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NCT number NCT04423939
Other study ID # Pro00105683
Secondary ID
Status Active, not recruiting
Phase N/A
First received
Last updated
Start date October 14, 2020
Est. completion date February 17, 2025

Study information

Verified date October 2022
Source Duke University
Contact n/a
Is FDA regulated No
Health authority
Study type Interventional

Clinical Trial Summary

This is a research study to develop and test a novel protocol to reduce physical and psychological vulnerabilities that contribute to treatment intolerance and treatment-related morbidity and mortality among hematopoietic stem cell transplant (HCT) patients. When the participant enrolls in this study, they will be asked to participate in acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT) as well as complete in-person physical function tests and a cognitive test. They will also receive training on how to use iOS devices (e.g. iPad, iPhone) and activity trackers (e.g. Apple Watch), which will be provided to them during the duration of study participation. The study team will ask you to complete multiple surveys about emotional and cognitive function, diet and social support, and ask the participant to provide feedback about the treatment (e.g., what they liked or did not like). The study team will also ask the participant to provide stool samples for analysis of the bacteria in intestines, skin surface swabs for analysis of the bacteria on skin and blood samples for analysis of biomarkers and metabolites. Biomarkers and metabolites are molecular and cellular parts that deal with genetic makeup, like DNA, RNA, protein, and/or other naturally occurring substances that may be associated with transplant outcomes. Participants can expect to be enrolled in this study for 3 years.


Recruitment information / eligibility

Status Active, not recruiting
Enrollment 33
Est. completion date February 17, 2025
Est. primary completion date May 19, 2022
Accepts healthy volunteers Accepts Healthy Volunteers
Gender All
Age group 18 Years and older
Eligibility Inclusion Criteria: Patient: - Over the age of 18 - Undergoing allogeneic HCT for any cancer or noncancer illness - English speaking - Has a caregiver willing to participate Caregiver: - Over the age of 18 - English speaking Exclusion Criteria: - Under the age of 18 - Non-English speaking - Has a caregiver unwilling to participate

Study Design


Related Conditions & MeSH terms

  • Hematopoietic Steam Cell Transplantation (HCT)

Intervention

Behavioral:
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
The ACT sessions will be tailored to the clinical challenges of HCT. Sessions are with a mental health professional and are 45-60 minutes in duration and include both the participant and caregiver.

Locations

Country Name City State
United States Lauren Hill Raleigh North Carolina

Sponsors (1)

