COMFORT Caregiver Intervention in Improving Communication and Reducing Distress in Caregivers of Patients With Lung Cancer

Completed · Not applicable

Conditions studied: Caregiver

In brief

This pilot clinical trial studies the COMFORT (C-Communication, O-Orientation and opportunity, M-Mindful presence, F-Family, O-Openings, R-Relating, and T-Team) caregiver intervention in improving communication and reducing distress in caregivers of patients with lung cancer. Caregivers of patients with cancer may experience stress and anxiety due to difficulty communicating with family, friends, and healthcare providers, or feeling unable to communicate openly. A communication intervention that improves the caregiver's ability to communicate with patients and healthcare providers may help reduce caregivers' psychological distress and improve the health outcomes of patients.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT02603367

Run by

City of Hope Medical Center

People needed

50

Starts

2015-11-24

Expected to finish

2017-08-10

Last updated by the study team

2017-08-15

Who can join

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

You may qualify if…

• Family caregivers will need to be the primary family caregiver as identified by the lung cancer patient (ten caregivers from each of the following cancer care continuum points will be recruited)
• English-speaking
• Cancer care continuum points are defined as follows:
• Diagnosis: A lung cancer patient who has received diagnosis within the last 45 days but has not yet started treatment
• Treatment: A lung cancer patients who has started initial treatment (chemotherapy, radiation, surgery) for diagnosis within the last 30 days, is actively receiving treatment, and has a prognosis of more than one year
• Survivorship: A lung cancer patient who has completed treatment and who is clinically disease free at the time of caregiver enrollment to study
• End of Life: A lung cancer patient who is estimated to have 6 months or less to live
• All subjects must have the ability to understand and the willingness to participate in the informed consent process

You may not qualify if…

• Research participants who do not speak or read English
• Subjects, who in the opinion of the investigator, may not be able to comply with the safety monitoring requirements of the study

Where it is running

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

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