Family Caregiver Palliative Care Intervention in Supporting Caregivers of Patients With Stage II-IV Gastrointestinal, Gynecologic, Urologic and Lung Cancers

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Conditions studied: Healthy Subject, Localized Transitional Cell Cancer of the Renal Pelvis and Ureter, Metastatic Transitional Cell Cancer of the Renal Pelvis and Ureter, Psychosocial Effects of Cancer and Its Treatment, Recurrent Bladder Cancer, Recurrent Cervical Cancer, Recurrent Colon Cancer, Recurrent Gastric Cancer, Recurrent Ovarian Epithelial Cancer, Recurrent Ovarian Germ Cell Tumor, Recurrent Pancreatic Cancer, Recurrent Rectal Cancer, Recurrent Renal Cell Cancer, Recurrent Transitional Cell Cancer of the Renal Pelvis and Ureter, Recurrent Urethral Cancer, Recurrent Uterine Sarcoma, Regional Transitional Cell Cancer of the Renal Pelvis and Ureter, Stage II Bladder Cancer, Stage II Renal Cell Cancer, Stage II Urethral Cancer, Stage IIA Cervical Cancer, Stage IIA Colon Cancer, Stage IIA Gastric Cancer, Stage IIA Ovarian Epithelial Cancer, Stage IIA Ovarian Germ Cell Tumor, Stage IIA Pancreatic Cancer, Stage IIA Rectal Cancer, Stage IIA Uterine Sarcoma, Stage IIB Cervical Cancer, Stage IIB Colon Cancer, Stage IIB Gastric Cancer, Stage IIB Ovarian Epithelial Cancer, Stage IIB Ovarian Germ Cell Tumor, Stage IIB Pancreatic Cancer, Stage IIB Rectal Cancer, Stage IIB Uterine Sarcoma, Stage IIC Colon Cancer, Stage IIC Ovarian Epithelial Cancer, Stage IIC Ovarian Germ Cell Tumor, Stage IIC Rectal Cancer, Stage III Bladder Cancer, Stage III Pancreatic Cancer, Stage III Renal Cell Cancer, Stage III Urethral Cancer, Stage IIIA Cervical Cancer, Stage IIIA Colon Cancer, Stage IIIA Gastric Cancer, Stage IIIA Ovarian Epithelial Cancer, Stage IIIA Ovarian Germ Cell Tumor, Stage IIIA Rectal Cancer, Stage IIIA Uterine Sarcoma, Stage IIIB Cervical Cancer, Stage IIIB Colon Cancer, Stage IIIB Gastric Cancer, Stage IIIB Ovarian Epithelial Cancer, Stage IIIB Ovarian Germ Cell Tumor, Stage IIIB Rectal Cancer, Stage IIIB Uterine Sarcoma, Stage IIIC Colon Cancer, Stage IIIC Gastric Cancer, Stage IIIC Ovarian Epithelial Cancer, Stage IIIC Ovarian Germ Cell Tumor, Stage IIIC Rectal Cancer, Stage IIIC Uterine Sarcoma, Stage IV Bladder Cancer, Stage IV Gastric Cancer, Stage IV Ovarian Epithelial Cancer, Stage IV Ovarian Germ Cell Tumor, Stage IV Pancreatic Cancer, Stage IV Renal Cell Cancer, Stage IV Urethral Cancer, Stage IVA Cervical Cancer, Stage IVA Colon Cancer, Stage IVA Rectal Cancer, Stage IVA Uterine Sarcoma, Stage IVB Cervical Cancer, Stage IVB Colon Cancer, Stage IVB Rectal Cancer, Stage IVB Uterine Sarcoma, Ureter Cancer, Stage IIA Lung Carcinoma, Stage IIB Lung Carcinoma, Stage IIIA Lung Carcinoma, Stage IIIB Lung Carcinoma

In brief

This randomized clinical trial studies the Family Caregiver Palliative Care Intervention in supporting caregivers of patients with stage II-IV gastrointestinal, gynecologic, urologic and lung cancers. Education and telephone counseling may reduce stress and improve the well-being and quality of life of caregivers of cancer patients.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT01846520

Run by

City of Hope Medical Center

People needed

200

Starts

2013-10-01

Expected to finish

2019-05-23

Last updated by the study team

2020-01-23

Who can join

Age: 18 and older. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Primary family caregivers of cancer patients with gastrointestinal (colorectal, pancreatic, gastric), gynecologic, urinary or lung cancers who are entering the City of Hope for treatment or follow-up
• Primary family caregivers of cancer patients who are diagnosed with stage II-IV disease
• Primary family caregivers of cancer patients with > 6 months prognosis
• Living within a 50 mile radius of the City of Hope

Where it is running

• City of Hope Medical Center — Duarte, California, United States

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