Family Involvement in The Treatment Of a Mentally Ill Relative - Full Text View

Purpose

Research demonstrates that the families of the seriously mentally ill are burdened by this caregiving role and by their responsibilities
Research also demonstrates that family interventions are effective and that they have a potential to reduce family burden, as well as to improve the condition of the mentally ill patients.
We assume that the sibling group intervention would be effective in reducing the family burden of the siblings, and that this reduction would be reflected in their replies to the "Experience of Caregiving Inventory".

Condition	Intervention
Families of Mentally Ill	Behavioral: filling the "Experience of Caregiving Inventory"

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Study Type:	Interventional
Study Design:	Other, Non-Randomized, Open Label, Uncontrolled, Single Group Assignment, Efficacy Study

Official Title:	Family Involvement in The Treatment Of a Mentally Ill Relative

Further study details as provided by Lev-Hasharon Mental Healtlh Center:

Primary Outcome Measures:

Score on the "Experience of Caregiving Inventory" following 8 weeks of participation in the group. [ Time Frame: 8 weeks ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]

Estimated Enrollment:	50
Study Start Date:	November 2005
Estimated Study Completion Date:	November 2008
Estimated Primary Completion Date:	November 2008 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure)

Intervention Details:

8 weeks of group therapy for family members

Detailed Description:

The group for siblings is an intervention which is carried out in the outpatient clinic of Lev HaSharon Mental Health Center in cycles which last eight weeks;
Every group cycle will include between 10-14 participants, all siblings of persons with mental illness. The patients themselves (ill siblings) are either hospitalized in Lev HaSharon Mental Health Center, or are outpatients in the Lev HaSharon Mental Health Outpatient Unit, or in the community at large.
The group is an ongoing group: short term intensive group intervention in a dynamic orientation. Veteran participants of each cycle are welcome to re-join at following cycles, and at the same time new participants can join at the beginning of each cycle.
Participants will be asked to fill the "Experience of Caregiving Inventory" twice: first time before the first meeting of a particular cycle of sibling group and second time: after the last (eighth) meeting of this group cycle.

Eligibility

Ages Eligible for Study:	18 Years and older
Genders Eligible for Study:	Both
Accepts Healthy Volunteers:	Yes

Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

siblings of persons with mental illness

Exclusion Criteria:

persons junior then 18 years old

Contacts and Locations

Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT00258167

Contacts


Contact: Igor Oyffe, MD	972-8981248	ioyffe@lev-hasharon.co.il

Locations


Israel
	Lev-HasharonMHC	Recruiting
	Netanya, Israel, 42100
	Contact: Igor Oyffe, MD 972-9-8981248 ioyffe@lev-hasharon.co.il
	Contact: Shuvit Melamed, MSW +972-9-8981278 shuvitm@lev-hasharon.co.il
	Principal Investigator: Igor Oyffe, MD
	Sub-Investigator: Shuvit Melamed, MSW
	Sub-Investigator: Michal Ferkel, MSW

Sponsors and Collaborators

Lev-Hasharon Mental Healtlh Center

Investigators


Principal Investigator:	Igor Oyffe, MD	Lev-Hasharon Mental Healtlh Center

More Information

Publications:

Melamed, S. Permission: A conceptual tool for treating mentally ill patients and their families. Journal of Family Psychotherapy. 12 (2). Pp. 29-42, 2001.

Dixon L, McFarlane WR, Lefley H, Lucksted A, Cohen M, Falloon I, Mueser K, Miklowitz D, Solomon P, Sondheimer D. Evidence-based practices for services to families of people with psychiatric disabilities. Psychiatr Serv. 2001 Jul;52(7):903-10. Review.

Responsible Party:	Lev Hasharon Mental Health Center ( Dr. Igor Oyffe )
Study ID Numbers:	LH12/2005.CTIL
First Received:	November 23, 2005
Last Updated:	June 10, 2008
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:	NCT00258167
Health Authority:	Israel: Israeli Health Ministry Pharmaceutical Administration

Keywords provided by Lev-Hasharon Mental Healtlh Center:

Family members

Illness burden

Mental Disorders

Family intervention

Study placed in the following topic categories:

Mental Disorders

ClinicalTrials.gov processed this record on October 06, 2008

Sponsored by:	Lev-Hasharon Mental Healtlh Center
Information provided by:	Lev-Hasharon Mental Healtlh Center
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:	NCT00258167