The effect of a family need based program on caregivers burden.

The effect of a family need based program on caregivers burden of leukemia patients

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

IRCT

Registry ID

IRCT2013093011895N2

Enrollment

Registered

2014-05-06

Start date

2013-04-07

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2018-02-22

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Conditions

Acute lymphoblastic leukaemia and Acute myeloblastic leukaemia. Acute lymphoblastic leukaemia [ALL], myeloblastic leukaemia [AML]-Acute myeloblastic leukaemia, minimal differentiation

Interventions

Intervention 1: In this study,intervention is a family educational-supportive intervention based on a scheduled multi-session program with families and main caregivers to consider their needs and prob

Treatment - Other

Control group: Only learning CDs and educational books are provided

In this study,intervention is a family educational-supportive intervention based on a scheduled multi-session program with families and main caregivers to consider their needs and problems, and also t

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Age

18 Years to 95 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: All family members of ALL & AML patients including male and female who refer to Seyed Al Shohada University Hospital and meet the criteria of the study are constructing the sample of the study. Inclusion criteria: 1-The leukemia patients (ALL & AML ). 2-From each family member who is the main caregiver is participated in the study. 3-Interested in study. 4-Age of over 18. 5-Able to communicate and comply with the rules of training sessions. 6-The caregiver is just taking care of one patient refractory in the family. 7-Capable of speaking, reading and writing in Farsi. 8-Have not participated in family education sessions (any research study in this field). 9-The main caregiver does not under psychotropic medication. The criteria of excluding: 1.The family caregiver is reluctant to cooperate in training sessions. 2.Existence of any problem that the caregiver is not able to participate in the study. 3.The caregiver has at most two absents in session records. 4.There are physical and psychological problems that cannot attend the sessions.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria:

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Family caregiver burden. Timepoint: before, immediately after, and a month after intervention. Method of measurement: Questionnaire.	—

Countries

Iran (Islamic Republic of)

Contacts

Public ContactNarjes Khosravi

Isfahan University of Medical Sciences

b.khosravi2010@gmail.com; khosravi@nm.mui.ac.ir+98 31 1380 4231

Outcome results

None listed

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