protocolSection identificationModule nctId: NCT06307418, orgStudyIdInfo id: Carer eSupport RCT, briefTitle: Internet-based Support for Informal Caregivers of Patients With Head and Neck Cancer - Carer eSupport, statusModule overallStatus: NOT_YET_RECRUITING, startDateStruct date: 2024-05-06, primaryCompletionDateStruct date: 2025-10-31, completionDateStruct date: 2025-10-31, studyFirstPostDateStruct date: 2024-03-12, lastUpdatePostDateStruct date: 2024-04-01, sponsorCollaboratorsModule leadSponsor name: Uppsala University, class: OTHER, collaborators name: The Swedish Research Council, collaborators name: Swedish Cancer Society, collaborators name: Umeå University, collaborators name: Region Örebro County, collaborators name: Sahlgrenska University Hospital, Sweden, collaborators name: University Hospital, Umeå, collaborators name: Uppsala University Hospital, descriptionModule briefSummary: The aim of this randomized controlled trial is to investigate the effects of internet-based support (Carer eSupport) on preparedness for caregiving in informal caregivers of patients with head and neck cancer. The main question\[s\] it aims to answer are:* What are the effects of internet-based support on informal caregivers preparedness for caregiving?* What are the effects of internet-based support on informal caregivers burden and wellbeing?Informal caregivers who are randomized to Carer eSupport will have access to Carer eSupport for 18 weeks and they will be asked to complete questionnaires (outcome measures) at:* baseline (before randomization)* 18 weeks (post-intervention) and at* 3 months after the intervention is completed (long term follow-up).Informal caregivers in the intervention group will be compared to informal caregivers who receive standard care support regarding preparedness for caregiving, caregiver burden and wellbeing., conditionsModule conditions: Head and Neck Cancer, designModule studyType: INTERVENTIONAL, phases: NA, designInfo allocation: RANDOMIZED, interventionModel: PARALLEL, interventionModelDescription: Informal caregivers of patients with Head and neck cancer will be randomized to internet-based support or to support as usual., primaryPurpose: SUPPORTIVE_CARE, maskingInfo masking: NONE, enrollmentInfo count: 110, type: ESTIMATED, armsInterventionsModule interventions name: Carer eSupport, outcomesModule primaryOutcomes measure: The self-reported questionnaire Preparedness for caregiving scale, secondaryOutcomes measure: The self-reported questionnaire Caregiver Burden Scale, secondaryOutcomes measure: The self-reported questionnaire Depression Anxiety Stress Scale-21 (DASS21), secondaryOutcomes measure: The self-reported health-related quality of life questionnaire RAND-36, eligibilityModule sex: ALL, minimumAge: 18 Years, stdAges: ADULT, stdAges: OLDER_ADULT, contactsLocationsModule locations facility: Örebro University Hospital, city: Örebro, state: Blekinge Län, zip: 70185, country: Sweden, geoPoint lat: 59.27412, lon: 15.2066, locations facility: Uppsala university hospital, city: Uppsala, state: Uppsala Län, zip: 75105, country: Sweden, geoPoint lat: 59.85882, lon: 17.63889, locations facility: Norrland University Hospital, city: Umeå, state: Västerbottens Län, zip: 90737, country: Sweden, geoPoint lat: 63.82842, lon: 20.25972, locations facility: Sahlgrenska university hospital, city: Göteborg, state: Västra Götaland, zip: 41345, country: Sweden, geoPoint lat: 57.70716, lon: 11.96679, hasResults: False