Status:
COMPLETED
Experience of Having Chronic Graft-Versus-Host Disease
Lead Sponsor:
M.D. Anderson Cancer Center
Conditions:
Graft-Versus-Host Disease
Eligibility:
All Genders
18+ years
Brief Summary
Primary Objectives: 1. To explore the experience of chronic graft-versus-host disease (cGVHD) following allogeneic blood or marrow transplantation from the perspective of the patient and the patient'...
Detailed Description
For Patient: If you agree to take part in this study, you will be asked to take part in 1 interview. During the interview, you will be asked to describe what it has been like for you to have chronic ...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- 18 years of age or older
- Ability to speak and read English
- Clinical or histological diagnosis of active cGVHD or at least 3 months post allogeneic BMT without a diagnosis of active GVHD (PATIENT ONLY)
- Identification as the single primary family caregiver by a patient with cGVHD (CAREGIVER ONLY)
- Physician or nurse with at least 5 years experience caring for patients with cGHVD (PROFESSIONAL EXPERT ONLY)
- At least one publication in the last 5 years dealing with cGVHD (PHYSICIAN PROFESSIONAL EXPERT ONLY)
- Consent to participate
Exclusion
- Inability to understand the intent of the study
- Medical condition that would preclude participation in an interview lasting 30 minutes (PHASE 1 OF STUDY ONLY)
- Diagnosis of active psychosis or severe cognitive impairment
- Bone marrow or stem cell donor for patient (CAREGIVER ONLY)
- Disease for which BMT was performed not in remission (PATIENT ONLY)
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
February 1 2006
Trial Type :
OBSERVATIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
January 1 2010
Estimated Enrollment :
187 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT00353106
Start Date
February 1 2006
End Date
January 1 2010
Last Update
July 30 2012
Active Locations (2)
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1
Roswell Park Cancer Institute
Buffalo, New York, United States, 14263
2
UT MD Anderson Cancer Center
Houston, Texas, United States, 77030