Hematologic MalignancyPATH-3NCT05147311
Positive Psychology Intervention In HSCT
A study testing Positive Psychology Intervention in people with Hematologic Malignancy and Hematopoietic/Lymphoid Cancer, run by Brigham and Women's Hospital at 1 site in United States.
Trial summary
The main purpose of this research study is to determine if a positive psychology-based program in people who have received a stem cell transplant for blood cancer treatment is feasible and acceptable, and can help improve positive feelings, mood, quality of life, overall wellbeing and health. Read more about this study
- Who is it for?
- Ages 18 to 90 years
- Conditions the study is for
- Hematologic Malignancy, Hematopoietic/Lymphoid Cancer, Blood Cancer
- What is being tested?
- Positive Psychology Intervention
- Type of treatment
- Lifestyle or therapy programme
- Could I receive a placebo?
- No, everyone receives an active treatment
- How many people
- 72 participants
- Where
- 1 siteUnited States
- Study dates
- 17 Nov 2021to 28 Aug 2023
- Phase
- Interventional
- Are there results?
- Yes, posted in the registrySummary in the doctors' view
Key requirements
Who can take part, as listed by the sponsor. Only the study team can confirm whether you are eligible, so take this list to your doctor.
- Ages 18 to 90 years
- All sexes
- No healthy volunteers
- Adult, Older adult
Who may be able to join
- Adult patients (≥ 18 years) with hematologic malignancies who have received allogeneic HSCT at Dana Farber Cancer Institute who are approaching 100-day post-transplant milestone.
- Ability to speak, read and write English.
- Access to a telephone.
Who cannot join
- Cognitive deficits impeding a study participant's ability to provide informed consent or participate adequately in the study procedures assessed via a commonly used 6-item cognitive assessment with the Brief Interview for Mental Status (BIMS).
- Medical conditions precluding interviews.
- Patients undergoing HSCT for benign hematologic conditions.
- Patients undergoing outpatient HSCT.
- Patients with psychiatric or cognitive conditions which the treating clinicians believes prohibits compliance with study procedures.
- Patients who are unable to verbally consent or are not yet adults (including infants, children, teenagers), pregnant women, or prisoners.
Trial locations and contacts
1 site in 1 country.
United States1 site
Dana Farber Cancer Institute
Boston, Massachusetts, 02215
About this study
Official title: Randomized Trial of a Positive Psychology Intervention for Patients With Hematologic Malignancies Undergoing Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation
The main purpose of this research study is to determine if a positive psychology-based program in people who have received a stem cell transplant for blood cancer treatment is feasible and acceptable, and can help improve positive feelings, mood, quality of life, overall wellbeing and health.
The Positive psychology for Allogenic Transplantation of Hematopoietic stem cell intervention (PATH), a novel 9-week phone-administered Positive psychological intervention (PPI).
Read the detailed description
Low levels of positive psychological well-being (PPWB) (e.g., optimism, positive affect) in allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplant (HSCT) recipients are common and have been associated with decreased quality of life, poorer immune response, and increased mortality. These poor health outcomes are likely mediated through deficits in health behaviors (e.g., medication adherence, physical activity), and indeed low PPWB has been prospectively associated with poorer adherence to diet, medication, and physical activity in other medical populations, independent of sociodemographic, medical comorbidity, and the ill effects of depression and anxiety. Positive psychological interventions (PPIs) could be used to promote PPWB in the allogeneic transplant population. Despite the successful and effective use of PPIs in medical populations to reduce distress, increase quality of life, and promote health behaviors, PPI have never been tested in allogeneic recipients.
-This a single center randomized trial of the PATH intervention versus usual care in patients with hematologic malignancies undergoing HSCT.
The research study procedures include screening for eligibility:
- Participants will be randomized equally to the two arms using randomized permuted blocks of sizes two and four, with randomization stratified by presence/absence of graft-versus-host disease (GVHD), as allogeneic transplant recipients with GVHD have significantly different courses of recovery, QOL, and function post transplant.
- Participant will be randomized into either: The Positive psychology for Allogenic Transplantation of Hematopoietic stem cell intervention (PATH), a novel 9-week phone-administered Positive psychological intervention (PPI) or usual care.
It is expected that about 70 people will take part in this research study.
The National Institute of Health (NIH), National Cancer Institute (NCI) is supporting this research study by providing funding for the research
- Being tested
- Positive Psychology Intervention
- Keywords
- Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplant, Positive Psychology, Hematologic Malignancy, Positive Psychological Intervention
- Medical subject headings
- Hematologic Neoplasms
What participants receive
What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.
