Study reveals how hospital support eases caregiver stress
NCT ID NCT07201753
First seen Jun 24, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study looks at how hospital-integrated care services affect the burden on family caregivers in a medical center in northern Taiwan. Researchers will survey 200 primary caregivers of hospitalized patients using questionnaires to measure their stress and burden. The goal is to find ways to improve support for caregivers and enhance the hospital experience for both patients and families.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this study could point toward better ways for hospitals to support family caregivers, reducing their stress and burden.
- What could go wrong
- This is an observational study, not a treatment trial, so it cannot prove cause and effect. Results may not apply to other hospitals or regions.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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About 200 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Sep 2025
- Expected to finish
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Aug 2026
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.
Who is studied
Primary caregivers of hospitalized adult patients receiving integrated inpatient care services at a medical center in northern Taiwan. Caregivers must be aged 18 years or older and able to complete the study questionnaires.
- 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: * Participants include inpatients receiving integrated inpatient care services at our hospital and their primary family caregivers. The patient or family member must have signed the consent form for integrated inpatient care services. The specific conditions are as follows: 1. Primary Caregiver Criteria: <!-- --> 1. The primary caregiver is a family member aged 18 years or older who can communicate in Mandarin or Taiwanese. 2. The family member is willing to sign the participant consent form. 2.Patient Criteria: <!-- --> 1. The patient has been admitted to the pilot ward for at least 24 hours. Exclusion Criteria: 1. Patients who are discharged or transferred out of the pilot ward within 24 hours of admission. 2. If a patient is re-hospitalized during the study enrollment period and their primary caregiver is the same as in the previous enrollment, the subsequent duplicate case will be excluded. 3. Patients without family members will be enrolled in the ward's mandatory integrated inpatient care service program, but follow-up care issues will be handled by social workers.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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National Taiwan University Hospital
Taipei, Taipei City, 100, Taiwan
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