CAREGIVER: A Trial to Improve the Burden and Distress of Caring for Persons With Decompensated Cirrhosis

NACompletedINTERVENTIONAL
Enrollment

87

Participants

Timeline

Start Date

February 10, 2020

Primary Completion Date

March 22, 2022

Study Completion Date

March 22, 2022

Conditions
Caregivers
Interventions
BEHAVIORAL

Written emotional disclosure

Participants will write five stories (days 8, 11, 14, 17 and 20) about an assigned topic relating to their experiences as a caregiver of someone with advanced liver disease. Rules for the exercise will be provided in an instructions page. Additionally, baseline and outcome measures will be completed.

BEHAVIORAL

Resilience training

Participants will write three things that went well at the end of their day (before going to sleep), and what was their role in bringing them. These will be done about every three days (days 8, 11, 14, 17 and 20) for 2 weeks at home. Rules for the exercise will be provided in an instructions page. Additionally, baseline and outcome measures will be completed.

OTHER

No treatment

Participants will complete baseline and outcome assessments and no intervention will be conducted.

Trial Locations (1)

48109

The University of Michigan, Ann Arbor

All Listed Sponsors
lead

University of Michigan

OTHER

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