Positive Psychology InterventionBehavioural
Weekly phone calls with the study interventionist and positive psychology exercises over an 9-week period. The positive psychology program exercises include three modules: gratitude-based activities, strength-based activities, and meaning-based activities.
| Study group | Role | What they receive |
|---|---|---|
| PATH Intervention | Experimental | Participants in the PATH Intervention arm will receive psychosocial support phone calls during week 1 through 9 following enrollment.
At approximately 100-days post-HSCT, participants will begin an 9-week positive psychology program involving weekly calls with an interventionist and exercises (i.e., writing a letter of gratitude, identifying personal strengths, planning meaningful and enjoyable activities).
-Self-assessment questionnaires to measure positive affect, health behaviors, and overall function before and after completing the Positive Psychology Intervention. Receives: Behavioral: Positive Psychology Intervention |
| Usual Care Control | No intervention | Participants in the Usual Care Control arm will receive regular social work assessments as part of HSCT recovery and work does not focus on PPWB skill building or cognitive strategies. |
What is being measured
The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.
Feasibility Rate
Feasibility was defined a >75% of enrolled participants in the PATH group completing at least 6 of the 9 positive psychology sessions.
Measured: 9 weeks
Secondary outcomes (2)
Acceptability Rate
At the end of each weekly intervention session, acceptability was measured with weekly ratings of ease and utility of each positive psychology exercise with a 10-point Likert scale (0=very difficult/not helpful; 10=very easy/very helpful).
The mean ease and utility of each exercise was calculated.
Measured: 9 weeks
Mean Quality of Life Scores
45-item Functional Assessment of Cancer Therapy-Bone Marrow Transplant (FACT-BMT) to assess quality of life (QOL) by cohort. Each question is scored from 0 ("Not at all") to 4 ("Very Much"). Total Score range from 0 to 180. A higher score indicates better quality of life. A mean score will be presented for each cohort.
Measured: At baseline (registration) and then week 9 (+/- 1 week) and week 18 (+/- 1 week) from the time of registration
Timeline
From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.
- First posted7 Dec 2021
- Study start17 Nov 2021
- Primary completion16 May 2023
- Study completion28 Aug 2023
Resources
- Official record on ClinicalTrials.govThe registry entry this page is built from, with its full change history.
- Posted resultsParticipant flow, outcome measures and adverse events reported by the sponsor.
- Publications (1)Papers the sponsor has linked to this study.
- Other trials for Hematologic MalignancyStudies of the same condition, open and under way.
- More trials run by Brigham and Women's HospitalThe sponsor's other registered studies.
- What the trial phases meanHow a treatment moves from first tests in people to approval.
More details
For doctors and researchers: how the study is designed, who runs it, and its registry IDs.
Study design
- Study type
- Interventional
- Phase
- Phase N/A
- Primary purpose
- Supportive care
- Allocation
- Randomised
- Intervention model
- Parallel groups
- Masking
- None (open label)
- Enrolment
- 72 participants (actual)
Sponsor and investigators
- Lead sponsor
- Brigham and Women's Hospital
- Sponsor type
- University, hospital or other
- Collaborators
- National Cancer Institute (NCI)
- Responsible party
- Principal investigator, Hermioni L.Amonoo, MD, MPP, MPH, Brigham and Women's Hospital
- Investigators
- Hermioni Amonoo, MD, MPP, MPH, Principal investigator, Brigham and Women's Hospital
IDs, dates and publications
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT05147311
- Sponsor's protocol ID
- 21-362
- Other IDs
- K08CA251654
- Acronym
- PATH-3
- Status last verified
- Jul 2024
- First submitted
- 24 Nov 2021
- Last updated
- 30 Jul 2024
- Results posted
- Yes, on ClinicalTrials.gov
- Data monitoring committee
- Yes
- FDA-regulated drug
- No
- FDA-regulated device
- No
- Individual data sharing
- Yes: The Dana-Farber / Harvard Cancer Center encourages and supports the responsible and ethical sharing of data from clinical trials. De-identified participant data from the final research dataset used in the published manuscript may only be shared under the terms of a Data Use Agreement. Requests may be directed to Sponsor Investigator or designee. The protocol and statistical analysis plan will be made available on ClinicalTrials.gov only as required by federal regulation or as a condition of awards and agreements supporting the research.
