Clinical Research Directory

CaknaStrok Education Package for Stroke Caregivers

This study evaluated the feasibility and potential effectiveness of the CaknaStrok Education Package (CEP), a culturally tailored education package developed to support informal caregivers of stroke survivors. The package consists of a mobile health application and a Malay-language caregiving guidebook covering stroke knowledge, caregiving strategies, rehabilitation, nutrition, secondary prevention and caregiver self-care. The study compared caregivers receiving the CaknaStrok Education Package in addition to usual care with those receiving usual care alone. The study assessed outcomes related to caregiving burden, quality of life and psychological well-being, as well as the feasibility of implementing the intervention within routine stroke care.

Quality of Life of Caregivers Supporting an Older Adult With Cancer

The French population is aging, and the number of newly diagnosed cancers among individuals aged 75 years and older continues to increase. The development of geriatric medicine, and particularly geriatric oncology, in collaboration with surgical and medical oncology specialists, has expanded access to innovative anticancer therapies for older adults. Although these treatments have improved therapeutic options, they are associated with adverse effects that may lead to functional decline and reduced quality of life in older patients. These consequences may also adversely affect the well-being and quality of life of their informal caregivers. The role of informal caregivers has progressively become an integral component of cancer care. It is well established that providing care to a relative with a chronic illness can negatively impact caregivers' physical and psychological health, as well as their quality of life. While older patients are increasingly monitored through specialized geriatric oncology consultations, caregivers rarely receive systematic assessment or follow-up. Understanding the factors associated with caregiver quality of life is therefore essential to improve comprehensive patient-centered care in geriatric oncology. This prospective observational study aims to investigate the association between baseline comprehensive geriatric assessment parameters of older patients with cancer-including functional status, nutritional status, cognition, mood, physical performance, sensory impairment, and comorbidities-and the quality of life of their caregiver. Caregiver quality of life will be assessed using the validated CarGOQoL questionnaire. Patient-caregiver dyads will be followed for six months, corresponding to the usual period for evaluating treatment tolerance and effectiveness. The findings may help identify caregivers at risk of impaired quality of life and support the integration of caregiver assessment into routine geriatric oncology practice.

ACT Group for Family Caregivers of Stroke Survivors

The goal of this study is to evaluate the efficacy of group-based ACT intervention in improving the levels of psychological distress in caregivers of stroke survivors. The main questions it aims to answer are: 1. Does group-based ACT intervention improve the levels of psychological distress and QoL in family caregivers of stroke survivors? 2. Do the levels of psychological flexibility and experiential avoidance in family caregivers of stroke survivors mediate the outcome of the ACT Group? The researcher will compare the experimental group (i.e., participants who received group-based ACT intervention) with the control group (i.e., participants who did not receive group-based ACT intervention) to assess whether the group-based ACT intervention is effective in mitigating caregiver stress and improving caregivers' QoL. Participants in the experimental group will: 1. Receive a 5-weekly, 1.5-hour group intervention based on the ACT Model; 2. Complete study measures at pre-treatment, immediate post-treatment, and 2-month follow-up. Participants in the control group will not receive the group intervention but will complete the same study measures.

Feeding Difficulties and Quality of Life in Children With Tracheal Cannula

The over all goal of this observational study is to study if there is an association between the presence of feeding difficulties and self-assessed quality of life in children with tracheal cannula. The main questions it aims to answer are 1. What is the incidence of feeding difficulties in children with tracheostomy and what type of feeding difficulties affect these children? 2. How do children with a tracheal tube and their parents assess their quality of life measured through PedsQL? 3. Is there an association between the presence of feeding difficulties and self-assessed quality of life in children with tracheal cannula? Quality of life will be assessed in an interview using the PedsQL instrument generic module 4.0. Swallowing difficulties will be assessed through evaluations based on The Montreal Children's Hospital Feeding Scale.