Telehealth Powerful Tools for Caregivers Effectiveness Study
Public ClinicalTrials.gov record NCT03800238. Field values are reproduced from the official study page; the official ClinicalTrials.gov record remains the source of truth for eligibility, enrollment, and contact information.
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Brief summary
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The purpose of this research is to examine the efficacy of telehealth as a delivery format for an education-based caregiver wellness program focusing on self-care. The study will examine two research questions. 1) Are outcomes equivalent for caregivers in an education based-wellness program delivered via telehealth and one delivered in person as measured by a general rating of health, the Center for Epidemiologic Studies Depression Scale - Revised (CESD-R), self-care behaviors (health self-care neglect, frequency of stress management and relaxation activities, and exercise frequency), self-efficacy, use of community resources, and the Bakas Caregiving Outcomes Scale (BCOS)? 2) Is class attendance equivalent for classes delivered via telehealth and in person? This research involves a specific education-based caregiver wellness program called Powerful Tools for Caregivers (PTC). PTC is an evidence-based six-week program that addresses caregiver health by promoting self-care. Collaborating community organizations offer the program at little to no cost. This study will employ a quasi-experimental nonequivalent pretest-posttest design to compare outcomes from in-person to telehealth delivered PTC classes. PTC classes are conducted by a pair of class leaders who model concepts. Each pair of class leaders will conduct both a telehealth and in-person PTC class. Collaborating community organizations will recruit 105 caregivers to attend PTC classes delivered by 7 pairs of class leaders. Telehealth classes will use VSee software to allow caregivers to participate in the PTC program synchronously via secure videoconferencing from their own home. VSee is a free software program designed to deliver secure telehealth services. Class leaders will guide participants in installation of the software on their home computer. Participants will undergo assessment one week before and one week after the PTC program, and at six-month follow up. Outcome measures replicate previous PTC research and add additional outcomes meaningful to caregiver wellness. Statistical analysis will include descriptive statistics and a mixed design analysis of variance including repeated measures to examine differences in the variables of interest over time.
Study identification
- NCT ID
- NCT03800238
- Recruitment status
- Completed
- Study type
- Interventional
- Phase
- Not applicable
- Enrollment
- 115 participants
Conditions and interventions
Conditions
Eligibility (public fields only)
- Age range
- 18 Years and older
- Sex
- All
- Healthy volunteers
- Accepts healthy volunteers
This page does not interpret eligibility. Detailed inclusion and exclusion criteria are on the official ClinicalTrials.gov record.
Study timeline
- Start date
- Jan 31, 2019
- Primary completion
- Oct 7, 2020
- Completion
- Oct 7, 2020
- Last update posted
- Oct 28, 2020
2019 – 2020
United States locations
- U.S. sites
- 12
- U.S. states
- 11
- U.S. cities
- 12
| Facility | City | State | ZIP | Site status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OPICA Adult Day Program | Los Angeles | California | 90025 | — |
| Health Projects Center | Santa Cruz | California | 95060 | — |
| Tampa General Hospital | Tampa | Florida | 33606 | — |
| Southeast Idaho Council of Governments Inc | Pocatello | Idaho | 83201 | — |
| Iowa State University (ISU) Extension and Outreach | Webster City | Iowa | 50248 | — |
| Michigan State University | Grand Rapids | Michigan | 49503 | — |
| Lutheran Social Service | Moorhead | Minnesota | 56560 | — |
| Executive Services Corps - NE | Plattsmouth | Nebraska | 68048 | — |
| Concord Regional Visiting Nurse Association (VNA) | Concord | New Hampshire | 03301 | — |
| Kettering Health Network | Beavercreek | Ohio | 45431 | — |
| Hope Grows and UPMC Health Plan | Pittsburgh | Pennsylvania | 15108 | — |
| Jane Joyce | Morristown | Tennessee | 37814 | — |
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Non-U.S. locations
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- Last update posted Oct 28, 2020 · Synced Sep 15, 2026
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