Can training families ease hospital strain? new study says maybe.
NCT ID NCT07232901
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tested a program that trains family caregivers to help with basic hospital tasks like giving medicine and spotting warning signs. Over 1,000 patients, families, and health workers took part across three hospital wards. The goal was to see if this training reduces stress for families and workload for nurses and doctors, while improving patient care.
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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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1,029 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Aug 2025
- Finished
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Jan 2026
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
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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
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Inclusion Criteria: All study parts Population * Patient: admitted to one of the three medicine ward * Family caregiver: caregiver providing care for a patient on one of the three medicine wards * Health worker: nurse, doctor or ward assistant working on one of the three medicine wards * Hospital administrator: professors or administrators responsible for or directly involved in policymaking or have operational oversight on one of the three medicine wards Adult \- Age: ≥18 years Data collection specific Patient and family caregiver data collection - Patient \& family caregiver dyad: admitted for ≤24 hours on the medicine wards Health worker data collection \- Employment: working on one of the medicine wards for at least one week Interviews, focus group discussions and observations * Patient: admitted ≥24 hours on the medicine wards * Family caregiver: caring for the patient ≥24 hours on the medicine wards During the intervention period * Patient: family caregiver of the patient has received the training * Family caregiver: has received the training Exclusion Criteria: All Language - Unable to speak Bengali, Chittagonian or English Consent * No consent given * Unable to give consent * Duplicates: Previously enrolled in the study Data collection specific Patient and family caregiver data collection \- Patient: Planned discharge ≤24 hours of admission to the medicine ward
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Chittagong Medical College Hospital
Chittagong, Bangladesh
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