International Travel Patterns and Health Preparations of Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplant Recipients at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center

Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center (MSK)

Status: Completed

Conditions: Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplant

Treatments: Behavioral: questionnaire

Study type: Observational

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT01504152

11-176

Details and patient eligibility

About

The purpose of this study is to survey patients who underwent hematopoietic stem cell transplant (HSCT) to assess if they have traveled or not internationally after transplant. This information will help to improve the understanding of the needs for travel health strategies and interventions to provide healthy and safe travel to HSCT patients. The findings of this survey will also be used to develop travel health related interventions for patients living with cancer as well.

Enrollment: 519 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18+ years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplant (HSCT) recipients at MSKCC from 1/1/2005 to 12/31/2010.
• Age at HSCT ≥ 18 years
• Permanent mailing address in the United States of America

Exclusion criteria

• Subject unable to fill the questionnaire due to language barriers.

Trial design

519 participants in 1 patient group

patients who received HSCT at MSKCC between 2005-2010

Description:

A self-administered patient questionnaire will be used to collect data that will assess the prevalence of international travel after HSCT and travel related morbidity and exposure risks among HSCT recipients.

Treatment:

Behavioral: questionnaire