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Can the right assistive device lighten a Caregiver's load?

NCT ID NCT07782047

Knowledge-focused Sponsor: National Health Research Institutes, Taiwan Source: ClinicalTrials.gov ↗

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First seen Aug 24, 2026 · Last updated Aug 25, 2026 · Updated 1 time

Summary

This observational study looks at data from over 160,000 people receiving long-term care in Taiwan to see how getting assistive devices—like wheelchairs or hearing aids—and whether they are rented or bought relates to the use of formal care services and the burden on family caregivers. The researchers aim to identify factors linked to device approval and usage, and whether these patterns are associated with caregiver strain. The findings could inform better support for families managing long-term care.

What this could mean

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What this could lead to
Findings could help shape policies on assistive device provision and caregiver support in long-term care systems.
What could go wrong
As an observational study using administrative data, it can identify associations but not prove cause and effect, and results may not apply beyond Taiwan.

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Study facts

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Participants

About 161,771 people

The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.

Expected to start

Sep 2026

An estimate. Start dates often move.

Expected to finish

Aug 2028

An estimate. End dates often move.

Lead sponsor

Other sponsor

The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.

Who can take part

This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.

Who is studied

The study population will consist of individuals represented in Taiwan's nationwide long-term care administrative databases from 2021 to 2022. Eligible individuals must have a valid long-term care case record (CA100) and at least one valid linked assessment or care plan record (CA110). De-identified records will be used to examine assistive device approval and acquisition patterns, long-term care service utilization, and family caregiver-related characteristics and burden. No participants will be directly recruited or contacted.

Ages

Children (under 18), adults (18 to 64) and older adults (65 and over)

Sex

Anyone

Healthy volunteers

Not accepted

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Inclusion Criteria: * Individuals with a valid long-term care case record (CA100) in Taiwan's long-term care database between 2021 and 2022. * Individuals with at least one valid assessment or care plan record (CA110) that can be linked to the corresponding CA100 record. * Availability of interpretable key study variables, including individual and assessment/care plan identifiers, care plan status, and Case-Mix System (CMS) level or other core disability-related information. * For analyses of assistive device utilization, the presence or absence of an assistive device record (QD113) and its approval status must be identifiable. Exclusion Criteria: * Records with missing key linkage variables that prevent establishment of relationships among individuals, care plans, assistive device records, or service utilization records. * Records identified as invalid, cancelled, test records, or records whose validity cannot be determined. * Records in which primary study variables cannot be interpreted. * Records with clearly implausible values for variables such as individual age, caregiver age, CMS level, number of assistive devices, or service utilization that cannot be corrected according to prespecified data-cleaning rules. * Records with inconsistent or contradictory date information that prevents valid determination of an index date or observation period.

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Conditions

The condition(s) this trial relates to.

Caregiver Burden

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Caregiver burden Health services research Long-term care Self-help devices

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Contacts and locations

Locations

  • National Center for Geriatrics and Welfare Research, National Health Research Institutes

    Huwei, Yunlin County, 632007, Taiwan

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