Clinical trials: Cancer Caregivers
Adult Solid Neoplasm, Lymphoma
Improving Communication in Older Cancer Patients and Their Caregivers
Over 60% of cancers occur in older persons, and the number of older persons with cancer is expected to grow as the population ages.
- Trial name
- COACH (NCT02107443)
- Testing
- Geriatric Assessment Summary, Geriatric Assessment Targeted Recommendations, Geriatric Assessment (GA)
- Where
- 19 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 546 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Supriya Mohile
Advanced Cancer
Patient-caregiver Communication Intervention for Prognostic Understanding
The purpose of this study is to: (1) develop a communication-based intervention to improve advanced cancer patients' and caregivers' prognostic understanding using communication strategies (e.g., acknowledgment, validation of…
- Trial name
- NCT03833817
- Testing
- Talking about Cancer (TAC)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 28 people
- Sponsor
- Weill Medical College of Cornell University
Hematopoietic/Lymphoid Cancer
Stress Management Intervention for Caregivers of Patients Undergoing Bone Marrow Transplant (BMT)
RATIONALE: A stress management intervention may be more effective than usual care in improving quality of life in caregivers of patients undergoing bone marrow transplant.
- Trial name
- NCT00833898
- Testing
- Paced respiration as part of PEPRR, PEPRR
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 298 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Colorado, Denver
Cancer in Adolescence
Characterizing and Addressing Financial Toxicity in AYAs With Cancer
The overall aims of this study are to address two important gaps in care for AYA cancer patients: 1) a financial toxicity measurement tool to assess AYA-specific needs, and 2) an intervention for mitigating financial toxicity in…
- Trial name
- NCT06072833
- Testing
- Patient Financial Education / Navigation
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 26 people
- Sponsor
- Columbia University
Cancer
VOICE: Values and Options in Cancer Care
The purpose of this study is to determine whether a combined intervention for patients, caregivers and oncologists improves communication, quality of life, and quality of care.
- Trial name
- VOICE (NCT01485627)
- Testing
- Communication training and coaching
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 485 people
- Sponsor
- University of Rochester
Hematopoietic/Lymphoid Cancer
Improved Outcome in Allogeneic Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplant (HSCT) Patients by Reducing Caregiver Distress
PURPOSE: As this is a randomized controlled trial, all subjects receiving stress management psychoeducation will be expected to obtain a new set of coping skills that will allow them to better deal with the stressors of…
- Trial name
- NCT02037568
- Testing
- fPER
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 159 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Colorado, Denver
Cancer
Care Partners: Web-based Support for Caregivers of Veterans Undergoing Chemotherapy
Given the growing strain on the Veterans Administration resulting from increasing caseloads of cancer patients, interventions are badly needed that assist patients in managing their illness, improve quality of life and avoid…
- Trial name
- NCT00983892
- Testing
- Caregiver website
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 134 people
- Sponsor
- VA Office of Research and Development
Pediatric Acute Myeloid Leukemia
Home Away From Home - Quality of Life Surveys
Treatment for pediatric acute myeloid leukemia (AML) involves intensive chemotherapy regimens that result in periods of profound neutropenia leaving patients susceptible to severe infectious complications.
- Trial name
- Aim 3 (NCT02777021)
- Where
- 15 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 154 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Head and Neck Cancer, Survivorship
The HEART Study (Healthy Eating and Recovery Together)
Head and neck cancer survivors and their primary caregivers (N=25 dyads) will be enrolled to pilot test a nutrition support system with a care planning clinic visit and a caregiver mobile App.
