Comparison of Quality of Life in Patients Undergoing More Intensive Versus Less Intensive Chemotherapy and Radiation Preceding a Bone Marrow Transplant
Completed
Conditions studied: Bone Marrow Transplantation
In brief
This study will examine the quality of life of patients undergoing bone marrow transplantation to treat a blood disease. It will look at how this therapy affects many areas of life, including for example, personal relationships, work, and general emotional state. The information gained may lead to improved ways of dealing with problems that may arise before or during treatment. Patients receiving bone marrow stem cells donated by a family member may participate in this study. They will be interviewed before treatment begins and will complete questionnaires at the following intervals: 1. day of admission to the hospital 2. day of the transplant 3. 30 days after the transplant 4. 100 days after the transplant 5. 1 year after therapy 6. 2 years after therapy All questionnaires to be completed after discharge from the hospital will be scheduled during a regular follow-up visit. Each questionnaire takes about 15 to 20 minutes to complete. The information provided is confidential and will not be shared.
Key facts
- Study ID
- NCT00004994
- Run by
- National Institutes of Health Clinical Center (CC)
- People needed
- 106
- Starts
- 1999-10-01
- Expected to finish
- 2004-10-01
- Last updated by the study team
- 2008-03-04
Who can join
Age: any. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.
You may qualify if…
- Male or female subjects 18 years of age or older.
- Able to read English or Spanish.
- Hematological disease requiring A-PBSCT.
- Signed informed consent for QOL study.
Where it is running
- Warren G. Magnuson Clinical Center (CC) — Bethesda, Maryland, United States
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