Caregivers put their own health last. can rehabilitation help?
NCT ID NCT06832709
First seen Sep 10, 2026 · Last updated Sep 11, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
Researchers at Lille University are studying the physical, social, and psychological health of people who care for a relative with chronic respiratory disease. The caregivers' relative takes part in a respiratory rehabilitation program either at a clinic or at home. The study measures caregivers' fitness and mental state to see whether these differ depending on which form of rehabilitation their relative receives.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- a rehabilitation program with physical activity, health education, and psychosocial support
- What this could lead to
- If the program helps, it could point toward ways to protect caregivers' own health while they look after a loved one with chronic respiratory disease.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small observational study of 54 caregivers, so it cannot prove that rehabilitation causes any change. Caregivers may drop out because of their duties, and results may not apply to other caregiving situations.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Not a phased trial
Phase numbers describe drug development. The registry uses this when they do not apply, as it does for trials of devices, procedures or behaviour changes, and for observational studies.
- Participants
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About 54 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Mar 2025
- Expected to finish
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Nov 2029
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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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.
- Ages
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18 years and older
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Accepted
You do not need to have the condition being studied to take part.
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: * Be of legal age; * Have a sick relative taking part in a RR program, either as an outpatient at the Clinique de la Mitterie or at home with FormAction Santé; * Have the cognitive ability to understand the instructions for carrying out the physical tests and the questions for answering the questionnaires; * Be able to read; * Have no disability preventing them from carrying out the physical tests; * Have given their written consent to take part in the research; * Be willing to comply with all the research procedures and duration. Exclusion Criteria: * Refusal to sign consent; * Operation less than one month old; * Presence of psychological or psychiatric disorders; * Impossibility of receiving informed information; * Impossibility of participating in the entire study; * Contraindication to physical activity.
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
As listed by the trial registrant
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Participant'S Home
RECRUITINGLille, France
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