The Family Cares Trial

Trial statusNot yet recruiting
Trial phaseNot applicable
Trial typeInterventional
Biological sexAll
Age18+
SponsorLady Davis Institute

About this trial

The goal of this pilot study is to learn if virtual peer support groups and strengths-based skills training can help family caregivers of ICU survivors providing ongoing support to ICU survivors after hospital discharge. The main question it aims to answer is:

\- Are virtual peer support groups and/or strengths-based skills support feasible and acceptable for family caregivers of ICU survivors? Researchers will compare the intervention group (virtual peer support groups or strengths-based skills training) to the control group (no intervention) to see if the interventions improve caregiver outcomes and assess feasibility and acceptability.

Participants will:

* Participate in either virtual peer support groups or strengths-based skills training sessions (if assigned to the intervention arm). * Provide feedback on the feasibility and acceptability of the interventions (if assigned to the intervention arm). * Complete surveys and follow-up questionnaires (either online or by phone) to measure outcomes.

Eligibility criteria

Qualifiers

(1) Family member of a person admitted to an ICU for >48 hours and survived to hospital discharge. "Family" is anyone with a biological, legal, or emotional relationship with the patient and whom the patient wants involved in their care

(2) Planned or current part or full-time caregiver of the ICU survivor

(3) Age ≥ 18 years

(4) Within 6 months of ICU survivor's hospital discharge.

Disqualifiers

(1) Another family member participating in the study

(2) Inability to communicate in English or French.

Trial design

Treatments tested in this trial

  • Virtual peer support group intervention
  • Caregiver Support intervention
  • Resources

Treatment groups

60 Participants
are divided into 2 treatment groups

Sponsors and collaborators