Lead Sponsor Collaborator
Duke University

Country where clinical trial is conducted

United States, 

Outcome

Type Measure Description Time frame Safety issue
Primary Change in physical function, as measured by 6 minute walk test The baseline for each patient is made through an algorithm that factors the patients age and gender. The patient's score is compared to what a person that is the patient's same age and gender would get. This comparison is then used as a tool to assess aerobic capacity or endurance. Baseline, Day 90
Primary Hospital length of stay, as measured by medical record review Hospital length of stay in days Up to Day 90
Primary Change in Shannon diversity, as measured by stool samples Stool samples assessed by 16s rRNA sequencing Baseline, Day 90
Secondary Change in physical function, as measured by short physical performance battery (SPPB) All the task points are added which make the SPPB score. The cut-point for the SPPB is a score of 10. The cumulative and sections scores are assessed individually and comprehensively. This assessment score will be used as a tool for evaluating lower extremity functioning in older persons. Baseline, Day 30, Day 90, Day 180, Year 1, Year 2, and Year 3
Secondary Change in physical function, as measured by 30 second sit-stand Subjects will sit in a chair with their arms crossed over their chest and rise to a standing position, then return to seated position. They will repeat this as many times as they can in 30 seconds. Baseline, Day 30, Day 90, Day 180, Year 1, Year 2, and Year 3
Secondary Change in step count, as measured by activity tracker Activity tracker tracks number of steps per day Continuous from baseline up to 3 years
Secondary Number of falls, as assessed by Falls questionnaire Participants will answer Yes/No to whether they have had any falls in the preceding 6 months Baseline, Day 30, Day 90, Day 180, Year 1, Year 2, and Year 3
Secondary Change in physical function, as measured by PROMIS Fatigue assessment The questions are asked as interval format with "0-Never" through "5-Always." Each of the PRO instruments will be scored on the T-score metric, where 50 is the mean of a reference population and 10 is the standard deviation of that population. Baseline, Day 30, Day 90, Day 180, Year 1, Year 2, and Year 3
Secondary Change in physical function, as measured by PROMIS Physical Function assessment The questions are asked as interval format with "0-Never" through "5-Always." Each of the PRO instruments will be scored on the T-score metric, where 50 is the mean of a reference population and 10 is the standard deviation of that population. Baseline, Day 30, Day 90, Day 180, Year 1, Year 2, and Year 3
Secondary Change in cognitive function, as measured by Montreal Cognitive Assessment This administered assessment is subdivided into visuospatial/executive (5pts), naming (3pts), memory (no points), attention(5pts), language(3pts), abstraction(2pts), delayed recall(5pts), and orientation(6pts). All the subdivided sections have as many questions as they have points. For analysis, the cut point is if the patient has less than 26 points. Baseline, Day 30, Day 90, Day 180, Year 1, Year 2, and Year 3
Secondary Change in cognitive function, as measured by PROMIS Cognitive Function assessment The questions are asked as interval format with "0-Never" through "5-Always." Each of the PRO instruments will be scored on the T-score metric, where 50 is the mean of a reference population and 10 is the standard deviation of that population. Baseline, Day 30, Day 90, Day 180, Year 1, Year 2, and Year 3
Secondary Change in depression score, as measured by PHQ-9 assessment The PHQ-9 consists of 9 items, each of which is scored 0 to 3, giving a 0 to 27 severity score Baseline, Day 30, Day 90, Day 180, Year 1, Year 2, and Year 3
Secondary Target engagement (process of change), as assessed by Valuing Questionnaire (VQ) The VQ is a 10-item self-report questionnaire that assesses how closely a person is living in align with their values over the last week. Baseline, every 2 weeks until Day 30, Day 60, Day 90
Secondary Change in mental health, as measured by PC-PTSD/PCL-5 assessment PC-PTSD is a 5 item screen to identify patients with probable PTSD. If the patient screens positive, they then take the PCL-5. The PCL-5 is a 20 item screen to assess symptoms of PTSD. Baseline, Day 30, Day 90, Day 180, Year 1, Year 2, and Year 3
