Contact information
Type
Scientific
Primary contact
Dr Georgina Charlesworth
ORCID ID
Contact details
Lecturer in Clinical & Hlth Psychology of Old Age
Centre for Behavioural & Social Science in Medicine
University College London
67-73 Charles Bell House
London
W1W 7EJ
United Kingdom
+44 (0)207 679 9334
g.charlesworth@ucl.ac.uk
Additional identifiers
EudraCT number
ClinicalTrials.gov number
Protocol/serial number
QRD/99/01/01
Study information
Scientific title
Can cognitive therapy reduce emotional burden in depressed carers of people with Alzheimer's and improve the quality of life for caregiver/care-recipient dyads?
Acronym
Study hypothesis
Not provided at time of registration
Ethics approval
Not provided at time of registration
Study design
Randomised controlled trial
Primary study design
Interventional
Secondary study design
Randomised controlled trial
Trial setting
Not specified
Trial type
Quality of life
Patient information sheet
Not available in web format, please use the contact details below to request a patient information sheet
Condition
Depressed carers of people with Alzheimer's disease
Intervention
Cognitive behavioural therapy versus waiting list/normal care
Intervention type
Other
Phase
Not Specified
Drug names
Primary outcome measures
Not provided at time of registration
Secondary outcome measures
Not provided at time of registration
Overall trial start date
01/10/1998
Overall trial end date
31/07/2001
Reason abandoned
Eligibility
Participant inclusion criteria
Participants are all family members providing substantial care for a relative with a primary progressive dementia such as Alzheimer's disease or related conditions. The carers involved are all experiencing considerable difficulties with their own low mood or concern for the future to the extent that they could be classified as having a depressive disorder meeting Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fourth Edition (DSM-IV) criteria.
Participant type
Patient
Age group
Mixed
Gender
Both
Target number of participants
Not provided at time of registration
Participant exclusion criteria
Not provided at time of registration
Recruitment start date
01/10/1998
Recruitment end date
31/07/2001
Locations
Countries of recruitment
United Kingdom
Trial participating centre
University College London
London
W1W 7EJ
United Kingdom
Sponsor information
Organisation
Alzheimer's Society (UK)
Sponsor details
Gordon House
10 Greencoat Place
London
SW1P 1PH
United Kingdom
+44 (0)207 306 0606
enquiries@alzheimers.org.uk
Sponsor type
Charity
Website
Funders
Funder type
Charity
Funder name
Alzheimer's Society (UK)
Alternative name(s)
Funding Body Type
private sector organisation
Funding Body Subtype
professional associations and societies
Location
United Kingdom
Results and Publications
Publication and dissemination plan
Not provided at time of registration
Intention to publish date
Participant level data
Not provided at time of registration
Results - basic reporting
Publication summary