Clinical Trial

Nurse-Led Caregiver Support Program in Home Palliative Care

Study acronym: CARE-PAL
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Summary
This randomized controlled trial aims to evaluate the effect of a nurse-led caregiver support program on caregiver competency and healthcare utilization among family caregivers of patients receiving home palliative care. Family caregivers in the intervention group will receive a structured 6-week nurse-led support program including face-to-face education, weekly telephone coaching, caregiver guidance materials, and decision support for symptom management and healthcare utilization. The control group will continue to receive routine home palliative care services. Primary outcome is caregiver competency. Secondary outcomes include caregiver burden, self-efficacy, patient symptom burden, emergency department visits, and hospitalizations.
Protocol Amendment History 2 changes
critical Recruitment opened 2026-07-28
critical Primary endpoint(s) modified 2026-06-09
Trial Details
NCT Number NCT07593729
Lead Sponsor Kutahya Health Sciences University
Conditions Palliative Care, Caregiver Burden, Home Care
Enrollment 150 participants
Start Date 2026-05-12
Primary Completion 2026-09-30 (estimated)
Study Completion 2026-09-30 (estimated)
Updated on ClinicalTrials.gov 2026-07-27