ChiCTR1800015602.
| Study name | Development of a chronic disease self‐management support programme for spouse caregivers of persons with dementia in China: a single‐centre non‐blinded randomized control trial |
| Methods |
Study design: RCT Country: China |
| Participants | Caregivers of persons with dementia Inclusion criteria: a. the principal caregiver who is the spouse of person with the diagnosed dementia based on the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fifth Edition (DSM‐5) Exclusion criteria: a. caregivers who were not spouses of relatives with dementia; b. spouse caregivers who did not get involved in major healthcare, decision‐making and care of relatives with dementia; c. spouse caregiver who currently had serious mental and/or physical illness(es) that was expected to be unable to complete the trial and/or to undertake care as the principle caregiver; d. spouse caregiver who simultaneously provided major care for another family member with a chronic medical condition or for a grandchild. Stated purpose: to evaluate the effect of a Chronic Disease Self‐Management Support Programme for dementia carers |
| Interventions |
Intervention: Chronic Disease Self‐Management Support Programme Six 2‐weekly group sessions of the programme Control: Usual care (monthly educational presentations) |
| Outcomes |
Participants' outcomes of interest for this review
Economic outcomes Nil Time points: baseline, post‐intervention (post‐test and follow‐up stages) |
| Starting date | 1 September 2018 |
| Contact information | Shu Ying Zhang, zhangsy@tongji.edu.cn |
| Notes |
Source of funding: Nature Science Foundation of China (No. 81571364), Shanghai Municipal Committee of Health and Family Planning (No.201540041) Prospective trial registration number: ChiCTR1800015602 |