NCT03391596 (CareACT) is a NA clinical trial of Internet-based ACT intervention in Depressive Symptoms, sponsored by The Gerocenter Foundation for Research and Development.

Who is sponsoring NCT03391596?

NCT03391596 is sponsored by The Gerocenter Foundation for Research and Development.

What drugs are being tested in NCT03391596?

Interventions in NCT03391596: Internet-based ACT intervention, Standardized rehabilitation, Support by voluntary caregiver associations.

What condition does NCT03391596 study?

NCT03391596 studies Depressive Symptoms, Psychological Distress, Quality of Life.

Is NCT03391596 still recruiting?

NCT03391596 is currently completed. Last updated 19 April 2019.

Last reviewed 2019-04-19 · How we verify

NCT03391596: CareACT

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Published: 2026-01-01
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Internet-based Intervention for Enhancing the Psychological Well-being of Elderly Caregivers

Completed NA Last updated 19 April 2019

What this trial tests

NA trial testing Internet-based ACT intervention in Depressive Symptoms in 151 participants. Completed in 31 October 2018.

Timeline

1 December 2016

Primary endpoint
31 October 2018

31 October 2018

Quick facts

Lead sponsor	The Gerocenter Foundation for Research and Development
Phase	NA
Status	Completed
Study type	INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation	non randomized
Design	parallel
Masking	none
Primary purpose	treatment
Enrollment	151
Start date	1 December 2016
Primary completion	31 October 2018
Estimated completion	31 October 2018
Sites	1 location across Finland

Drugs / interventions tested

Internet-based ACT intervention
Standardized rehabilitation
Support by voluntary caregiver associations

Conditions studied

Depressive Symptoms — all drugs for Depressive Symptoms →
Psychological Distress — all drugs for Psychological Distress →
Quality of Life — all drugs for Quality of Life →

Sponsor

The Gerocenter Foundation for Research and Development

Who can join

60 and older, any sex, with Depressive Symptoms or Psychological Distress. Patients with the condition only — healthy volunteers not accepted.

Sponsor's own description

This study will examine whether an Internet-based Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) intervention is effective, firstly, on reducing depressive symptoms, and, secondly, on improving well-being of elderly family caregivers. In our study, we will compare 1) the experimental Internet-based ACT group to 2) standardized institutional rehabilitation carried out in rehabilitation centers and to 3) support provided by voluntary family caregiver associations

Publications & conference data

1 peer-reviewed publication reference this trial (live from Europe PMC):

CareACT - internet-based intervention for enhancing the psychological well-being of elderly caregivers - a study protocol of a controlled trial.
Lappalainen P, Pakkala I, Nikander R. · · 2019 · cited 2× · PMID 30836951 · DOI 10.1186/s12877-019-1071-9

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Verify against primary sources

ClinicalTrials.gov — authoritative US registry record
WHO ICTRP — international registry index
EU Clinical Trials Register
Sponsor press releases (Google)

Data sources for this page

Trial protocol + status: ClinicalTrials.gov NCT03391596 (US National Library of Medicine, public domain)
Publications: Europe PMC API search by NCT ID, retrieved 10 June 2026
Drug + disease cross-links: matched in real time against Drug Landscape's normalised drug + company + condition tables
Sponsor: as reported to ClinicalTrials.gov by The Gerocenter Foundation for Research and Development
Last refreshed: 19 April 2019

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