Quality of Life in Caregivers of Hospitalized Older Patients With Cancer

Completed · Not applicable

Conditions studied: Hematopoietic/Lymphoid Cancer, Unspecified Adult Solid Tumor, Protocol Specific

In brief

This clinical trial studies quality of life in caregivers of hospitalized older patients with cancer.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT01866969

Run by

City of Hope Medical Center

People needed

211

Starts

2013-06-01

Expected to finish

2014-05-01

Last updated by the study team

2020-07-27

Who can join

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

You may qualify if…

• PATIENT: Age >= 65 years old
• PATIENT: Diagnosis of cancer (solid or hematologic malignancy)
• PATIENT: Be able to provide informed consent
• PATIENT: Unplanned admission to hospital
• CAREGIVER: Primary caregiver (person who provides all of the majority of the unpaid care for the care recipient)
• CAREGIVER: Be able to provide informed consent

You may not qualify if…

• PATIENT: Planned admission to hospital for treatment (chemotherapy, transplant)
• CAREGIVER: Not fluent in English (because not all questionnaires have been validated in other languages)
• CAREGIVER: Paid and trained to care for the patient

Where it is running

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

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