Burdens, quality of life and support needs of caregivers of curatively treated and chronically ill cancer patients and cancer survivors in Comprehensive Cancer Centers

Status

Recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Observational

Source

DRKS

Registry ID

DRKS00036418

Enrollment

500

Registered

2025-04-03

Start date

2025-01-01

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2026-03-02

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Conditions

Burdens, quality of life and support needs of caregivers

Interventions

Group 1: Caregivers of (former) curatively treated and chronically ill oncological patients over the entire course of the disease and treatment through to aftercare.

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Age

18 Years to No maximum

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1. Written consent to participate in the study 2. Age = 18 years

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1. Major cognitive deficits of the caregiver 2. Language problems of the caregiver 3. Palliative care of the patient

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
The Endpoints are recorded at the respective time of inclusion of the caregiver in the study. Caregivers can be included in the study over the entire course of the cancer patient's illness and treatment. 1. How distinctiv is distress among caregivers. Distress is therby detected by the Distress-Thermometer. 2. How distinctiv are the supportive needs among caregivers. The supportive needs are therby recorded by the SCNS P&C-G (Supportive Care Needs Survey for Partners and Caregivers). 3. Is the CarePal-10 as a multidimensional screening instrument suitable for recording distress and supportive needs of caregivers?	—

Measure

Time frame

The Endpoints are recorded at the respective time of inclusion of the caregiver in the study. Caregivers can be included in the study over the entire course of the cancer patient's illness and treatment. 1. How distinctiv is distress among caregivers. Distress is therby detected by the Distress-Thermometer. 2. How distinctiv are the supportive needs among caregivers. The supportive needs are therby recorded by the SCNS P&C-G (Supportive Care Needs Survey for Partners and Caregivers). 3. Is the CarePal-10 as a multidimensional screening instrument suitable for recording distress and supportive needs of caregivers?

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Secondary

Measure	Time frame
1. How distinctiv is anxiety among caregivers, recorded by the GAD-7. 2. How limited is the quality of life of caregivers, measured by the SF-8. 3. How distinctiv is depression among caregivers, recorded by the PHQ-9. 4. What other factors influence the mental state (anxiety, depression, quality of life) and the supportive needs of caregivers: socio-demographic factors, stressful situation caused by accompanying the person with cancer, social support, etc.?	—

Measure

Time frame

1. How distinctiv is anxiety among caregivers, recorded by the GAD-7. 2. How limited is the quality of life of caregivers, measured by the SF-8. 3. How distinctiv is depression among caregivers, recorded by the PHQ-9. 4. What other factors influence the mental state (anxiety, depression, quality of life) and the supportive needs of caregivers: socio-demographic factors, stressful situation caused by accompanying the person with cancer, social support, etc.?

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Countries

Germany

Contacts

Public ContactMarian Breuling

Universitätsklinikum Hamburg-Eppendorf

m.breuling@uke.de+4915222827171

Outcome results

None listed

Source: DRKS (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Mar 14, 2026