BMT-CARE: Psychosocial Intervention for Transplant Caregivers

NCT ID: NCT06472089

Last Updated: 2025-10-15

Study Results

Results pending

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

RECRUITING

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

800 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2025-01-10

Study Completion Date

2029-02-28

Brief Summary

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The goal of this study is to evaluate whether a psychological intervention (BMT-CARE) is effective at improving the quality of life in caregivers and patients treated with hematopoietic cell transplant compared to usual care, and to identify critical facilitators and barriers for BMT-CARE implementation and adoption.

Detailed Description

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This is a randomized clinical trial to determine whether a psychosocial intervention (BMT-CARE) is effective at improving the quality of life and reducing psychosocial distress of caregivers and patients treated with hematopoietic cell transplant (HCT). The BMT-CARE intervention was developed with the goal of improving the experience and needs of caregivers of patients treated with HCT.

Caregivers will be randomized into one of the two study groups: BMT-CARE plus usual care, or usual care.

Participation in this study is expected to last up to 180 days after HCT.

Investigators expect that about 400 caregivers and up to 400 patients treated with HCT will take part in this research study.

The National Institutes of Health is supporting this research by providing funding.

Conditions

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Bone Marrow Transplant Complications Hematologic Malignancy

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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BMT-CARE

Participants randomized to BMT-CARE plus usual care will complete the following:

* Questionnaires at baseline, and days 60, 90 and 180 post HCT.
* Receive the BMT-CARE intervention from enrollment up to 60 days post-HCT. BMT-CARE is a -6-session caregiver-directed cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT)-based psychosocial intervention that integrates HCT-related education with CBT strategies to enhance caregiver knowledge and skills.
* Receive usual care as per HCT practice which entails meeting a transplant social worker prior to HCT and as needed for extra visits.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

BMT-CARE

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Therapist-delivered psychosocial intervention comprised of 6 sessions

Usual Care

Participants randomized to usual care will complete the following

* Questionnaires at baseline, and days 60, 90 and 180 post HCT.
* Receive usual care as per HCT practice which entails meeting a transplant social worker prior to HCT and as needed for extra visits.

Group Type ACTIVE_COMPARATOR

Usual Care

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Meeting a transplant social worker prior to HCT and as needed for extra visits

Interventions

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BMT-CARE

Therapist-delivered psychosocial intervention comprised of 6 sessions

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Usual Care

Meeting a transplant social worker prior to HCT and as needed for extra visits

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Adult caregivers (≥18 years) relative or friend of a patient identified as living with them or having in-person contact with them at least twice a week.
* Caregiver of a patient receiving allogeneic or autologous HCT for the treatment of cancer.
* Ability to read and respond to survey questions in English, Spanish or with minimal assistance from an interpreter.


* Adult patients (≥18 years) with a hematologic malignancy and planned admission for autologous or allogeneic HCT.
* Ability to respond to questions in English, Spanish, or with minimal assistance from an interpreter.

Exclusion Criteria

* Caregivers of patients undergoing HCT for a benign hematologic condition or undergoing outpatient HCT.
* Caregivers with a major untreated psychiatric or cognitive condition which the treating oncology clinicians believes interferes with the capacity to provide informed consent.
* Caregivers of patients who have already undergone HCT within the past 5 years
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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National Institutes of Health (NIH)

NIH

Sponsor Role collaborator

Massachusetts General Hospital

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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El-Jawahri, Areej,M.D.

Associate Professor of Medicine

Responsibility Role PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Principal Investigators

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Areej El-Jawahri, MD

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Massachusetts General Hospital

Jamie Jacobs, PhD

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Massachusetts General Hospital

Locations

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University of Alabama at Brimingham

Birmingham, Alabama, United States

Site Status RECRUITING

Moffitt Cancer Center

Tampa, Florida, United States

Site Status RECRUITING

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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Areej El-Jawahri, MD

Role: CONTACT

617-721-4000

Jamie Jacobs, PhD

Role: CONTACT

617-724-4000

Facility Contacts

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James Dionne-Odom

Role: primary

205-934-7597

Heather Jim

Role: primary

813-745-6369

Areej El-Jawahri, MD

Role: primary

617-643-4003

Other Identifiers

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24-013

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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