- Conditions
- Head and Neck Cancer, Survivorship, Nutrition Aspect of Cancer
- Trial name
- NCT04552587
- Testing
- Heart APP
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 51 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Medical University of South Carolina
Depression, Palliative Care
Methylphenidate for Depressed Cancer Patients Receiving Palliative Care
The purpose of this study is to determine whether methylphenidate is an effective treatment for depression and to document the safety and tolerability of methylphenidate in combination with an Selective Serotonin Reuptake…
- Conditions
- Depression, Palliative Care, Cancer, Mental Disorder
- Trial name
- NCT00129467
- Testing
- Methylphenidate, Selective Serotonin Uptake Inhibitor (SSRI)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 47 people
- Sponsor
- US Department of Veterans Affairs
Acute Myeloid Leukemia
A Patient-centered Communication Tool (UR-GOAL) for Older Patients With Acute Myeloid Leukemia, Their Caregivers, and Their Oncologists
This is a pilot study to evaluate the usability and feasibility of a patient-centered communication tool (University of Rochester-Geriatric Oncology Assessment for acute myeloid Leukemia or UR-GOAL) among 15 older patients with…
- Trial name
- UR-GOAL 1 (NCT04625413)
- Testing
- Behavioral: UR-GOAL communication tool
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 15 people
- Sponsor
- University of Rochester
Cancer, Lung, Cancer, Head and Neck
A Stepped Care Intervention to Reduce Disparities in Mental Health Services Among Cancer Patients and Caregivers
Medically under-served (i.e., low-income, uninsured, underinsured) cancer patients generally encounter significant disparities in accessing care for their mental health needs while undergoing toxic treatments that provide…
- Trial name
- NCT03016403
- Testing
- Stepped-Care Intervention, Enhanced Usual Care
- Where
- 5 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 535 people
- Sponsor
- University of Colorado, Denver
Gastrointestinal Neoplasms
Telephone Support for Advanced Gastrointestinal Cancer Patients and Caregivers
This trial tests telephone-based Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), a type of psychotherapy, to reduce fatigue interference with activities, mood, and cognition in advanced gastrointestinal (GI) cancer patients and family…
- Trial name
- NCT04010227
- Testing
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Education/Support
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 84 people
- Sponsor
- Indiana University
Head and Neck Cancer
CONNECTing Head and Neck Caregivers to Supportive Care Resources
The purpose of this research is to determine feasibility and acceptability of randomized pilot trial to evaluate a technology-based intervention (CONNECT) to empower and educate caregivers about the benefits of supportive care…
- Trial name
- CONNECT-HNC (NCT03875885)
- Testing
- CONNECT, CONTROL
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 40 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Wake Forest University Health Sciences
Burns, Pediatric ALL
Telemedicine Optimized Burn Intervention
Because burn patients and their caregivers often live long distances from regional burn centers, access to expert burn care is limited, resulting in a negative effect on adherence to treatment and a higher risk of wound…
- Trial name
- TOBI (NCT05019144)
- Testing
- Face-to-face burn care, Telemedicine enhanced burn care
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 130 people
- Sponsor
- Medical University of South Carolina
Obesity, Cancer
Targeting Caregivers to Enhance Health Behaviors in Pediatric Cancer Survivors
This purpose of this pilot study is to investigate the feasibility of and optimal time post cancer treatment to offer caregivers a new health behavior change intervention (NOURISH-T), as well as assess its preliminary efficacy on…
- Trial name
- NOURISH-T (NCT02815982)
- Testing
- NOURISH-T, Enhanced Usual Care
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 106 people
- Sponsor
- University of South Florida
Advanced Cancer, Dehydration
Parenteral Hydration in Advanced Cancer Patients
The goal of this clinical research study is to learn whether being hydrated (given liquids) through a catheter in a vein or in the tissue under the skin can improve symptoms of dehydration.
- Trial name
- NCT00423722
- Testing
- Saline
- Where
- 5 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 262 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- M.D. Anderson Cancer Center
Cancer, With Caregiver Support Time
French Validation of an Interview Guide to Cancer Announcement : the Psycho Oncology Basic Documentation
Validation of the PO-BADO in its short and long versions that need a standardized validation process with the inclusion of 450 Patients
- Conditions
- Cancer, With Caregiver Support Time, 18 Years and Over
- Trial name
- PO-BADO (NCT02874001)
- Volunteers
- 252 people
- Sponsor
- Institut Bergonié
Breast Cancer, Lung Cancer
Developing a Virtual Stress Management Intervention for Spousal/Partnered Caregivers of Solid Tumor Cancer Patients.
This randomized control trial will investigate the ability of an effective stress management psychoeducation program for employed caregivers to mitigate psychological distress and pathophysiology in spousal or partnered…
- Conditions
- Breast Cancer, Lung Cancer, Colon Cancer, Solid Tumor, Adult
- Trial name
- eCare (NCT04739696)
- Testing
- PEPRR, Pep-Pal
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 538 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Colorado, Denver
Caregiver, Malignant Head and Neck Neoplasm
Prepare to Care, A Supported Self-Management Intervention for Head and Neck Cancer CaregiversHead and Neck Cancer
This pilot clinical trial studies how well Prepare to Care kit works in improving caregiver support in patients with stage I-IV head and neck cancer that is new or has come back.
- Conditions
- Caregiver, Malignant Head and Neck Neoplasm, Paranasal Sinus Squamous Cell Carcinoma, Salivary Gland Squamous Cell Carcinoma
- Trial name
- NCT03032250
- Testing
- Communication Intervention, Watch video, Module completion of the Prepare to Care kit
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 35 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Wake Forest University Health Sciences