Actively Recruiting
HEME Home Transfusion Program
Led by Dana-Farber Cancer Institute · Updated on 2025-09-17
700
Participants Needed
2
Research Sites
194 weeks
Total Duration
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Sponsors
D
Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
Lead Sponsor
N
National Cancer Institute (NCI)
Collaborating Sponsor
AI-Summary
What this Trial Is About
This research study is evaluating whether a new care delivery program that provides access to home blood transfusions in hospice (i.e, HEME-Hospice) compared to regular standard of care improves quality of life, mood, and end-of-life health care utilization for patients with hematologic malignancies.
CONDITIONS
Official Title
HEME Home Transfusion Program
Who Can Participate
Eligibility Criteria
You may qualify if you...
- Diagnosis of relapsed or refractory hematologic malignancy
- Age 18 years or older
- Receiving primary oncologic care at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute with at least 2 outpatient visits in the past 12 months
- Received at least one red blood cell or platelet transfusion since blood cancer diagnosis without severe transfusion reaction
- Resides within the Care Dimensions Hospice service area
- Physician-estimated prognosis of six months or less
- Identified informal caregiver aged 18 years or older (for caregiver participants)
You will not qualify if you...
- Age younger than 18 years
- Already enrolled in hospice care
- Lives in a nursing home or assisted living facility
- History of serious adverse transfusion reaction
- Caregiver younger than 18 years
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Trial Site Locations
Total: 2 locations
1
Brigham and Women's Hospital
Boston, Massachusetts, United States, 02215
Actively Recruiting
2
Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
Boston, Massachusetts, United States, 02215
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Research Team
O
Oreofe Odejide, MD, MPH
CONTACT
S
Sunny Rosenthal, MPH
CONTACT
How is the study designed?
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Masking
NONE
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Model
PARALLEL
Primary Purpose
SUPPORTIVE_CARE
Number of Arms
2
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