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An Acceptance and Commitment Therapy – Caregiver Support Program (ACT-CSP) for family caregivers of patients receiving palliative care: A feasibility study

An Acceptance and Commitment Therapy – Caregiver Support Program (ACT-CSP) for family caregivers of patients receiving palliative care: A feasibility study

Status
Recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
ChiCTR
Registry ID
ChiCTR2000040970
Enrollment
Unknown
Registered
2020-12-16
Start date
2021-04-01
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2021-04-12

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

Caregivers of palliative care patients

Interventions

1:Acceptance and Commitment Therapy - Caregivers Support Programme
2:Usual Care

Sponsors

School of Nursing, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
Male

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Caregivers will be eligible if they are (1) aged >=18 years; (2) self- or patient-identified as a family caregiver of an adult patient receiving palliative care at the study site; (3) have been taking care of the patient in the past 3 months; (4) able to communicate in Cantonese at the time of recruitment.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Caregivers will be excluded if they are (1) mentally incompetent (Mini-Mental State Examination (MMSE) < 23); (2) participating in regular psychosocial interventions.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Caregiver burden;—

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Depressive symptoms;Anxiety level;Caregiving self-efficacy;Resilience;Quality of life;Caregiver-reported patient’s symptom burden;—

Countries

China

Contacts

Public ContactDr. Doris YP Leung

School of Nursing, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University

doris.yp.leung@polyu.edu.hk+852 2766 6423

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ChiCTR (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026