Clinical trial NCT04490070: Caregiver Training: Evidence of Its Effectiveness for Cognitive and Functional Improvement in Older Adults
Official title: Caregiver Training: Evidence of Its Effectiveness for Cognitive and Functional Improvement in Older Adults
Study type: INTERVENTIONAL
Overall status: COMPLETED
Phase: NA
Conditions: Functional Ability
Cognitive Decline
Older Adults
Healthy Aging
Keywords: Older adults
Caregiver training program
Cognitive stimulation
Professional caregivers
Family caregivers
Lead sponsor: Universidad de Granada
Sponsor class: OTHER
First posted: 2020-07-28
Enrollment: 160
Sex: ALL
Minimum age (years): 65
Standard ages: OLDER_ADULT
Accepts healthy volunteers: no
Allocation: NON_RANDOMIZED
Intervention model: SEQUENTIAL
Primary purpose: TREATMENT

Brief summary: Due to demographic changes that have resulted in an aging population, the role of caregiver of an older adult has become very important in recent years. While numerous programs have been designed to lighten the caregiver's physical and emotional burden, fewer programs train caregivers to improve skills and level of independence in the person they care for. The objectives of this research study were to assess the benefits of a caregiver training program on the cognitive and functional status of older adults, as well as to compare the effects of this program according to type of caregiver (professional caregiver vs. family caregiver). Methods: The sample was composed of 160 older adults: a) 100 received care from caregivers who had taken the training program (treatment group), of which 60 were professional caregivers and 40 were family caregivers; and b) 60 received care from caregivers who had not taken the program (control group). In order to evaluate program effects on cognitive and functional status, we used both direct measures (MMSE, CAPE and EuroQol) and caregiver reports (Barthel and RMPBC).


Eligibility criteria: Inclusion Criteria:

* Older adults: age 65 or older, receiving care, no diagnosis of dementia, and their informed consent.

Exclusion Criteria:

-

Primary outcomes:
measure: Mini-Examen-Cognoscitivo (MEC), Spanish adaptation of the Mini-Mental-State-Examination (MMSE).
timeFrame: 9 months
measure: The Procedimiento de Evaluación Clifton para Ancianos - Cognitive Scale, a Spanish adaptation of the Clifton Assessment Procedure for the Elderly (CAPE).
timeFrame: 9 months
measure: EuroQol
timeFrame: 9 months
measure: Barthel Index
timeFrame: 9 months
measure: Revised Memory and Behavior Problem Checklist (RMBPC), in its Spanish version.
timeFrame: 9 months
measure: Positive Aspects of Caregiving (PAC).
timeFrame: 9 months
Secondary outcomes:
Other outcomes:
Locations:
city: Atarfe
country: Spain
facility: Centro Residencial de Mayores "Entreálamos"
state: Granada
city: Atarfe
country: Spain
facility: Unidad de Estancia Diurna de Atarfe
state: Granada
city: Belicena
country: Spain
facility: Residencia de mayores María Zayas
state: Granada
city: Churriana de la Vega
country: Spain
facility: Centro Residencial Regina Mundi
state: Granada
city: Cúllar Vega
country: Spain
facility: Centro Residencial Geriatric XXI
state: Granada
city: Ogíjares
country: Spain
facility: Unidad de Estancia Diurna Ogíjares
state: Granada
city: Pulianas
country: Spain
facility: Unidad de Estancia Diurna Dr. Alejandro Otero
state: Granada
city: Granada
country: Spain
facility: Centro Cívico Zaidín del Ayuntamiento de Granada
city: Granada
country: Spain
facility: Centro Cívico Genil del Ayuntamiento de Granada
city: Granada
country: Spain
facility: University of Granada
Study officials:
affiliation: Universidad de Granada
name: Elena Navarro
role: STUDY_DIRECTOR
affiliation: Universidad de Granada
name: Dolores Calero
role: STUDY_CHAIR
affiliation: Universidad de Granada
name: Miriam Sanjuán
role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR
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