Study of the Emotional Needs of Caregivers of Stem Cell Transplantation Patients

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Breast Cancer; Chronic Myeloproliferative Disorders; Gestational Trophoblastic Tumor; Leukemia; Lymphoma; Multiple Myeloma and Plasma Cell Neoplasm; Myelodysplastic Syndromes; Myelodysplastic/Myeloproliferative Diseases; Neuroblastoma; Ovarian Cancer

• Registration Number: NCT00082654
• Lead Sponsor: Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center

Brief Summary

RATIONALE: Understanding the emotional needs of spouses or others who are living with and caring for patients who have undergone stem cell transplantation may help improve the quality of life of both the caregivers and the patients.

PURPOSE: This clinical trial is studying the emotional needs of caregivers of patients who have undergone stem cell transplant.

Detailed Description

OBJECTIVES:

* Assess expression of emotion, as a function of patient presence, among spousal or other cohabiting caregivers (CG) of post-hematopoietic stem cell transplantation patients.

* Assess desynchrony among subjective (self-report) and expressive indicators of emotion, as a function of patient presence, in these participants.

* Correlate CG dispositional inhibition and desynchrony with physical and marital satisfaction in these participants.

OUTLINE: Caregivers (CG) complete written questionnaires assessing demographics, positive and negative affect, dispositional inhibition, marital satisfaction, and physical health over 45 minutes to 1 hour on day 1. CG then engage in two oral emotional expression exercises (on the topic of caregiving and the transplant) over 2 hours on day 2. Patients are present for one oral emotional expression exercise.

Participants are followed at 2 weeks and 6 months.

PROJECTED ACCRUAL: A total of 60 patient/spouse couples will be accrued for this study within 18 months.

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2002-03
• Study First Submitted: 2004-05-14
• Study First Submitted QC: 2004-05-18
• Study First Posted: 2004-05-19
• Primary Completion: 2004-10
• Study Completion: 2004-10
• Status Verified: 2010-09
• Last Update Submitted: 2010-09-17
• Last Update Posted: 2010-09-21

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: Not specified

Inclusion Criteria

Not provided

Exclusion Criteria

Not provided

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: Not specified

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center; 🇺🇸 Seattle, Washington, United States