Soap opera style videos aim to ease caregiver stress
NCT ID NCT06835764
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jul 01, 2026 · Updated 2 times
Summary
This study tests whether watching short telenovela-style videos can reduce anxiety and boost confidence in African-American and Hispanic family caregivers of hospice patients. 62 caregivers will either watch the videos during telehealth visits or receive usual hospice care. The goal is to see if this simple, culturally relevant approach helps caregivers feel more prepared and less stressed.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- telenovela video series
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this could offer a simple, culturally tailored way to help family caregivers feel less anxious and more confident during hospice care.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, early-stage trial with only 62 participants, so results may not apply to all caregivers. The intervention is behavioral, so benefits may be modest.
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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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62 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Dec 2024
- Finished
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Jan 2026
- 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
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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: * Identified family caregiver of patients enrolled in hospice * Caregivers must be over the age of 18 * Without cognitive impairment * With access to wireless device and internet. Exclusion Criteria: * HFCG of patients that are actively dying * Caregivers younger than 18 years * With cognitive impairment * Without internet access.
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Conditions
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Johns Hopkins Univeristy
Baltimore, Maryland, 21287, United States
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