Status:
COMPLETED
Building Family Caregiver Skills Using a Simulation-Based Intervention for Care of Cancer Patients
Lead Sponsor:
Case Comprehensive Cancer Center
Collaborating Sponsors:
National Cancer Institute (NCI)
Conditions:
Cancer
Eligibility:
All Genders
18+ years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
The purpose of this study is to learn whether an education and support program can help caregivers feel more confident in technical and communication skills needed to care for a person with cancer. Pa...
Detailed Description
This is a 2-group, prospective, randomized controlled design to test the effect of an intervention, as compared to a usual care control group, on family caregivers (CG) outcomes, patient outcomes, and...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Inclusion Criteria (for patients):
- Diagnosis of stage I, II, III cancers of the rectum, anus, and esophagus; stage III NSCLC; and stage I - IV A/B head/neck (tongue, gum, oral cavity, nasopharynx, oropharynx, hypopharynx, parotid, or larynx).
- Receiving their first course of radiation therapy.
- Has an identified family CG who is willing to participate.
- Inclusion Criteria (for CGs):
- Family member or friend of an adult patient described above; and
- Identified by the patient as his/her primary CG, who is providing daily assistance and/or emotional support.
- Exclusion Criteria:
- Patients who do not have a caregiver will be excluded.
- CGs of patients who are receiving hospice care will be excluded because of the patient's poor prognosis and multiple issues associated with end-of-life care.
- CGs who are themselves undergoing active cancer treatment will be excluded (hormonal treatment allowed).
Exclusion
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
December 17 2019
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
February 1 2025
Estimated Enrollment :
242 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT04055948
Start Date
December 17 2019
End Date
February 1 2025
Last Update
July 8 2025
Active Locations (2)
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1
University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center, Case Comprehensive Cancer Center
Cleveland, Ohio, United States, 44106
2
MetroHealth Medical Center
Cleveland, Ohio, United States, 44109