Improving Sleep in BMT Survivors

NCT ID: NCT03537963

Last Updated: 2025-11-14

Study Results

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

30 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2018-05-15

Study Completion Date

2024-04-19

Brief Summary

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The purpose of this study is to:

To test a new intervention for sleep disturbance among hematopoietic cell transplant survivors. About 60 hematopoietic cell transplant (HCT) survivors will participate in this intervention.

Preliminary Steps: To conduct qualitative interviews with patients, caregivers, and clinicians regarding sleep disturbance in hematopoietic cell transplant (HCT) survivors and on preferences for a new mHealth intervention for sleep disturbance. About 30 individuals (10 HCT survivors, 10 caregivers and 5-10 clinicians) will participate in this part of the study.

Detailed Description

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Investigators will collect qualitative interview data from HCT survivors, caregivers, and clinicians to inform the development of a new mHealth intervention. Then, this new intervention will be developed by adapting existing interventions that were originally designed for other cancer and non-cancer populations.A virtual reality relaxation component will also be developed as an adjunct to the mHealth stepped-care intervention.

Intervention participants will complete a baseline survey via the internet about their demographics, health, and well-being. The baseline survey also includes questions about their sleep and will take approximately 1 hour to complete.

Participants will then be provided brief behavioral therapy through the mHealth intervention. Participants would be monitored passively via actigraphy for the next 30 days. Those who continue demonstrating clinically significant sleep disturbance 30 days after starting the intervention would then receive a more intensive therapy with a trained therapist via videoconferencing. This videoconferencing therapy, adapted from cognitive behavioral therapy for insomnia, will also be a built-in part of the mHealth intervention. Thus, the new mHealth intervention will be delivered via mobile device to enhance disseminability and improve access for survivors who typically live long distances from their HCT center.

Then Sixty HCT survivors with clinically significant sleep disturbance will be recruited 90 days after HCT and be block-randomized based on sex to receive usual care (n=20), the new mHealth stepped-care intervention (n=20), or the new mHealth stepped-care intervention +virtual relaxation component (n=20). Outcomes will be assessed before randomization as well as 30 and 60 days later. Participants will complete a validated self-report measure of sleep disturbance, and for objective measurement of sleep participants will be asked to wear a Fitbit and allow Fitbit data to be uploaded to the intervention for customizing individuals' interventions.

After the intervention, participants will be asked to complete a questionnaire to provide feedback on the intervention and participate in a post-intervention interview with a member of the study team.

Conditions

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Sleep Disturbance Sleep Disorder

Keywords

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HCT survivors hematopoietic stem cell transplant (HCT) survivors of hematopoietic stem cell transplant

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

SEQUENTIAL

After the first part of the study (Qualitative Interviews), the hematopoietic cell transplant (HCT) survivors will be randomized to 3 different study arms for the intervention portion of the study.
Primary Study Purpose

SUPPORTIVE_CARE

Blinding Strategy

NONE

Study Groups

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Pre-Intervention Qualitative Interviews

Hematopoietic cell transplant (HCT) survivors, caregivers and clinicians will participate in this part of the study. HCT survivor participants will be asked to nominate and provide contact information for the person who was their primary caregiver before, during, or after their HCT hospitalization. All participants will be asked to participate in either an in-person or telephone interview that will last approximately 1 hour. The interview will be digitally audio-recorded and will ask questions on the trajectory of sleep disturbance in HCT recipients and strategies to manage common barriers to quality sleep, as well as discuss the planned intervention for sleep disturbance in HCT survivors.

Group Type OTHER

Qualitative Interviews

Intervention Type OTHER

To conduct qualitative interviews with patients, caregivers, and clinicians regarding sleep disturbance in HCT survivors and on preferences for a new mHealth intervention for sleep disturbance. Separate panels of 10 HCT survivors, 10 caregivers who were the primary caregiver of an HCT survivor during or after the inpatient HCT hospitalization, and 5-10 HCT clinicians will be recruited for individual qualitative interviews via telephone or in person.

mHealth Stepped-care Intervention

For HCT survivors randomized to this group: Baseline survey, followed by mHealth Stepped-care intervention, post-intervention questionnaire and interview.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

mHealth Stepped-care Intervention

Intervention Type OTHER

Test of the feasibility and acceptability of an mHealth stepped-care intervention for sleep disturbance in HCT survivors, to compare with the control group.

Questionnaire

Intervention Type OTHER

After the intervention, participants will be asked to complete a questionnaire to provide feedback on the intervention.

Interview

Intervention Type OTHER

Qualitative interviews will be gathered after the participants have completed participation in the new intervention to gather data to inform future refinements of the intervention.

Educational Control Condition

For HCT survivors randomized to this group: Baseline survey, followed by Educational Control intervention, post-intervention questionnaire and interview.

Group Type ACTIVE_COMPARATOR

Educational Control Condition

Intervention Type OTHER

General health education for cancer survivors provided in NCI booklets entitled Facing Forward: Life After Cancer Treatment and Coping With Advanced Cancer.

