NCT05785494

Web-based Support for Family Caregivers of Patients With Advanced Cancer

Active, enrolled NA Last updated 8 August 2025

What this trial tests

NA trial testing Narstaende.se in Family in 204 participants. Participants enrolled and being followed up; not accepting new ones.

Timeline

1 September 2022

Primary endpoint
31 December 2023

31 December 2026

Quick facts

Lead sponsor	Ersta Sköndal University College
Phase	NA
Status	Active, enrolled
Study type	INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation	randomized
Design	parallel
Masking	none
Primary purpose	supportive care
Enrollment	204
Start date	1 September 2022
Primary completion	31 December 2023
Estimated completion	31 December 2026
Sites	1 location across Sweden

Drugs / interventions tested

• Narstaende.se

Conditions studied

• Family — all drugs for Family →
• End of Life — all drugs for End of Life →
• Cancer Metastatic — all drugs for Cancer Metastatic →
• Chronic Illness — all drugs for Chronic Illness →

Sponsor

Ersta Sköndal University College

Who can join

18 and older, any sex, with Family or End of Life. Patients with the condition only — healthy volunteers not accepted.

Sponsor's own description

For family caregivers of patients with advanced cancer, preparedness for caregiving is crucial for maintaining health and quality of life both during care and after the death of the patient. This project contributes to earlier research funded by the Swedish Cancer Society, about an intervention that was delivered by a multi-professional team and proved to be successful in promoting preparedness. However, such interventions are often costly and logistically challenging. In addition, the Covid-19 pandemic has further significantly raised the need for digital alternatives in healthcare. As a possible solution, an evidence-based intervention, narstaende.se, has been developed consisting of recorded videos of conversations between clinicians and family caregivers (actors), linked to informational texts and a moderated chat forum. The intervention was pilot tested during 2020 and 2021, exploring feasibility, content and family caregivers' experiences. As preliminary results are promising, the intervention is taken one step further and tested as a web-based intervention in a larger scale.

Publications & conference data

3 peer-reviewed publications reference this trial (live from Europe PMC):

1. Web-Based Psychoeducational Intervention to Improve Family Caregiver Preparedness in Specialized Palliative Home Care: A Randomized Controlled Trial.
   Bauman C, Årestedt K, Wallin V, Tibell LH, et al · · 2025 · cited 3× · PMID 40485035 · DOI 10.1002/pon.70202
2. Resonance, self-reflection, and preparedness through a web-based intervention for family caregivers of patients with life-threatening illness receiving specialised home care.
   Bauman C, Wallin V, Doveson S, Hudson P, et al · · 2025 · cited 3× · PMID 39834181 · DOI 10.1017/s1478951524002086
3. The family caregiver-targeted web-based intervention "narstaende.se" facilitated everyday life for couples facing life-threatening illness: A qualitative study.
   Bauman C, Wallin V, Doveson S, Fürst P, et al · · 2025 · cited 1× · PMID 40219770 · DOI 10.1177/02692163251327893