Caregiver Burden Within the Ambulatory Extended Recovery (AXR) Patient Population

Status

Completed

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Observational

Source

ClinicalTrials.gov

Registry ID

NCT02501785

Enrollment

Registered

2015-07-17

Start date

2015-06-30

Completion date

2018-08-31

Last updated

2018-08-14

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Conditions

Caregiver Burden

Keywords

Quality of Life, Patient care givers, 15-145, Ambulatory Extended Recovery

Brief summary

The purpose of this study is to understand the level of caregiver burden related to caring for a patient who goes home within the first 24 hours following surgery. As the caregiver they are providing care to a family member, friend, or neighbor. Even when not formally trained, the care they provide is important to the patient's recovery. Providing care in this manner can be stressful. This study will help us understand what aspects of the patient's recovery are most difficult for the caregiver.

Interventions

BEHAVIORALCaregiver Reaction Assessment (CRA)

BEHAVIORALThe Caregiver Quality of Life - Cancer (CQOLC)

Study design

Observational model

COHORT

Time perspective

PROSPECTIVE

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

ALL

Age

18 Years to No maximum

Healthy volunteers

Yes

Inclusion criteria

* Caregiver/patient pairs undergoing surgery for an indication tracked within the Breast, Gynecology, Head and Neck, and Urology AXR program * English speaking * Patients willing to provide demographic, surgical, and outcome information * Caregivers willing to provide demographic, socioeconomic, and caregiver experience information * Caregivers willing to complete the caregiver burden measurement scales

Exclusion criteria

* Patients undergoing surgery within the AXR pathway that do not have a caregiver * Non-English speaking patients or caregivers * Patients unwilling to provide demographic and surgical information * Caregivers unwilling to provide demographic, socioeconomic, or caregiver experience information or unwilling to complete the caregiver burden measurement scales

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame	Description
Caregiver Reaction Assessment (CRA) score	1 year	in the AXR patient population. Burden will be defined as both a total CRA score and sub scores and will be summarized using descriptive statistics. CRA total score of 72 and subscale scores of 3 or greater will be used to indicate high levels of caregiver

Countries

United States

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026