Questionnaire

Intervention Type OTHER

After the intervention, participants will be asked to complete a questionnaire to provide feedback on the intervention.

Interview

Intervention Type OTHER

Qualitative interviews will be gathered after the participants have completed participation in the new intervention to gather data to inform future refinements of the intervention.

mHealth Stepped-care Intervention + virtual reality relaxation

For HCT survivors randomized to this group: Baseline survey, followed by mHealth Stepped-care intervention + virtual reality relaxation component, post-intervention questionnaire and interview.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

mHealth Stepped-care Intervention

Intervention Type OTHER

Test of the feasibility and acceptability of an mHealth stepped-care intervention for sleep disturbance in HCT survivors, to compare with the control group.

Questionnaire

Intervention Type OTHER

After the intervention, participants will be asked to complete a questionnaire to provide feedback on the intervention.

Interview

Intervention Type OTHER

Qualitative interviews will be gathered after the participants have completed participation in the new intervention to gather data to inform future refinements of the intervention.

Virtual Reality

Intervention Type OTHER

The intervention will comprise six 360º videos of relaxing natural landscapes from which patients can choose (i.e., beaches, tropical scenes, calm thunderstorms, snowfall). Participants will also choose an audio accompaniment: a progressive muscle relaxation script, a deep breathing exercise script, a mindfulness meditation script, or scene-relevant audio (e.g., waves crashing for the beach scene).

Interventions

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mHealth Stepped-care Intervention

Test of the feasibility and acceptability of an mHealth stepped-care intervention for sleep disturbance in HCT survivors, to compare with the control group.

Intervention Type OTHER

Educational Control Condition

General health education for cancer survivors provided in NCI booklets entitled Facing Forward: Life After Cancer Treatment and Coping With Advanced Cancer.

Intervention Type OTHER

Questionnaire

After the intervention, participants will be asked to complete a questionnaire to provide feedback on the intervention.

Intervention Type OTHER

Interview

Qualitative interviews will be gathered after the participants have completed participation in the new intervention to gather data to inform future refinements of the intervention.

Intervention Type OTHER

Qualitative Interviews

To conduct qualitative interviews with patients, caregivers, and clinicians regarding sleep disturbance in HCT survivors and on preferences for a new mHealth intervention for sleep disturbance. Separate panels of 10 HCT survivors, 10 caregivers who were the primary caregiver of an HCT survivor during or after the inpatient HCT hospitalization, and 5-10 HCT clinicians will be recruited for individual qualitative interviews via telephone or in person.

Intervention Type OTHER

Virtual Reality

The intervention will comprise six 360º videos of relaxing natural landscapes from which patients can choose (i.e., beaches, tropical scenes, calm thunderstorms, snowfall). Participants will also choose an audio accompaniment: a progressive muscle relaxation script, a deep breathing exercise script, a mindfulness meditation script, or scene-relevant audio (e.g., waves crashing for the beach scene).

Intervention Type OTHER

Other Intervention Names

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Questionnaire VR

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

FOR QUALITATIVE INTERVIEWS PRE-TEST

* HCT survivors: Potentially eligible patients will be approached in person during a routine outpatient appointment at Moffitt Cancer Center or via telephone.
* Additional eligibility criteria for HCT survivors will require that participants have undergone an allogeneic HCT within the previous 6 months - 2 years for a hematologic malignancy and be reporting clinically significant sleep disturbance (≥ 4 on a scale of 0 - 10).
* Caregivers of HCT survivors: Patient participants will be asked to nominate and provide contact information for the person who was their primary caregiver before, during, or after their HCT hospitalization.
* Adults ≥ 18 years old
* Able to speak and read English
* Able to provide informed consent
* Have no documented or observable severe and untreated neurological or psychiatric disorders that would preclude participation (e.g., psychosis).
* Clinicians: Eligible clinicians will be oncologists, nurses, or other clinicians at the Moffitt Cancer Center Blood and Marrow Transplant Program.

FOR INTERVENTION GROUPS

* Are ≥18 years of age
* Have been diagnosed with a hematologic malignancy
* Were discharged after allogeneic HCT within the previous 110 days (to allow for those who return to clinic within approximately 2 weeks of their planned 90-day clinic visit)
* Are experiencing clinically significant sleep disturbance
* Have never been diagnosed with nor are at high risk of sleep disorders that are unlikely to be ameliorated with behavioral treatment (e.g., obstructive sleep apnea, restless leg syndrome) as assessed using the Duke Structured Interview for Sleep Disorders
* Are able to sign informed consent
* Do not have any untreated or severe psychiatric or neurological disorders or other disabilities that would impair their ability to participate in this study.
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Sponsors

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American Cancer Society, Inc.

OTHER

Sponsor Role collaborator

H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center and Research Institute

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Responsibility Role SPONSOR

Principal Investigators

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Brian Gonzalez, Ph.D.

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center and Research Institute

Locations

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H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center and Research Institute

Tampa, Florida, United States

Site Status

Countries

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United States

Other Identifiers

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MCC-19486

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id