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Perspectives on Bone Marrow Donors Who Donate for Their Parent

Completed
Conditions
Bone Marrow Transplant
Registration Number
NCT03758911
Lead Sponsor
Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center at Johns Hopkins
Brief Summary

The purpose of this pilot study is to explore the role of family function on decision-making for bone marrow donors who donated for their parent, and to assess the unique supportive care needs of these participants. Semi-structured interviews were conducted with participants to identify overarching themes of the donation experience.

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
COMPLETED
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
16
Inclusion Criteria
  • Donated bone marrow or peripheral blood stem cells for their parent in the past 1-6 months
  • Willing to participate in mandatory audio recorded telephone interview
  • Able to participate in interview without assistance
  • Must be English speaking
  • Transplant recipient (parent) must be living
Exclusion Criteria
  • Unable to provide oral consent for participation (for minors- unable to obtain parental consent and/or oral assent from child for participation)

Study & Design

Study Type
OBSERVATIONAL
Study Design
Not specified
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Themes influencing donors' decision-making as assessed by words used during interview responsesDay 1

Words/terms are extracted from interviewer responses and associated to key themes that influence participant's decision-making process. A codebook is used to reference these words/terms

Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod

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