Clinical trial NCT06341881: Understanding the Need and Feasibility of Transitional Care Training Program Among Family Caregivers of Geriatric Stroke Survivors in Pakistan
Official title: Understanding the Need and Feasibility of Transitional Care Training Program Among Family Caregivers of Geriatric Stroke Survivors in Pakistan
Study type: INTERVENTIONAL
Overall status: ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITING
Phase: NA
Conditions: Stroke
Stroke, Ischemic
Stroke Hemorrhagic
Keywords: Stroke
Geriatrics
Family caregivers
Needs assessment
Nursing
Home care
Lead sponsor: Khyber Medical University Peshawar
Sponsor class: OTHER
First posted: 2024-04-02
Enrollment: 60
Sex: ALL
Minimum age (years): 18
Maximum age (years): 60
Standard ages: ADULT
Accepts healthy volunteers: yes
Allocation: RANDOMIZED
Intervention model: PARALLEL
Intervention model description: The most commonly two armed parallel study design would be used to conduct the current study. The study participants in an intervention group would be compared with that of a control group. Equal number of Participants would be allocated with random assignment in the two groups.
Primary purpose: SUPPORTIVE_CARE

Brief summary: The main intention of the study is to understand the need and feasibility of transitional care training program among family caregivers of geriatric stroke survivors in Pakistan

Detailed description: The purpose of the study is to explore the training needs of family caregivers of caring their elderly stroke patients at homes in Pakistan. Secondly the study aims to develop transitional care training program based on the identified needs for family caregivers of geriatric stroke survivors. Furthermore; the study intends to evaluate the feasibility/efficacy of transitional care training program among family caregivers of geriatric stroke survivors.

Eligibility criteria: Inclusion Criteria:

* Family caregivers of both genders geriatric stroke survivors will be included
* Family caregivers who care patients both with the Ischemic/hemorrhagic stroke
* Caregivers who have taken care of the patient at least with 1-time hospitalization
* Family caregivers who have taken care for at least 1-weeks at home.

Exclusion Criteria:

* Family Caregivers who are not willing to participate in the study
* Caregivers who has taken with any training regarding the stroke transitional care

Primary outcomes:
measure: Physical care measured via Training Evaluation Assessment Checklist (TEAC) Questionnaire
timeFrame: Upto 7 months
measure: Psychological care measured via Training Evaluation Assessment Checklist (TEAC) Questionnaire
timeFrame: Upto 7 months
measure: Social Care measured via Training Evaluation Assessment Checklist (TEAC)
timeFrame: Upto 7 months
measure: Training Need Assessment
timeFrame: Upto 2 months
measure: Training Program Development
timeFrame: Upto 2 months
Secondary outcomes:
Other outcomes:
Locations:
city: Peshawar
country: Pakistan
facility: MTI- Lady Reading Hospital (LRH)
state: Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
city: Peshawar
country: Pakistan
facility: MTI-HMC (Medical Teaching Institution-Hayatabad Medical Complex), -Peshawar
state: Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
city: Peshawar
country: Pakistan
facility: MTI-KTH (Medical Teaching Institution-Khyber Teaching Hospital), Peshawar-Pakistan
state: Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
Study officials:
affiliation: Khyber Medical University Peshawar
name: Sardar Ali, PhD Nursing Scholar
role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR
affiliation: Khyber Medical University Peshawar
name: Dildar Muhammad, PHD Nursing
role: STUDY_DIRECTOR
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