A Social-Support-Based Group Intervention for Depressive Symptoms Among Informal Caregivers of Community-Dwelling Older Adults

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Phase 1

Study type

Interventional

Source

ChiCTR

Registry ID

ChiCTR2500105931

Enrollment

Unknown

Registered

2025-07-15

Start date

2025-07-16

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2025-07-21

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Conditions

Depressive Symptoms

Interventions

intervention group:A Social-Support-Based Group Intervention

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Age

18 Years to No maximum

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1. Aged = 18 years. 2. An unpaid family member, friend, or volunteer providing care to a community-dwelling older adult. 3. Being the primary caregiver who has assumed primary responsibility for care for = 3 months. 4. Able to use WeChat independently. 5. Has provided informed consent and agreed to participate voluntarily. 6. The care recipient is aged = 60 years and resides at home.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1. Presence of auditory, intellectual, or other impairments precluding comprehension of, or response to, study questions.

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Depressive symtoms;	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Mastery;Competence;Social support ;Coping;Anxiety ;Caregiver burden;Care-related quality of life;caregiver-care recipient relationship;Frailty;Activities of Daily Living, ADL;intellect activities of daily living, IADL;	—

Countries

China

Contacts

Public ContactCuili Wang

School of Nursing, Peking University

cwangpk@163.com+86 188 0111 2669

Outcome results

None listed

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