Can training ease the physical toll on caregivers?
NCT ID NCT07776470
First seen Aug 20, 2026 · Last updated Aug 21, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This trial tests whether ergonomic training, exercise training, or a combination of both can reduce caregiver burden, musculoskeletal pain, burnout, and fatigue in people caring for dependent individuals. Caregivers aged 18-65 who provide at least 4 hours of care daily for 6 months or more are eligible. Participants will be randomly assigned to one of four groups: ergonomic training, exercise training, both, or usual care. The study measures changes in burden, pain, sleep quality, and knowledge over 12 weeks, with a follow-up after the intervention ends.
What this could mean
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- Active substance
- Ergonomic training and exercise training, alone or combined
- What this could lead to
- If effective, this could point toward practical training programs that reduce physical strain and improve well-being for caregivers of dependent individuals.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, early-stage trial with 48 participants, so results may not apply broadly. The interventions require time and commitment, and benefits may vary.
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Study facts
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- 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 48 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Expected to start
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Aug 2026
An estimate. Start dates often move.
- Expected to finish
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Jan 2027
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
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Who can take part
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30 to 60 years
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Accepted
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Inclusion Criteria * Aged 18-65 years * Providing care to a dependent individual for at least 6 months, at least 4 hours per day * Literate, with no intellectual or hearing impairment preventing communication * Not having participated in a regular exercise or ergonomic training programme in the previous 6 months * Willing to participate and provide written informed consent Exclusion Criteria * Severe neurological, cardiovascular, or orthopaedic disease precluding exercise * Pregnancy * Spinal or extremity surgery within the previous 3 months
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