Peer-to-Peer Support Program in Improving Quality of Life Outcomes in Patients With Gynecologic Cancer and Their Caregivers

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Conditions studied: Cervical Carcinoma, Ovarian Carcinoma, Uterine Corpus Cancer, Vaginal Carcinoma, Vulvar Carcinoma

In brief

This pilot clinical trial studies a peer-to-peer support program in improving quality of life outcomes in patients with gynecologic cancer and their caregivers. Peer-to-peer support and mentoring may help improve quality of life and reduce symptoms of distress in gynecologic cancer patients and their families.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT02412124

Run by

City of Hope Medical Center

People needed

3

Starts

2015-07-01

Expected to finish

2018-04-01

Last updated by the study team

2018-05-11

Who can join

Age: 19 and older. Sex: female. Healthy volunteers: accepted.

You may qualify if…

• PATIENT PARTICIPANTS
• Patients with newly diagnosed or recurrent gynecologic cancer (ovarian, uterine, cervical, vaginal, vulvar) actively undergoing treatment (chemotherapy, surgery, or radiation therapy) at COH (including Duarte and South Pasadena campuses)
• English-speaking patients
• PEER MENTORS
• Peer mentors will be past gynecologic cancer patients not currently undergoing treatment for their cancer, and considered without evidence of disease
• Over age 18
• PEER MENTORS: English-speaking patients
• This study is open to patients of all races and ethnicities

You may not qualify if…

• PEER MENTORS:
• Major psychiatric disease
• Currently undergoing treatment for active gynecologic cancer

Where it is running

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

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