New program aims to ease anxiety for caregivers of institutionalized parents
NCT ID NCT05651555
First seen Jun 24, 2026 · Last updated Jun 26, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study tested a psycho-educational program designed to help family caregivers whose parents live in nursing homes. The program included group training and support to address feelings of anxiety, guilt, and loneliness. Researchers measured changes in anxiety and depression scores in 73 caregivers before and after the program.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Psycho-educational program (group training and support sessions)
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this program could offer a practical way to reduce anxiety and depression in caregivers of loved ones in nursing homes.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, completed study with 73 participants, so results may not apply to all caregivers. The program's benefits may vary depending on individual circumstances.
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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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73 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Mar 2023
- Finished
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Jun 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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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
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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: * Family caregivers defined according to the European charter for family caregivers COFACE: "the non-professional person who comes to the aid mainly, in part or totally, to a person dependent on his or her entourage, for activities of daily living. This regular help can be provided on a permanent basis or not and can take several forms, in particular: nursing, care, support for education and social life, administrative procedures, coordination, permanent vigilance, psychological support, communication, domestic activities. . Currently, these caregivers have an elderly relative living in an institution or in the process of institutionalization * Have been a caregiver for at least six months * Have a parent in an EHPAD for less than 25 weeks * The loved one is not at the end of life when the caregiver starts the program * Participate in at least five workshops out of the seven offered as part of the program. * Be of legal age (at least 18 years old) * Presence of depression or anxiety according to HAD * Be motivated to follow the program * Signature of consent. * Be affiliated with a social security scheme Exclusion Criteria: * Caregiver with a loved one living at home without institutionalization plans * Professional caregivers, former caregivers * Absence of depression and/or anxiety * Deceased relative * Have untreated diagnosed psychiatric disorders * To be suffering from proven cognitive disorders * Already benefit from another caregiver assistance program. * Patient under AME * Vulnerable people
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Assistance Publique - Hôpitaux de Paris (AP-HP) - Broca Hospital - Geriatric unit
Paris, Île-de-France Region, 75013, France
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