Feasibility of Partners in Care Program for Caregivers of Patients With Acute Myeloid Leukemia

University of Washington

Status: Terminated

Conditions: Acute Myeloid Leukemia

Treatments: Behavioral: Telephone-Based Intervention; Other: Questionnaire Administration; Other: Behavioral, Psychological or Informational Intervention

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT03806192

NCI-2018-03629 (Registry Identifier)

RG1003619

10048 (Other Identifier)

Details and patient eligibility

About

This trial studies the feasibility of delivering the Partners in Care Program to caregivers of patients with acute myeloid leukemia. Psychological counseling interventions, such as the Partners in Care Program, may help to improve caregivers' psychosocial functioning, marital adjustment in the context of the cancer, communication, and support skills to the patient.

Full description

OUTLINE: Participants are randomized to 1 of 2 groups.

GROUP A: Participants attend 5 psychoeducational counseling sessions over 30-60 minutes via telephone.

GROUP B: Participants attend 5 psychoeducational counseling sessions over 30-60 minutes via video teleconference.

After completion of study, participants are followed up at 4 months.

Enrollment: 12 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18 to 82 years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Diagnosis of AML within the recent 2 months
• Caregivers and patients need to write, read, and speak English as one of their languages of choice; and currently sharing a residence at least 50% of the time together
• Patient must have no other concurrent cancer diagnosis except for basal or squamous cell
• Caregiver must be able to sustain up to 60 minutes of interaction with patient educator
• Ability to understand and the willingness to sign a written informed consent document

Exclusion criteria

• Participants will be excluded if either the patient or the caregiver cannot write, read, and speak English as one of their languages of choice; are not currently sharing a residence at least 50% of the time together
• The patient cannot have another concurrent cancer diagnosis except for basal or squamous cell
• Caregiver cannot sustain up to 60 minutes of interaction with the patient educator
• Caregiver does not have access to a computer with 2-way video capability (i.e. ZOOM) or a cell phone

Trial design

Primary purpose: Supportive Care

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Single Blind

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12 participants in 2 patient groups

Group A (psychoeducational counseling sessions via telephone)

Experimental group

Description:

Participants attend 5 psychoeducational counseling sessions over 30-60 minutes via telephone.

Treatment:

Other: Questionnaire Administration

Behavioral: Telephone-Based Intervention

Group B (psychoeducational counseling sessions in person)

Experimental group

Description:

Participants attend 5 psychoeducational counseling sessions over 30-60 minutes via video teleconference.

Treatment:

Other: Questionnaire Administration

Other: Behavioral, Psychological or Informational Intervention