Cost-utility and effectiveness on health-related quality of life and fitness of a home-based exercise in the caregivers of patients with Alzheimer's disease

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

ISRCTN

Registry ID

ISRCTN80414567

Enrollment

100

Registered

2006-07-14

Start date

2006-07-01

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2021-11-15

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Conditions

Informal caregivers of Alzheimer's disease patients Nervous System Diseases Alzheimer's disease

Interventions

Current information as of 29/07/09: 9 month home-based exercise two days per week. The control group will not receive any intervention (only the interview

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Non-professional caregivers who have been taking care of an Alzheimer's patient for more than 20 hours per week for more than six months and are expecting to continue for 12 months more

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1. Contraindications to physical exercise 2. Other physical therapies 3. Drugs affecting measures

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
1. Stress of caregivers as assessed by the Zarit Burden interview 2. Health-related quality of life and its utilities to cost-effectiveness 3. Fitness 4. Psychological aspects (symptom checklist-90-R [SCL-90], interviews, and dimensions of health-related quality of life)	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
1. Back pain (Roland Morris index) 2. Perceived health (visual analogue scale [VAS])	—

Countries

Spain

Outcome results

None listed

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