Heckel 2015.

Trial name or title	Acceptability and utility of a telephone outcall program for carers of persons diagnosed with cancer
Methods	Randomised trial
Participants	Caregivers of persons with cancer recruited from four Australian health services. One hundred and eight carer/person with cancer dyads were randomised to the intervention group and 108 to the control group. Participants who completed the study: 54% were female with the majority (81%) caring for their spouse/partner; mean age of carers was 58 years. All caregivers were 18 or over (confirmed via email by the author).
Interventions	Title of intervention: Telephone outcall program Aim: To evaluate acceptability and utility of a telephone outcall program to reduce burden and depression among carers of persons newly diagnosed with cancer Interventionist(s): Cancer Council Helpline nurse Mode of delivery: Telephone Duration: 3 months (carers received three telephone outcalls (mean call duration: 3 min) at three time points (7‐10 days after recruitment, 1 and 3 months later). Content: Carers were screened for distress using the Distress Thermometer (range: 0‐10) and given tailored information and support. Carers with a distress score of > 4 were referred to their GP for follow‐up. Standardisation: no details provided Comparison group: two comparison groups, sham outcalls and a usual support group. 1. Participants in the sham group received three sham outcalls (mean call duration: 22 min) at the same time points as the intervention group and were provided with the Cancer Council Helpline number to contact as needed. 2. Participants in the control arm who chose to contact the Cancer Council Helpline received usual support provided by Helpline nurses (not the outcall program).
Outcomes	Participants completed a utility survey one month post‐intervention.
Starting date	No details provided
Contact information	Leila Heckel, email: leila@deakin.edu.au
Notes	Abstract only. Author advised via email that data collection and analysis have been finalised and they are in the process of preparing a manuscript reporting on the main outcomes of the RCT for publication.