An audit to examine the effectiveness of information and counselling strategies in relieving caregiver stress in caregivers of patients with dementia

ISRCTN	ISRCTN43623784
DOI	https://doi.org/10.1186/ISRCTN43623784
Secondary identifying numbers	N0124148627

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Dr Daya Pandita-Gunawardena
Scientific

Geriatric Secretaries
University Hospital Lewisham
Waterloo Block
Lewisham High Street
London
SE13 6LH
United Kingdom

Study design	Randomised controlled trial
Primary study design	Interventional
Secondary study design	Randomised controlled trial
Study setting(s)	Not specified
Study type	Quality of life
Scientific title	An audit to examine the effectiveness of information and counselling strategies in relieving caregiver stress in caregivers of patients with dementia
Study objectives	Does enhanced carer counselling improve the quality of life, relieve caregiver stress and improve clinical practice, compared with routine counselling?
Ethics approval(s)	Not provided at time of registration
Health condition(s) or problem(s) studied	Nervous System Diseases: Alzheimer's disease
Intervention	Patients will be randomised into two groups. One will receive routine counselling and the other enhanced. Groups assessment results will be compared.
Intervention type	Behavioural
Primary outcome measure	Zait Burden interview (caregiver)
Secondary outcome measures	Medication use/Medication Resource Use (Patient and Caregiver)
Overall study start date	30/07/2004
Completion date	30/06/2006

Participant type(s)	Patient
Age group	Senior
Sex	Both
Target number of participants	100
Key inclusion criteria	100 newly diagnosed patients with Alzheimer's disease and their caregivers referred to the memory clinic.
Key exclusion criteria	Any concomitant medical condition in patient/carer which would confound interpretation of impact of Alzheimer's disease
Date of first enrolment	30/07/2004
Date of final enrolment	30/06/2006

University Hospital Lewisham

London
SE13 6LH
United Kingdom

Department of Health
Government

Richmond House
79 Whitehall
London
SW1A 2NL
United Kingdom

Government

University Hospital Lewisham NHS Trust (UK), NHS R&D Support Funding

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