Secondary Change in mental health, as measured by PROMIS Depression assessment The questions are asked as interval format with "0-Never" through "5-Always." Each of the PRO instruments will be scored on the T-score metric, where 50 is the mean of a reference population and 10 is the standard deviation of that population. Baseline, Day 30, Day 90, Day 180, Year 1, Year 2, and Year 3
Secondary Change in mental health, as measured by PROMIS Anxiety assessment The questions are asked as interval format with "0-Never" through "5-Always." Each of the PRO instruments will be scored on the T-score metric, where 50 is the mean of a reference population and 10 is the standard deviation of that population. Baseline, Day 30, Day 90, Day 180, Year 1, Year 2, and Year 3
Secondary Change in mental health, as measured by PROMIS Emotional Support assessment The questions are asked as interval format with "0-Never" through "5-Always." Each of the PRO instruments will be scored on the T-score metric, where 50 is the mean of a reference population and 10 is the standard deviation of that population. Baseline, Day 30, Day 90, Day 180, Year 1, Year 2, and Year 3
Secondary Change in mental health, as measured by PROMIS Social Isolation assessment The questions are asked as interval format with "0-Never" through "5-Always." Each of the PRO instruments will be scored on the T-score metric, where 50 is the mean of a reference population and 10 is the standard deviation of that population. Baseline, Day 30, Day 90, Day 180, Year 1, Year 2, and Year 3
Secondary Change in mental health, as measured by HHI-12 assessment The HHI-12 is an adapted 12 question version of the Hearth Hope Scale that assesses a patient's sense of hope Baseline, Day 30, Day 90, Day 180, Year 1, Year 2, and Year 3
Secondary Change in mental health, as measured by Brief COPE assessment Scores are presented for three overarching coping styles as average scores (sum of item scores divided by number of items), indicating the degree to which the respondent has been engaging in that coping style. Baseline, Day 30, Day 90, Day 180, Year 1, Year 2, and Year 3
Secondary Change in nutrition, as measured by albumin values Albumin levels can be associated with a patient's nutritional health Baseline, Day 30, Day 90, Day 180, Year 1, Year 2, and Year 3
Secondary Change in nutrition, as measured by body mass index (BMI) BMI can be associated with a patient's nutritional health Continuous from baseline
Secondary Change in nutrition, as measured by Perioperative Nutrition Screen (PONS) PONS analyzes BMI, weight loss, and food intake to screen for preoperative nutrition risk Baseline, Day 30, Day 90, Day 180, Year 1, Year 2, and Year 3
Secondary Change in nutrition, as measured by PG-SGA/Clinician SGA assessment Scores for each section can range from 0-4 depending on severity and nutritional impact. The sum of all scores provides the Total PG-SGA score, which can be used to indicate the need for intervention (Bauer et al., 2002) Baseline, Day 30, Day 90, Day 180, Year 1, Year 2, and Year 3
Secondary Change in nutrition, as measured by ASA-24 assessment ASA-24 is a self-administered 24-hour diet recall Baseline, Day 30, Day 90, Day 180, Year 1, Year 2, and Year 3
Secondary Change in social well-being, as measured by CMS Social Determinants of Health (SDOH) assessment CMS SDOH is a 10 item survey that assesses 5 domains of social needs Baseline, Day 30, Day 90, Day 180, Year 1, Year 2, and Year 3
Secondary Change in financial status, as measured by COST-FACIT assessment COST-FACIT is an 11-item questionnaire that assesses a patient's financial toxicity Baseline, Day 30, Day 90, Day 180, Year 1, Year 2, and Year 3
Secondary Change in caregiver socioeconomic status, as measured by SES assessment Questionnaire to assess caregiver socioeconomic status Baseline, D180, Year 1, Year 2, and Year 3
Secondary Change in financial status, as measured by financial assessment 22-item questionnaire to assess how a patient's care as affected their finances Baseline, Day 30, Day 90, Day 180, Year 1, Year 2, and Year 3
Secondary Change in overall well-being, as measured by Fried Frailty assessment The scores of all of the sections are added and if the patient has a score greater or equal to three this assessment deems that the patients is frail. If the patient has a score between 1-2 the patient is deemed pre-frail. Baseline, Day 30, Day 90, Day 180, Year 1, Year 2, and Year 3
Secondary Change in overall well-being, as measured by OARS IADLs assessment OARS IADL is a 7 item assessment that asks what level of assistance is needed to do 7 different activities of daily living Baseline, Day 30, Day 90, Day 180, Year 1, Year 2, and Year 3
