New study aims to ease burden on families of brain injury patients
NCT ID NCT07590726
First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study tests a stepped-care model to support relatives of people with acquired brain injury or malignant brain tumor. The model offers basic support to all, with extra help for those who need it, based on screening. Researchers will measure changes in caregiver burden and well-being in 160 relatives, comparing the new approach to usual care.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- stepped-care support model (structured conversations, screening, and coordination)
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this could provide a practical way to reduce stress and burden for family caregivers of brain injury or tumor patients.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, early-stage study (160 participants) testing a support model, not a medical treatment. Results may not apply to all caregivers or settings.
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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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About 160 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Expected to start
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Oct 2026
An estimate. Start dates often move.
- Expected to finish
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Sep 2029
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.
- 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 * Primary relative of an adult diagnosed with acquired brain injury (ABI) or malignant brain tumor (MBT), admitted to a participating hospital department. * Formally identified as the primary relative by the patient. * Aged ≥18 years. * Ability to read, understand, and complete questionnaires in Danish. Exclusion Criteria * Insufficient proficiency in Danish to complete questionnaires and participate in structured conversations. * Concurrent participation in another interventional study with a similar aim that may interfere with the present study.
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Conditions
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How to take part
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The places running it
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Rigshospitalet
Copenhagen, Ø, 2100, Denmark
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