Status:
TERMINATED
Coping With High Grade Glioma
Lead Sponsor:
Duke University
Collaborating Sponsors:
National Brain Tumor Foundation(NBTF)
Conditions:
Glioma
Eligibility:
All Genders
18+ years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
1. Purpose and Objective: To determine the feasibility and short- and long-term efficacy of an empirically-based CST intervention (Keefe et al.) with caregivers of patients with primary malignant ...
Detailed Description
The purpose of this study is to determine the feasibility and short- and long-term efficacy of an empirically-based CST intervention (Keefe et al.) with caregivers of patients with primary malignant b...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- The caregiver may be a spouse/partner, family member or friend. Additional inclusion criteria will include:
- caregiver provides a weekly minimum of 4 hours of caregiving;
- caregiver is 18 years or older;
- caregiver reading level at or above 8th grade;
- caregiver sufficiently fluent in English;
- the patient shows evidence of problems in depression, fatigue, sleep disturbance, and/or cognitive impairment as per the treating neuro-oncologist;
- the caregiver and patient are willing to be randomized to treatment or usual care condition;
- patient is within 3 months of initial diagnosis;
- patient has life expectancy of at least 6 months or more;
- the caregiver is willing to participate in treatment sessions using a telephone. If a patient dies during the active 12-week study phase, then the caregiver will be transitioned to the follow-up phase or removed from the study and, if needed, be referred for appropriate psychiatric or psychological treatment.
Exclusion
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Key Trial Info
Start Date :
December 1 2008
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
October 1 2009
Estimated Enrollment :
14 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT00815152
Start Date
December 1 2008
End Date
October 1 2009
Last Update
May 6 2013
Active Locations (1)
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The Preston Robert Tisch Brain Tumor Center at Duke
Durham, North Carolina, United States, 27710