NCT01341873

Nursing Intervention in Supporting Family Caregivers of Patients Undergoing Stem Cell Transplant

Nursing Intervention for Family Caregivers of HCT Patients

• Status: Withdrawn
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 0 (actual)
• Sponsor: City of Hope Medical Center · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 21 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Accepted

Summary

This randomized clinical trial studies nursing intervention in supporting family caregivers (FCs) of patients undergoing stem cell transplant. A nursing intervention may help prepare FCs support the recovery of the patients

Detailed description

PRIMARY OBJECTIVES: I. Test the effects of an advanced practice nursing (APN) intervention for family caregivers (FCs) of hematopoietic cell transplant (HCT) patients in the experimental group on FC quality of life, psychological distress, caregiver burden, caregiver skills preparedness as compared to FCs in the control group. II. Describe self-care behaviors for FCs of HCT patients and compare them between the experimental and control groups. III. Describe resource use by FCs comparing the experimental and control groups. IV. Identify subgroups of FCs who benefit most from the family caregiver intervention (FCI) in relation to sociodemographic characteristics, caregiver health status, and patient characteristics. SECONDARY OBJECTIVES: I. Describe family caregivers' satisfaction with the FCI. OUTLINE: FCs are randomized to 1 of 2 groups. GROUP I: FCs receive 4 sessions of an APN FCI beginning during the admission for transplant and continuing for up to 100 days after transplant. GROUP II: FCs receive standard supportive care. After completion of study, FCs are followed up at 3, 6, and 12 months.

Conditions

• Anxiety Disorder
• Depression
• Fatigue

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
OTHER	educational intervention	Undergo APN FCI
OTHER	psychosocial support for caregiver	Undergo APN FCI
PROCEDURE	quality-of-life assessment	Ancillary studies
OTHER	questionnaire administration	Ancillary studies

Timeline

• Start date: 2012-05-01
• Primary completion: 2016-10-01
• First posted: 2011-04-26
• Last updated: 2012-04-23