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Heart caregivers get a lifeline: coaching program aims to ease stress and boost mental health

NCT ID NCT07717723

Symptom relief Sponsor: University of California, Davis Source: ClinicalTrials.gov ↗

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First seen Jul 21, 2026 · Last updated Jul 28, 2026 · Updated 3 times

Summary

This study tests a program called Confident Caregiver, designed to help family members who care for someone with heart disease. Caregivers receive four personalized coaching sessions focused on managing challenges, reducing stress, and connecting with support resources. The goal is to see if the program can lower caregiving difficulty and upset, while improving confidence and mental health.

What this could mean

Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.

Active substance
a behavioral coaching program called Confident Caregiver Intervention
What this could lead to
If effective, this program could offer a practical way to support family caregivers of heart patients, reducing their stress and improving their mental health.
What could go wrong
This is a small, early-stage study with only 40 participants and no comparison group, so results may not apply broadly or prove the program works better than usual care.

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Study facts

What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.

Phase

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

About 40 people

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

Started

Jul 2026

Expected to finish

Dec 2027

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.

Ages

18 years and older

Sex

Anyone

Healthy volunteers

Not accepted

This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.

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Inclusion Criteria: * 18 years of age or older * Is a caregiver for a patient receiving care in our UC Davis Cardiac Rehabilitation Clinic. A caregiver is defined as someone who provides support to the patient with one or more basic or instrumental activities of daily living. * Has one or more caregiving-related challenges or issues that they would like support with * Is able to read and speak in English Exclusion Criteria: * Is a paid professional caregiver with no family or fictive kin relationship with the care recipient * Has a diagnosis of major cognitive impairment or Alzheimer's or related dementias * Is unable to complete the protocol or participate in the intervention (e.g., unavailable during the intervention period, unable to access or use virtual meeting technology)

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Conditions

The condition(s) this trial relates to.

anxiety anxiety disorder cardiovascular disorder Caregiver Burden Depression depressive disorder

As listed by the trial registrant

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Anxiety Cardiovascular diseases Caregiver burden Depression Stress

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Contacts and locations

Locations

  • University of California Davis Health System

    RECRUITING

    Sacramento, California, 95817, United States

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