Status:
COMPLETED
Systematic Care for Informal Caregivers of Dementia Patients: An Efficient Approach?
Lead Sponsor:
Radboud University Medical Center
Collaborating Sponsors:
ZonMw: The Netherlands Organisation for Health Research and Development
Conditions:
Dementia, Vascular
Dementia
Eligibility:
All Genders
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
The objective is to ascertain the potential efficiency of a systematic care programme for caregivers of dementia patients. The research questions are: * What are the costs and benefits of the Systema...
Detailed Description
A major challenge for future health care is the care for dementia patients and their informal caregivers. In usual care, the problems of caregivers often remain invisible until a crisis occurs. This i...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Pairs of patients and their informal caregivers visiting the ambulatory mental health care service for the first time and treated by the professionals participating in the study
Exclusion
- Patients and caregivers not mastering the Dutch language
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
June 1 2005
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
February 1 2006
Estimated Enrollment :
304 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT00147693
Start Date
June 1 2005
End Date
February 1 2006
Last Update
October 1 2008
Active Locations (1)
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Radboud University Nijmegen Medical Centre
Nijmegen, Netherlands