Defining the Role of Palliative carE for Patients With Hematologic Malignancies Undergoing Adoptive CEllular Therapy

NCT ID: NCT05646576

Last Updated: 2024-05-29

Study Results

Results pending

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

RECRUITING

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

90 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2022-12-30

Study Completion Date

2027-04-01

Brief Summary

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The goal of this study is to determine whether a palliative care intervention (PEACE) can improve the quality of life and experiences of participants with Lymphoma, Leukemia, or Multiple Myeloma receiving adoptive cellular therapy (ACT). After completion of an open pilot, participants will be randomly assigned into one of two study intervention groups.

The names of the study intervention groups involved in this study are:

* Palliative care (PEACE) plus usual oncology care
* Usual care (standard oncology care)

Participation in this research study is expected to last for up to 2 years.

It is expected that about 90 people will take part in this research study.

Detailed Description

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This is a single-center, parallel-group, randomized controlled study to determine whether a palliative care intervention (PEACE) can improve the quality of life and experiences of participants with Lymphoma, Leukemia, or Multiple Myeloma receiving adoptive cellular therapy (ACT).

10 participants with planned ACT will be enrolled into an open pilot and will receive a palliative care intervention (PEACE) for the duration of treatment. Once the palliative care intervention has been refined by feedback from the pilot participants, the study will enroll 80 participants and will randomly assign the participants into one of two study intervention groups. Randomization means that a participant is put into a group by chance.

The names of the study intervention groups involved in this study are:

* Palliative care intervention (PEACE) plus usual oncology care
* Usual care (standard oncology care)

Participation in this research study is expected to last for up to 2 years.

It is expected that about 90 people will take part in this research study.

The American Society of Clinical Oncology is supporting this research study by providing funding support.

Conditions

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Hematologic Malignancy Blood Cancer Lymphoma Leukemia Multiple Myeloma

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Primary Study Purpose

SUPPORTIVE_CARE

Blinding Strategy

NONE

Study Groups

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Palliative Care Intervention (PEACE) Group

Participants will be randomly assigned, and stratified by disease, to the PEACE Group.

* Participants will meet with palliative care (PC) clinician within 1 week of T-cell collection and within 72 hours of hospital admission for ACT.
* Participants will meet with PC clinician at least 2 x weekly during hospitalization.
* PC clinician will follow participants up to one year after randomization (or enrollment for the open pilot) and will meet participant at least 2 x weekly during inpatient hospitalizations.
* Participants will complete follow-up study assessments on pre-determined days per protocol. The assessments will be filled out remotely or via paper.
* Participants will complete exit interviews in the open pilot only.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Palliative Care

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

* Palliative care (PC) intervention tailored to ACT recipients and addressing multiple PC domains with the input of ACT clinical experts, PC clinicians, and patients and caregivers.
* Domains discussed include therapeutic relationship, symptom management, prognostic awareness and illness understanding, coping with illness, treatment decision-making, EOL care.
* The palliative care intervention will be refined for the randomized control trial based on the feedback from the open pilot.

Usual Care Group

Participants will be randomly assigned, and stratified by disease, to the Usual Care Group and will receive standard care for ACT.

Group Type ACTIVE_COMPARATOR

Usual Care

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Standard care for ACT per the treating team.

Interventions

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Palliative Care

* Palliative care (PC) intervention tailored to ACT recipients and addressing multiple PC domains with the input of ACT clinical experts, PC clinicians, and patients and caregivers.
* Domains discussed include therapeutic relationship, symptom management, prognostic awareness and illness understanding, coping with illness, treatment decision-making, EOL care.
* The palliative care intervention will be refined for the randomized control trial based on the feedback from the open pilot.

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Usual Care

Standard care for ACT per the treating team.

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Other Intervention Names

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PEACE

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Age 18 years or older.
* Ability to complete surveys in English or with assistance of an interpreter.
* Diagnosis of a hematologic malignancy.
* Receiving autologous adoptive cellular therapy (ACT) at MGH with an FDA approved cellular therapy product.

Exclusion Criteria

* Impaired cognition or uncontrolled mental illness that prohibits study compliance based on the oncology clinician assessment.
* Already receiving palliative care (PC).
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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Conquer Cancer Foundation

OTHER

Sponsor Role collaborator

Massachusetts General Hospital

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Patrick C. Johnson, MD

Principal Investigator

Responsibility Role PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Principal Investigators

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Patrick C Johnson, MD

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Massachusetts General Hospital

Locations

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Massachusetts General Hospital Cancer Center

Boston, Massachusetts, United States

Site Status RECRUITING

Countries

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United States

Central Contacts

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Patrick C Johnson

Role: CONTACT

617-724-4000

Facility Contacts

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Patrick C Johnson, MD

Role: primary

617-724-4000

Other Identifiers

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22-487

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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