Publications
Amonoo HL, Lam JA, Daskalakis E, Deary EC, Celano C, Onyeaka HK, Newcomb R, Barata A, Horick N, Cutler C, Pirl WF, Lee SJ, Huffman JC, El-Jawahri A. Positive Psychological Well-Being in Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation Survivors. Transplant Cell Ther. 2023 Sep;29(9):583.e1-583.e9. doi: 10.1016/j.jtct.2023.07.010. Epub 2023 Jul 11.
PubMed 37442349
Study at a glance
From the registry record, last updated by the sponsor on 30 Jul 2024. Recruitment status is as the sponsor reported it: confirm with the study team.
- Official title
- Randomized Trial of a Positive Psychology Intervention for Patients With Hematologic Malignancies Undergoing Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT05147311
- Acronym / sponsor ID
- PATH-3 / 21-362
- Keywords
- Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplant, Positive Psychology, Hematologic Malignancy, Positive Psychological Intervention
- Study type
- Interventional
- Recruitment status
- Completed
- Enrolment
- 72 participants (actual)
- Lead sponsor
- Brigham and Women's HospitalUniversity, hospital or other
- Collaborators
- National Cancer Institute (NCI)
- Study start
- 17 Nov 2021 (actual)
- Primary completion
- 16 May 2023 (actual)
- Study completion
- 28 Aug 2023 (actual)
- First posted
- 7 Dec 2021 (actual)
- Results
- Posted 30 Jul 2024
Clinical summary
The research question as the sponsor registered it. This describes what the study plans to test, not what it found.
The main purpose of this research study is to determine if a positive psychology-based program in people who have received a stem cell transplant for blood cancer treatment is feasible and acceptable, and can help improve positive feelings, mood, quality of life, overall wellbeing and health.
The Positive psychology for Allogenic Transplantation of Hematopoietic stem cell intervention (PATH), a novel 9-week phone-administered Positive psychological intervention (PPI).
Detailed description
Low levels of positive psychological well-being (PPWB) (e.g., optimism, positive affect) in allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplant (HSCT) recipients are common and have been associated with decreased quality of life, poorer immune response, and increased mortality. These poor health outcomes are likely mediated through deficits in health behaviors (e.g., medication adherence, physical activity), and indeed low PPWB has been prospectively associated with poorer adherence to diet, medication, and physical activity in other medical populations, independent of sociodemographic, medical comorbidity, and the ill effects of depression and anxiety. Positive psychological interventions (PPIs) could be used to promote PPWB in the allogeneic transplant population. Despite the successful and effective use of PPIs in medical populations to reduce distress, increase quality of life, and promote health behaviors, PPI have never been tested in allogeneic recipients.
-This a single center randomized trial of the PATH intervention versus usual care in patients with hematologic malignancies undergoing HSCT.
The research study procedures include screening for eligibility:
- Participants will be randomized equally to the two arms using randomized permuted blocks of sizes two and four, with randomization stratified by presence/absence of graft-versus-host disease (GVHD), as allogeneic transplant recipients with GVHD have significantly different courses of recovery, QOL, and function post transplant.
- Participant will be randomized into either: The Positive psychology for Allogenic Transplantation of Hematopoietic stem cell intervention (PATH), a novel 9-week phone-administered Positive psychological intervention (PPI) or usual care.
It is expected that about 70 people will take part in this research study.
The National Institute of Health (NIH), National Cancer Institute (NCI) is supporting this research study by providing funding for the research
Study design
- Primary purpose
- Supportive care
- Allocation
- Randomised
- Intervention model
- Parallel groups
- Masking
- None (open label)
- Number of arms
- 2
| Arm | Type | Receives |
|---|---|---|
| PATH Intervention | Experimental | Behavioral: Positive Psychology InterventionParticipants in the PATH Intervention arm will receive psychosocial support phone calls during week 1 through 9 following enrollment. At approximately 100-days post-HSCT, participants will begin an 9-week positive psychology program involving weekly calls with an interventionist and exercises (i.e., writing a letter of gratitude, identifying personal strengths, planning meaningful and enjoyable activities). -Self-assessment questionnaires to measure positive affect, health behaviors, and overall function before and after completing the Positive Psychology Intervention. |
| Usual Care Control | No intervention | –Participants in the Usual Care Control arm will receive regular social work assessments as part of HSCT recovery and work does not focus on PPWB skill building or cognitive strategies. |
Who may qualify
- Ages
- 18 to 90 years
- Sex
- All
- Healthy volunteers
- Not accepted
- Age groups
- Adult, Older adult
Key inclusion criteria (3 listed)
- Adult patients (≥ 18 years) with hematologic malignancies who have received allogeneic HSCT at Dana Farber Cancer Institute who are approaching 100-day post-transplant milestone.
