Status:
COMPLETED
Stress Management Intervention for Caregivers of Patients Undergoing Bone Marrow Transplant (BMT)
Lead Sponsor:
University of Colorado, Denver
Collaborating Sponsors:
National Cancer Institute (NCI)
Conditions:
Hematopoietic/Lymphoid Cancer
Eligibility:
All Genders
18+ years
Phase:
PHASE3
Brief Summary
RATIONALE: A stress management intervention may be more effective than usual care in improving quality of life in caregivers of patients undergoing bone marrow transplant. PURPOSE: This randomized ph...
Detailed Description
Specific Aims * Further validate a unique saliva collection device in a randomized controlled study of a psychoeducation, paced respiration, and relaxation (PEPRR) intervention for caregivers of pati...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- DISEASE CHARACTERISTICS (Meets all of the following criteria):
- Patient undergoing allogeneic bone marrow transplantation (BMt)
- Primary caregiver of a BMT patient
- Has provided care for the patient for at least 50 days of the required 100 days of caregiving following transplant (e.g., 50% of the total time)
- PATIENT CHARACTERISTICS:
- Able to read and speak English
- Has telephone access
- No serious medical condition likely to influence immune and neuroendocrine parameters (caregiver)
- Alcohol consumption limited to \< 2 drinks/day (caregiver)
- No history of a psychiatric illness unrelated to the experience as a caregiver within the past 18 months (caregiver)
- No history of a psychiatric illness unrelated to the BMT within the past 18 months (patient)
Exclusion
- \- PRIOR CONCURRENT THERAPY:
- • No concurrent steroid medications (caregiver)
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
November 1 2008
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
June 1 2013
Estimated Enrollment :
298 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT00833898
Start Date
November 1 2008
End Date
June 1 2013
Last Update
December 9 2015
Active Locations (2)
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1
University of Colorado Cancer Center at UC Health Sciences Center
Aurora, Colorado, United States, 80045
2
Presbyterian/St. Luke's Medical Center (PSLMC) - Denver Midtown
Denver, Colorado, United States, 80218