Caregiver Support in the Coping of Patients Who Are Undergoing a Donor Bone Marrow Transplant

Sponsor
The Cleveland Clinic (Other)
Overall Status
Completed
CT.gov ID
NCT00281814
Collaborator
National Cancer Institute (NCI) (NIH)
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Study Details

Study Description

Brief Summary

RATIONALE: Questionnaires that measure coping may improve the ability to plan supportive care for patients undergoing donor bone marrow transplant.

PURPOSE: This clinical trial is studying coping in patients who are undergoing a donor bone marrow transplant.

Detailed Description

OBJECTIVES:
  • Investigate the relative importance of having a consistent inpatient lay care-partner for patients undergoing allogeneic bone marrow transplantation, in terms of the effects on modes of adjustment to illness and survival.

OUTLINE: Patients undergo a 40-minute recorded oral interview in person to provide personal and social demographic data using a 20-item questionnaire (The Adjustment to Illness Questionnaire-Bone Marrow Transplantation) at baseline (pre-transplant) and at day 100 post-transplant.

PROJECTED ACCRUAL: A total of 40 patients will be accrued for this study.

Study Design

Study Type:
Observational
Actual Enrollment :
36 participants
Observational Model:
Cohort
Time Perspective:
Prospective
Official Title:
Adjustment to Illness by Survival Rates in Allogeneic Bone Marrow Transplant (BMT): The Relative Importance of Lay Care-Partner Support
Actual Study Start Date :
Feb 1, 2006
Actual Primary Completion Date :
Dec 31, 2008
Actual Study Completion Date :
Jan 4, 2017

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcome Measures

  1. Compare modes of illness adjustment, presence or absence of an inpatient lay care-partner, and survival rates [Through 100 days post transplant]

Eligibility Criteria

Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study:
18 Years and Older
Sexes Eligible for Study:
All
Accepts Healthy Volunteers:
No
DISEASE CHARACTERISTICS:
  • Medically suitable for allogeneic bone marrow transplantation
PATIENT CHARACTERISTICS:
  • Resides locally in the Cleveland, Ohio area
PRIOR CONCURRENT THERAPY:
  • Not specified

Contacts and Locations

Locations

Site City State Country Postal Code
1 Cleveland Clinic Taussig Cancer Institute, Case Comprehensive Cancer Center Cleveland Ohio United States 44195

Sponsors and Collaborators

  • The Cleveland Clinic
  • National Cancer Institute (NCI)

Investigators

  • Study Chair: Brian J. Bolwell, MD, Cleveland Clinic Taussig Cancer Institute, Case Comprehensive Cancer Center

Study Documents (Full-Text)

None provided.

More Information

Publications

None provided.
Responsible Party:
Navneet Majhail, MD, Director Blood & Marrow Transplant Program, The Cleveland Clinic
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
NCT00281814
Other Study ID Numbers:
  • CASE-CCF-6950
  • P30CA043703
  • CASE-CCF-6950
  • CASE-CCF-1035
First Posted:
Jan 25, 2006
Last Update Posted:
Jan 26, 2018
Last Verified:
Jan 1, 2018
Keywords provided by Navneet Majhail, MD, Director Blood & Marrow Transplant Program, The Cleveland Clinic
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Study Results

No Results Posted as of Jan 26, 2018