Integrating Family Caregiver Support Into Cancer Clinical Trials

Saint John's Cancer Institute

Status: Withdrawn

Conditions: Clinical Trials; Cancer; Caregivers

Treatments: Behavioral: Benjamin Rose Institute (BRI) Care Consultation™ Program

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT03069287

JWCI-17-0102

Details and patient eligibility

About

The aim of this study is to assess the effects of integrating family caregiver support into cancer clinical trials on the well-being of the caregiver, the care-recipient and on the cancer clinical trial system.

Full description

The aim of this study is to assess the effects of integrating family caregiver support into cancer clinical trials on the well-being of the caregiver, the care-recipient and on the cancer clinical trial system. This study will allow us to examine the benefit of adding a personalized support program for the family caregiver of a patients participating in a cancer clinical trial. Findings will assist in strengthening patient/caregiver-centered care management and support programs developed to enhance the quality of life of patients with cancer and the caregivers, reduce barriers to clinical recruitment, and improve retention in clinical trials.

Sex: All

Ages: 18+ years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion and exclusion criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

• dyad must be at least 18 years of age,
• patient is enrolled or expressed intent to enroll in a therapeutic cancer clinical trial
• caregiver is a self-identified primary caregiver,
• able to speak, read, and understand English,
• willing to participate in completion of surveys, and
• co-residence

Trial design

Primary purpose: Supportive Care

Allocation: N/A

Interventional model: Single Group Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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0 participants in 1 patient group

Patient-caregiver dyads

Experimental group

Description:

Dyads will include family caregivers and patients with a diagnosis of cancer who agreed to participate in a therapeutic clinical trial.

Treatment:

Behavioral: Benjamin Rose Institute (BRI) Care Consultation™ Program