New program aims to help hidden caregivers in tai po
NCT ID NCT07004855
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study aims to identify and support hidden caregivers of older adults in Tai Po. Caregivers who are not currently using respite services will receive a combination of in-home respite, social worker follow-up, crisis management, and volunteer phone check-ins based on their needs. The goal is to see if these services improve caregivers' mental well-being, social connectedness, and 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
- Respite service (in-home elderly-sitting), case follow-up, crisis management, and phone check-in
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this could show that providing respite and support services improves the well-being of hidden caregivers.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, early-stage study with no control group, so results may not be generalizable. The outcomes rely on self-reported measures.
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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 380 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Jul 2025
- Expected to finish
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Jun 2028
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: * Provide ADL/IADL assistance to at least one older adult (aged 60+), * Not currently using any types of respite service, * Able to communicate in either Cantonese, English or Mandarin * Voluntarily participate Exclusion Criteria: * The care recipient is not living in the community
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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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University of Hong Kong
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGHong Kong, Hong Kong
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University of Hong Kong
RECRUITINGHong Kong, Hong Kong
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