N/A
N=126
Evaluating the CG ASSIST Program for Caregiving Dyads
Transfer Impairment
Bottom Line
View on ClinicalTrials.gov: NCT02021565 ↗Enrolled (actual)
126
Serious AEs
15.1%
Results posted
Mar 2018
Primary outcome: Primary: Caregiver Transfer Efficacy — 76.41; 79.57; 64.44; 67.17 units on a scale — p=0.973
Study Design & Population
- Study type
- Interventional
- Phase
- N/A
- Interventions
- Immediate Intervention Group (Behavioral); Delayed Intervention Control Group (Other)
- Age
- Adult, Older Adult · 18+ yrs
- Sex
- All
- Sponsor
- VA Office of Research and Development
- Primary completion
- Jun 2016
Outcome Measures
| Outcome | Result | p-value |
|---|---|---|
| PRIMARY Caregiver Transfer Efficacy |
76.41; 79.57; 64.44; 67.17; 45.00; 41.91 | 0.973 |
| SECONDARY Veteran Task Efficacy |
85.73; 79.13; 85.53; 83.75; 62.60; 58.37 | 0.547 |
| SECONDARY Caregiver Burden |
28.06; 29.14; 26.00; 27.14 | 0.729 |
Summary
The CG ASSIST Project is a four-year study for older Veterans with transfer impairments and informal caregivers. CG ASSIST is an in-home training program for dyads designed to teach Veterans how to safely, skillfully, and (when possible) independently perform Activities of Daily Living involving transfers. Experts (OTs) who provide this training will also recommend, provide, and install assistive technology devices such as grab bars, bed rails, and toileting aids as needed. Research assistants conduct home visits with the dyads pre and post intervention to determine the effects of the program on Veteran and caregiver quality of life measures (burden, depression, task efficacy, lifespace).
Half of the couples in this study will receive the training from the expert remotely through a tele-video conferencing device. Research assistants will bring the device to participants' homes and assist in the training session.
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria
- Veterans 60 who require assistance from the identified caregiver with more than one Activity of Daily Living or three or more Instrumental Activity of Daily Living,
- have a life expectancy of greater than or equal to six (6) months,
- have no plans for transitioning out of home or into hospice in the next six months,
- and have approval from the primary care provider to participate in the research.
- Caregivers must live with the Veteran, provide care four (4) or more days out of the week for at least 6 months,
- and obtain a negative mini-cog assessment. Caregivers can be any relation (spouse, child, sibling, friend, etc.) to the Veteran so long as the two are cohabitating.
- Caregiver can be any age.
Exclusion Criteria
- Caregivers who have a positive screen with the Mini-Cog fail to demonstrate cognitive capacity to provide informed consent.
Data sourced from ClinicalTrials.gov (NCT02021565). Outcome figures and adverse-event rates are extracted automatically from the registry's posted results and are provided for clinician reference, not as a substitute for the primary publication.