Kate Lorig
Building Better Caregivers Online: An Online Workshop for Caregivers of Those With Traumatic Brain Injury, Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, or Alzheimer's or Other Dementia
Contact Information
Stanford University School of Medicine 300 Pasteur Drive Stanford, CA 94305Brief
The workshop is a 6-week online workshop for caregivers of people with traumatic brain injury, post traumatic stress disorder, or dementia. It is being conducted jointly by the Stanford Patient Education Research Center and the VA Greater Los Angeles Healthcare System and is supported by a grant from the Department of Veterans Affairs, Patient Care Services, Office of Care Management and Social Work. The goal of the study is to determine whether an online caregiver education and support workshop can have lasting beneficial effects in helping caregivers improve their self-management of health skills, stress, and improve their caregiving abilities.
Recruiting Status:
No longer recruitingStanford Recruiting Status:
No longer recruitingCondition(s):
Intervention(s):
- Behavior: Building Better Caregivers Online Workshop
Phase:
Phase 1Eligibility
Ages Eligible for Study:
18 years to Any AgeGenders Eligible for Study:
Male and FemaleHealth of Volunteers:
People with the conditions listed in this trial can not participate as controls.Key Inclusion Criteria:
Any adult (18 and over) who provides caregiving services for at least 10 hours per week (counting direct caregiving and related activities) for a veteran with traumatic brain injury, post traumatic stress disorder, or dementia, or is a veteran giving care to someone with one of these disorders, and has access to the internet and an email account. A caregiver is defined as any relative, partner, friend or neighbor who has a significant personal relationship with and provides a broad range of assistance for an older person or an adult with a chronic or disabling condition. These individuals may be the sole caregiver or one of several that live with or separately from the person receiving care.
-Live in California
-Have access to the internet and an email account
-Able to read English
Key Exclusion Criteria:
Live outside of California, Hawaii or Southern Nevada, under 18 years of age, not have access to a computer and own emai
Additional Study Details
Official Title:
Building Better Caregivers OnlineAnticipated start date:
11/24/2008Lead Sponsor:
Stanford UniversityCollaborator(s):
- Greater Los Angeles VA
Investigator(s):
Study Type:
InterventionalPurpose:
Educational/Counseling/TrainingAllocation:
Non-randomizedMasking:
OpenControl:
noneAssignment:
Single GroupEndpoints:
EfficacyPrimary Outcomes:
- quality o flife, health status, and medical care utilization outcomes
Total Number to be Enrolled:
120Total Number to be Enrolled at Stanford:
120More Information
Secondary ID(s):
- 40137
Locations & Contacts
Stanford Locations & Contacts:
Stanford University School of Medicine 300 Pasteur Drive Stanford, CA 94305Non-Stanford Locations:
This study is being conducted at multiple locations, including non-Stanford locations.
This listing was last updated:
8/3/2009PLEASE NOTE:
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