

This trial is for unpaid family caregivers, aged 18 or older, helping an adult with a recent (<3 months) advanced cancer diagnosis and a prognosis of ≤1 year. Caregivers can be anyone significantly involved in the patient's care without needing to be legally or biologically related.Check my eligibility

What is being tested?

The trial studies Peer Caregiver Navigation (PCN), which is peer mentoring aimed at reducing caregiver stress by improving their emotional and behavioral coping strategies in an outpatient oncology setting.See study design

What are the potential side effects?

Since PCN is a psychosocial intervention involving mentoring rather than medication, it does not have medical side effects. However, participants may experience varying levels of emotional impact.

Timeline

Screening ~ 3 weeks3 visits

Treatment ~ Varies

Follow Up ~ approximately 2 years and 13 weeks

Screening ~ 3 weeks

Treatment ~ Varies

Follow Up ~approximately 2 years and 13 weeks

This trial's timeline: 3 weeks for screening, Varies for treatment, and approximately 2 years and 13 weeks for reporting.

Treatment Details

Study Objectives

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

Primary outcome measures

Feasibility of psychosocial intervention Peer Caregiver Navigation (PCN)

Secondary outcome measures

Number of potential facilitators identified while implementing Peer Caregiver Navigation (PCN)

Numbers of potential barriers identified while implementing Peer Caregiver Navigation (PCN)

Trial Design

3Treatment groups

Experimental Treatment

Active Control

Group I: Peer Caregiver NavigationExperimental Treatment1 Intervention

Peer Caregiver Navigation (PCN) is a 1:1 peer mentoring service designed to help FCGs navigate and ultimately mitigate the distress of caregiving. Over an approximately 10-week period, FCGs randomized to the intervention group will receive 5 emotional support and coping skills coaching sessions from a navigator trained in evidence-based techniques to improve coping, including: motivational interviewing, psychoeducation, cognitive restructuring, emotion regulation and awareness, behavioral activation/activity planning, and mindfulness-based strategies. The intervention will be adaptive, with the navigator and study team working together to provide targeted interventions specific to the FCG's needs. The intervention will be delivered via telephone, videoconferencing technology, or in-person at the FCG's home.

Group II: Key StakeholdersActive Control1 Intervention

Key Stakeholders will be asked to describe the strengths and weaknesses of the supportive services their organization/clinic presently offers FCGs, offer their perspective about the reasons why similar programs have been discontinued, and identify barriers and facilitators for implementing a program like PCN into outpatient oncology settings that are in service to both rural and urban FCG populations.

Group III: Usual CareActive Control1 Intervention

Usual care consists of reliance on the FCG's social support network and peer support groups facilitated primarily by healthcare providers.

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Who is running the clinical trial?

National Center for Advancing Translational Science (NCATS)NIH

99 Previous Clinical Trials

36,247 Total Patients Enrolled

Washington University School of MedicineLead Sponsor

1,933 Previous Clinical Trials

2,299,663 Total Patients Enrolled

2 Trials studying Caregiver Burden

40 Patients Enrolled for Caregiver Burden

Jacquelyn J Benson, M.A., Ph.D.Principal InvestigatorWashington University School of Medicine

Media Library

Peer Caregiver Navigation (PCN) Clinical Trial Eligibility Overview. Trial Name: NCT05455216 — N/A

Caregiver Burden Clinical Trial 2023: Peer Caregiver Navigation (PCN) Highlights & Side Effects. Trial Name: NCT05455216 — N/A

Caregiver Burden Research Study Groups: Key Stakeholders, Usual Care, Peer Caregiver Navigation

Peer Caregiver Navigation (PCN) 2023 Treatment Timeline for Medical Study. Trial Name: NCT05455216 — N/A

Frequently Asked Questions

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Is recruitment for this research project ongoing?

"The information available on clinicaltrials.gov reveals that this medical trial is presently dormant in terms of patient recruitment, as the listing was first published on July 1st and last edited on July 12th. Nevertheless, there are 787 other studies actively enrolling participants at present."

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Recent research and studies

clinicaltrials.govStudy

Peer Caregiver Navigation for Family Caregivers in Oncology

2022. "Peer Caregiver Navigation for Family Caregivers in Oncology". ClinicalTrials.gov. https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT05455216.