- Ability to speak, read and write English.
- Access to a telephone.
Key exclusion criteria (6 listed)
- Cognitive deficits impeding a study participant's ability to provide informed consent or participate adequately in the study procedures assessed via a commonly used 6-item cognitive assessment with the Brief Interview for Mental Status (BIMS).
- Medical conditions precluding interviews.
- Patients undergoing HSCT for benign hematologic conditions.
- Patients undergoing outpatient HSCT.
- Patients with psychiatric or cognitive conditions which the treating clinicians believes prohibits compliance with study procedures.
Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening; this overview does not establish that a patient qualifies. Full inclusion and exclusion criteria.
Interventions
| Intervention | Type | Arms |
|---|---|---|
| Positive Psychology InterventionWeekly phone calls with the study interventionist and positive psychology exercises over an 9-week period. The positive psychology program exercises include three modules: gratitude-based activities, strength-based activities, and meaning-based activities. | Behavioural | PATH Intervention |
Primary outcome
Feasibility Rate
Time frame: 9 weeks
Feasibility was defined a >75% of enrolled participants in the PATH group completing at least 6 of the 9 positive psychology sessions.
2 secondary outcomes
Acceptability Rate
Time frame: 9 weeks
Mean Quality of Life Scores
Time frame: At baseline (registration) and then week 9 (+/- 1 week) and week 18 (+/- 1 week) from the time of registration
Results and safety
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Research links
- Official record on ClinicalTrials.govLast updated by the sponsor 30 Jul 2024.
- Posted resultsParticipant flow, baseline, all outcome measures and adverse events.
- Derived from this study: PubMed 37442349Amonoo HL, Lam JA, Daskalakis E, Deary EC, Celano C, Onyeaka HK, Newcomb R, Barata A, Horick N, Cutler C, Pirl WF, Lee SJ, Huffman JC, El-Jawahri A. Positive Psychological Well-Being in Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation Survivors. Transplant Cell Ther. 2023 Sep;29(9):583.e1-583.e9. doi: 10.1016/j.jtct.2023.07.010. Epub 2023 Jul 11.
- Individual participant dataSharing planned: Yes. The Dana-Farber / Harvard Cancer Center encourages and supports the responsible and ethical sharing of data from clinical trials. De-identified participant data from the final research dataset used in the published manuscript may only be shared under the terms of a Data Use Agreement. Requests may be directed to Sponsor Investigator or designee. The protocol and statistical analysis plan will be made available on ClinicalTrials.gov only as required by federal regulation or as a condition of awards and agreements supporting the research.
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Referral and contact
AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals. Contact the study team or a site listed below; they decide who can take part. This study is not recruiting at the moment.
Hermioni Amonoo, MD, MPP, MPH principal investigator
Brigham and Women's Hospital
1 site in 1 country: see every site and its status.
Questions about this trial
What is this clinical trial studying?
A study testing Positive Psychology Intervention in people with Hematologic Malignancy and Hematopoietic/Lymphoid Cancer, run by Brigham and Women's Hospital at 1 site in United States.
The full registered description is in the About this study section and the official record.
Who may be eligible to take part?
The sponsor lists 3 inclusion and 6 exclusion criteria. Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening, so read the full criteria and contact a listed site.
Is this clinical trial currently recruiting?
The record says: finished, as of the sponsor's last update on 30 Jul 2024. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.
Where is the study taking place?
The record lists 1 site in United States. Whether a site is taking part right now should be confirmed with that site. See every site.
What are the possible benefits and risks?
They depend on the study and the treatment, and no study can promise a benefit. The study team explains the known risks during informed consent, before anyone joins; the record itself does not list them.
Are results available for this study?
Yes. Results are posted in the registry (first posted 30 Jul 2024). A summary is in the For doctors view, and the full results are on ClinicalTrials.gov.
How can a doctor refer a patient or contact the research team?
The record lists no contact. The official record names the sponsor, who can be asked directly. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.
What does the primary outcome measure?
Feasibility Rate (time frame: 9 weeks). It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.
Where can I read the original study information?
On the ClinicalTrials.gov record for NCT05147311, which also lists 1 linked publication.
Does a listing mean the treatment is approved or proven to work?
No. A listing means the study is registered. It does not show that the treatment is safe, works, or is approved by a regulator.
How often is this information updated?
AzTrials copies changed records from ClinicalTrials.gov every night and reloads the whole registry every week. The sponsor last updated this record on 30 Jul 2024; AzTrials last refreshed its copy on 26 Oct 2026.