Forgotten Voices: Addressing Unmet Needs in Brain Tumor Caregivers (AIM 2)

Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU)

Status

Terminated

Conditions

Neuro-Oncology

Brain Cancer

Caregivers

Treatments

Behavioral: CALM Therapy

Study type

Interventional

Funder types

Other

Identifiers

NCT05590273

MCC-22-19366

HM20024428 (Other Identifier)

Details and patient eligibility

About

To conduct a mixed-method Phase Ia Define Trial of caregivers' participation in CALM therapy with post-session surveys and individual exit interviews in order to evaluate suitability and adapt the CALM intervention to the needs of caregivers in neuro-oncology.

Full description

Exploring caregivers' experiences of CALM intervention will inform more effective, targeted, supportive care for this traditionally underserved group in need of emotional support. We will use the data from this study to adapt the CALM intervention to the specific needs of caregivers in neuro-oncology

Enrollment

1 patient

Sex

All

Ages

18+ years old

Volunteers

No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

Caregiver participants must be the caregiver of a brain cancer patient who is currently enrolled in DoD CA200896 (IRBHM20022755)
Fluent in English
Willing and able to attend a minimum of 3 CALM sessions via telehealth
A caregiver is defined as the primary person who provides ongoing support to the brain cancer patient; it is not necessary that the caregiver lives with the patient or is related
Patient participants must have enrolled in the linked HM20022755 study

Exclusion criteria

Person does not consider themselves to be a caregiver of the patient
Caregiver does not have a loved one (patient diagnosed with brain cancer) enrolled in DoDCA200896 (IRB HM20022755)
Caregiver does not speak English
Caregiver is unable to provide consent
Caregiver does not have access to telehealth
Caregiver is under the age of 18
Professional caregivers who received financial compensation for their services are ineligible