Can a phone app and relaxation ease the burden on cancer caregivers?
NCT ID NCT06204328
First seen Jun 24, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study looked at whether combining mHealth psychoeducation (via phone and video) with Benson relaxation techniques could reduce the burden, anxiety, and depression felt by female informal caregivers of cancer patients in Bangladesh. 102 caregivers were split into two groups: one received the combined intervention over six months, while the other got usual care. The goal was to see if these simple, home-based tools could improve their quality of life.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- mHealth psychoeducation and Benson relaxation technique
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this could offer a low-cost, home-based way to ease the emotional and physical strain on female caregivers of cancer patients.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, single-site study with 102 participants, so results may not apply broadly. The intervention is behavioral, so effects may vary and are not a medical treatment.
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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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102 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Oct 2024
- Finished
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Mar 2025
- 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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Female participants only
- 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: * Who is facing caregiving burden in the baseline screening of the study. * Female being 18 years of age or older. * At least 6 months of providing care to a cancer-diagnosed patient. Exclusion Criteria: * Refusal to collaborate with ongoing study. * Caregivers who receive financial compensation or are employed as formal caregivers. * Extremely traumatic events that occur during the study (such as the death of loved ones or patients, separations, etc.) or caregivers undergoing treatment with psychotropic drugs will not be included in the study. * Without smart mobile devices at home.
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Khwaja Yunus Ali Medical College Hospital
Sirajganj, Rajshahi Division, 6751, Bangladesh
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