A Study of the EMPOWER Program for Latinx Caregivers of ICU Patients

Pilot Feasibility of the Cultural Adaptation of EMPOWER for Latinx Informal Caregivers in Intensive Care Units in the Context of COVID-19

Status

Withdrawn

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

ClinicalTrials.gov

Registry ID

NCT05589883

Enrollment

Registered

2022-10-21

Start date

2022-10-18

Completion date

2023-11-07

Last updated

2026-08-07

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Conditions

Informal Caregiver

Keywords

EMPOWER Program, Latinx Caregivers, ICU Patients, 22-141

Brief summary

The researchers are doing this study to find out whether EMPOWER (Enhancing & Mobilizing the Potential for Wellness & Emotional Resilience) may reduce emotional distress in Latinx caregivers of patients in the ICU.

Interventions

BEHAVIORALEMPOWER-Latinx

EMPOWER-Latinx will be delivered in Spanish by videoconferencing (i.e., Zoom, WebEx) with a trained study interventionist. Intervention modules will be audio- and video-recorded (videorecording optional).

Study design

Allocation

Intervention model

SINGLE_GROUP

Primary purpose

SUPPORTIVE_CARE

Masking

NONE

Intervention model description

The design of this study is a single-arm open trial.

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

ALL

Age

18 Years to No maximum

Healthy volunteers

Yes

Inclusion criteria

* Informal caregivers of patients, who were admitted in an ICU or step-down unit during their current admission/stay or within 2 weeks of discharge from their last admission/stay. * Informal caregivers listed as a designated health care proxy or decision-making patient surrogate by ICU medical staff. * Age 18 years or older as per self-report. * Residing in New York or New Jersey as per self-report or able to complete modules while complying with current telehealth regulations. * Spanish-speaking as per the Spanish language assessment items below and willing to receive the intervention in Spanish. * What is the participant's preferred language? * (Specify Lang)\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ * How well does the participant speak Spanish? * Very well (PARTICIPANT IS ELIGIBLE) * Well (PARTICIPANT is ELIGIBLE) * Not well (PARTICIPANT is NOT ELIGIBLE) * Not at all (PARTICIPANT is NOT ELIGIBLE)

Exclusion criteria

* Informal caregivers who score low, moderate or high on the Columbia Suicide Severity Rating Scale.

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame	Description
feasibility of EMPOWER-Latinx	1 year	Targets will include completion of 4/6 modules for feasibility.

Contacts

PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATORDevika Jutagir, PhD

Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Aug 8, 2026