Status:
COMPLETED
A Web-Based Stem Cell Transplant Support System or Standard Care in Young Patients Undergoing Stem Cell Transplant and Their Families
Lead Sponsor:
Tufts Medical Center
Collaborating Sponsors:
National Cancer Institute (NCI)
Conditions:
Chronic Myeloproliferative Disorders
Leukemia
Eligibility:
All Genders
2-18 years
Phase:
PHASE3
Brief Summary
RATIONALE: A Web site for stem cell transplant health information and support may be effective in helping parents improve their health-related knowledge, skills, and quality of life, which may also im...
Detailed Description
OBJECTIVES: Primary * To evaluate the ability of a Web-based Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation (HSCT-) Comprehensive Health Enhancement Support System (HSCT-CHESS) to mitigate the impact of a ...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- DISEASE CHARACTERISTICS:
- Disease indications for hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT)
- All transplant types allowed
- Scheduled to receive HSCT within the next 30 days
- PATIENT CHARACTERISTICS:
- Dyad consisting of age-eligible child and parent
- Child patient with an "accompanying parent" who consents to participate
- "Accompanying parent" is defined as the parent/legal guardian who physically stays with the recipient during the initial HSCT hospitalization and plans to be present during the follow-up assessments
- If the responsibility for care giving is shared, parents will designate who will participate (i.e., as study participant)
- No substitutions are permitted once this decision has been made
- Accompanying parent must be ≥ 18 years old
- Possesses a working knowledge of English
- Able to sign consent/assent to participate
- PRIOR CONCURRENT THERAPY:
- No concurrent participation in another quality-of-life intervention study
Exclusion
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
June 1 2008
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
June 1 2011
Estimated Enrollment :
198 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT00782145
Start Date
June 1 2008
End Date
June 1 2011
Last Update
July 13 2011
Active Locations (6)
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1
City of Hope Comprehensive Cancer Center
Duarte, California, United States, 91010-3000
2
Dana-Farber/Harvard Cancer Center at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
Boston, Massachusetts, United States, 02115
3
Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center
Cincinnati, Ohio, United States, 45229
4
Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, 19104