NCT02207322

Supportive Care Intervention In Patients Hospitalized For Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation (Shield)

Randomized Study of a Targeted Inpatient Supportive Care Intervention in Patients Hospitalized for Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation (HSCT)

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 160 (actual)
• Sponsor: Massachusetts General Hospital · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Accepted

Summary

The main purpose of this study is to assess whether early integration of palliative and supportive care services in care of patients hospitalized for hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT) can improve patients' and family caregivers' quality of life and mood.

Detailed description

This research study is evaluating the impact of early involvement of supportive care team working with the transplant oncology team will have on the quality of life, symptoms, and mood of patients undergoing stem cell transplantation. The purpose of this research study is to find out whether introducing patients and families undergoing stem cell transplantation to the palliative care team that specializes in symptom management can improve the physical and psychological symptoms that patients and families experience during hospitalization for stem cell transplantation. The study will use a series of questionnaires to measure participant's and their caregivers' quality of life, physical symptoms, and mood. Study questionnaires will be completed in the hospital or clinic with assistance provided as needed

Conditions

• Complication of Transplant

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
OTHER	transplant with early palliative care	the intervention include integrating early palliative care with standard transplant care to evaluate and treat patients' symptoms during stem cell transplantation

Timeline

• Start date: 2014-08-01
• Primary completion: 2016-01-01
• Completion: 2017-08-01
• First posted: 2014-08-04
• Last updated: 2024-10-17
• Results posted: 2019-03-06

Locations

1 site across 1 country: United States