Secondary Change in quality of life, as measured by FACT-BMT assessment 50 item assessment. Higher total and domain scores indicate greater quality of life. Baseline, Day 30, Day 90, Day 180, Year 1, Year 2, and Year 3
Secondary Change in caregiver quality of life, as measured by FACT-GP assessment 21 item assessment scored on a 5-point Likert scale Baseline, Day 30, Day 90, Day 180, Year 1, Year 2, and Year 3
Secondary Change in quality of life, as measured by EQ-5D-5L assessment The 5D represents 5 dimensions: mobility, self-care, usual activities, pain/discomfort, and anxiety/depression. Five levels of severity are measured, as indicated by the "5L," ranging from "no problems" to "extreme problems." All scores are converted into a summary index. Baseline, Day 30, Day 90, Day 180, Year 1, Year 2, and Year 3
Secondary Change in quality of life, as measured by Lorig Self-Efficacy assessment The Self-Efficacy to Manage Chronic Disease Scale is made up of 6-items on a visual analog scale, ranging from 1 (not at all confident) to 10 (totally confident). Baseline, Day 30, Day 90, Day 180, Year 1, Year 2, and Year 3
Secondary Change in caregiver quality of life, as measured by Self-Efficacy and Preparedness for Caregivers assessment 9-item questionnaire to assess preparedness for caregiving Baseline, Day 30, Day 90, Day 180, Year 1, Year 2, and Year 3
Secondary Change in overall well-being, as measured by PROMIS Global Health assessment The questions are asked as interval format with "0-Never" through "5-Always." Each of the PRO instruments will be scored on the T-score metric, where 50 is the mean of a reference population and 10 is the standard deviation of that population. Baseline, Day 30, Day 90, Day 180, Year 1, Year 2, and Year 3
Secondary Change in overall well-being, as measured by PROMIS Sleep assessment The questions are asked as interval format with "0-Never" through "5-Always." Each of the PRO instruments will be scored on the T-score metric, where 50 is the mean of a reference population and 10 is the standard deviation of that population. Baseline, Day 30, Day 90, Day 180, Year 1, Year 2, and Year 3
Secondary Change in symptom severity, as measured by PRO-CTCAE core symptom assessment Assessing changes in severity of 23 core symptoms that are typically associated with HCT Weekly through Year 1
Secondary Change in microbiome diversity, as measured by skin swabs Skin swab samples batch sequenced and microbiome analyzed Baseline, Day 30, Day 90, Day 180, Year 1, Year 2, and Year 3
Secondary Changes in biomarkers, as measured by blood samples Assays evaluating angiogenic, stromal, and inflammatory markers and markers of aging (the Pepper Panel) are used to assess inflammation and frailty. Baseline, Day 14, Day 30, Day 90, Day 180, Year 1, Year 2, and Year 3
Secondary Changes in metabolomics, as measured by blood samples Approximately 1ml of plasma from the EDTA tube will be used for metabolomics analysis. Baseline, Day 30, Day 90, Day 180, Year 1, Year 2, and Year 3
Secondary Changes in flow cytometry, as measured by blood samples Whole blood samples, will be analyzed and monitored for outcomes such as immune cell differentiation, immune response and development of GVHD. Flow cytometry will be performed. Baseline, Day 30, Day 90, Day 180, Year 1, Year 2, and Year 3
Secondary Acceptability of the intervention, as assessed by the Acceptability survey 6-item survey to assess patients' opinion on the ACT program Baseline, at each ACT session time point
Secondary Acceptability of the intervention, as assessed by exit interviews Exit interviews to assess patients' opinion on the ACT program Day 30, Day 90, Day 180, Year 1, Year 2, and Year 3
Secondary Clinical outcomes, as assessed by adverse events reporting Post-HCT clinical outcomes (i.e. GVHD) Continuous from baseline
Secondary Change in physical function, as measured by 6 minute walk test The baseline for each patient is made through an algorithm that factors the patients age and gender. The patient's score is compared to what a person that is the patient's same age and gender would get. This comparison is then used as a tool to assess aerobic capacity or endurance. Baseline, Day 30, Day 180, Year 1, Year 2, and Year 3
Secondary Hospital length of stay, as measured by medical record review Hospital length of stay in days Up to 3 years
Secondary Change in Shannon diversity, as measured by stool samples Stool samples assessed by 16s rRNA sequencing Baseline, D0, D7, D14, D21, Day 30, Day 60, Day 180, Year 1, Year 2, and Year 3