N/A
Completed N=113
Implementing a Family Caregiver Checklist in Primary Care: A Pilot Study
Caregiver Burnout
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov NCT04946942 ↗
Enrolled (actual)
113
Serious AEs
0.0%
Results posted
Jul 2025
Primary outcomePrimary: The Number of Caregivers Who Complete the Checklist — 28 Participants
Summary
The goal of this project is to pilot test CHEC (Collaborative Healthcare Encounters with Caregivers) in primary care. CHEC is brief intervention with two components: 1) a checklist to identify the needs and concerns of unpaid/family caregivers who accompany older patients (aged 65+) to their primary care visits and 2) accompanying Tip Sheet for clinicians.
Outcome Measures
| Outcome | Result | p-value |
|---|---|---|
| PRIMARY The Number of Caregivers Who Complete the Checklist |
28 | — |
| PRIMARY Acceptable Length of CHEC, as Measured by the Number of Caregivers Who Report That the Checklist is an Acceptable Length |
23 | — |
| PRIMARY CHEC's Ease of Use, as Measured by the Number of Caregivers Who Report That the Checklist is Easy to Use |
25 | — |
| PRIMARY CHEC's Helpfulness in Identify Caregivers' Needs, as Measured by the Number of Caregivers Who Report That the Checklist is Helpful in Identifying Their Needs |
20 | — |
| PRIMARY CHEC's Helpfulness in Starting a Conversation With Health Care Providers About Caregivers' Needs, as Measured by the Number of Caregivers Who Report That the Checklist is Helpful in Starting a Conversation With Providers About Their Needs |
22 | — |
| PRIMARY Desire to Continue Use, as Measured by the Number Caregivers Who Report That They Desire to Continue Using the Checklist in the Future |
15 | — |
| PRIMARY Discussion of Caregivers' Needs, as Measured by the Number of Completed Checklists That Result in a Conversation With Providers About Caregiver Needs/Concerns |
22 | — |
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria
Patients
- Age 65-89
- English speaking
- Women and men
- Of varying race/ethnicity
- Accompanied to primary care visits at the Center on Aging by a family caregiver (family caregiver also consents to participating in this study)
- Sufficient cognitive capacity to consent themselves or through a legal representative
Caregivers
- Age 21+
- English speaking
- Women and men
- Of varying race/ethnicity
- Accompany an older adult to his or her primary care visits at the Center on Aging (Older adult also consents to participating in this study)
- Cognitively intact (on basis of a 6-item cognitive screen)
Clinicians
- Age 21+
- Women and men
- Of varying race/ethnicity
- Treat patients at the Center on Aging
Exclusion Criteria
- Patients, caregivers, and clinicians that do not meet the inclusion criteria.
- Patients and caregivers who are deaf or have hearing impairments that limit their ability to answer telephone queries.
- Caregivers who are visually impaired and cannot see well enough to read large print and complete paper-based surveys.
- Patients and/or caregivers whose dyad counterpart does not consent to take part in the study (i.e., Patients gives consent and their caregiver does not).
Data sourced from ClinicalTrials.gov (NCT04946942). 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. Informational only — not medical advice.