Status:
COMPLETED
Care Partners: Web-based Support for Caregivers of Veterans Undergoing Chemotherapy
Lead Sponsor:
VA Office of Research and Development
Collaborating Sponsors:
Michigan State University
University of Michigan
Conditions:
Cancer
Eligibility:
All Genders
18+ years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
Given the growing strain on the Veterans Administration resulting from increasing caseloads of cancer patients, interventions are badly needed that assist patients in managing their illness, improve q...
Detailed Description
Cancer is a prevalent problem that causes much suffering among Veterans and their families. Most interventions to improve symptom control require Veterans to engage in activities such as managing medi...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Patients must be 18 years or older, cognitively intact, English-speaking, able to hear, and own a telephone.
- Patients can have any solid tumor.
- Patients must be initiating IV cytotoxic chemotherapy and, if recurrent, have experienced a 1 month treatment free interval.
- Caregivers must be 18 years or older, cognitively intact, English-speaking, and able to hear/speak for interviews.
- Caregivers must have access to a telephone and computer with high speed internet access.
Exclusion
- Patients will be excluded if they have a hematologic malignancy or are receiving bone marrow transplantation.
- Patients and caregivers will be excluded if they have an untreated serious mental illness or cognitive impairment, are institutionalized or enrolled in hospice (prior to trial), or plan on not receiving all care from VA
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
October 1 2009
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
February 1 2015
Estimated Enrollment :
134 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT00983892
Start Date
October 1 2009
End Date
February 1 2015
Last Update
March 22 2016
Active Locations (2)
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1
VA Loma Linda Healthcare System, Loma Linda, CA
Loma Linda, California, United States, 92357
2
VA Ann Arbor Healthcare System, Ann Arbor, MI
Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States, 48105