Evaluation of "Demenz anders sehen (Demas)", an Internet-based video conferencing support group for family caregivers of persons with dementia

Evaluation of "Demenz anders sehen (Demas)", an Internet-based video conferencing support group for family caregivers of persons with dementia - an online randomised controlled trial

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

ISRCTN

Registry ID

ISRCTN09041430

Enrollment

136

Registered

2013-09-10

Start date

2013-08-26

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2020-06-08

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Conditions

Family caregivers of persons with dementia Mental and Behavioural Disorders

Interventions

After consenting to the study conditions, participants are asked to fill out the baseline questionnaire. Afterwards ? and provided the eligibility criteria are met ? participants who don?t have a webc

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1. According to the family caregiver, the care recipient has been diagnosed with dementia. 2. The family caregiver provides care for at least 90 minutes per day. 3. There are no plans to admit the care recipient to a nursing home in the next six months. 4. The family caregiver himself / herself does not suffer from psychiatric disorders such as alcohol use disorder, schizophrenia, dissociative disorder, bipolar disorder, dementia. 5. The family caregiver has basic computer skills and has a computer with broadband internet connection. 6. The family caregiver ( male and female caregivers) is at least 18 years old.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Does not meet inclusion criteria

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
1. Subjective burden of caregiving according to the "Berliner Inventar zur Angehörigenbelastung ? Demenz" (BIZA-D, Zank, Schacke & Leipold, 2006; [Berlin Inventory of Caregiver burden - Dementia]) 2. Satisfaction with one's own performance as a caregiver according to The Sense of Competence Questionnaire (SCQ German version, Pfeiffer et al, in preperation) The outcomes are measured at baseline and 3, 6 and 12 months after randomization.	—

Measure

Time frame

1. Subjective burden of caregiving according to the "Berliner Inventar zur Angehörigenbelastung ? Demenz" (BIZA-D, Zank, Schacke & Leipold, 2006; [Berlin Inventory of Caregiver burden - Dementia]) 2. Satisfaction with one's own performance as a caregiver according to The Sense of Competence Questionnaire (SCQ German version, Pfeiffer et al, in preperation) The outcomes are measured at baseline and 3, 6 and 12 months after randomization.

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Secondary

Measure	Time frame
1. Depression according to PHQ-9 (German version; Löwe, Spitzer, Zipfel, & Herzog, 2002) 2. General Self Efficacy according to Allgemeine Selbstwirksamkeit Kurzskala (Beierlein et al., 2012) The outcomes are measured at baseline and 3, 6 and 12 months after randomization.	—

Countries

Germany

Outcome results

None listed

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