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Administrative data

NCT number NCT03654404
Other study ID # 18-225
Secondary ID
Status Completed
Phase N/A
First received
Last updated
Start date September 11, 2018
Est. completion date July 31, 2021

Study information

Verified date May 2024
Source Brigham and Women's Hospital
Contact n/a
Is FDA regulated No
Health authority
Study type Interventional

Clinical Trial Summary

The goal of this research study is to find out if a novel phone-based positive psychology intervention that focuses on improving health behaviors and positive emotions can help improve mood, health related quality of life, and overall function in patients who have just undergone hematopoietic stem cell transplantation as part of blood cancer treatment.


Description:

Hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT) is a rigorous treatment for blood cancer patients that can be life-saving, but often causes psychological distress. The investigators hope that this study will help the research team to develop and implement a positive psychological intervention designed to help HSCT patients increase positive emotions such as hope, gratitude, and fulfillment while recovering from a stem cell transplant. Participants will be selected after receiving an allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplant treatment in the past 30 days at the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute (DFCI). In this project, the investigators hope to: 1. Test the feasibility and acceptability of a novel, 8-week, phone-based positive psychology intervention in a small cohort of post-HSCT patients (N = 20). 2. Explore potential benefits of completing the intervention on outcomes of interest, such as positive affect and overall function. Baseline information about enrolled participants will be obtained from patients from the electronic medical record as required for characterization of our population. This information will include data regarding medical history, current medical variables, medications, and sociodemographic data. Participants will be approached upon nearing their discharge from the hospital, approximately 30 days after their transplant. Between the time of their discharge and their 100-day post-transplant visit, there will be three check-in/psychosocial support phone calls at weeks 4, 8, and 12 after discharge to build rapport and discuss their recovery. Then, at week 14, participants will meet with the principal investigator to complete self-assessment questionnaires. The participants will then complete an 8-week phone-based positive psychology intervention, at the end of which the self-assessment questionnaires will be repeated.


Recruitment information / eligibility

Status Completed
Enrollment 20
Est. completion date July 31, 2021
Est. primary completion date March 31, 2021
Accepts healthy volunteers No
Gender All
Age group 18 Years to 90 Years
Eligibility Inclusion Criteria: - Adult patients with hematologic malignancies hospitalized for allogeneic HSCT at the DFCI inpatient units who are medically stable and appropriate for study approach - Ability to speak, read and write English - Access to a telephone Exclusion Criteria: - Current major depressive episode, bipolar disorder, psychosis or active substance use disorder diagnosed via the Mini International Neuropsychiatric Interview (MINI) - Cognitive deficits impeding a study participant's ability to provide informed consent or participate adequately in the study assessed via the Brief Interview for Mental Status (BIMS) - Medical conditions precluding interviews

Study Design


Intervention

Behavioral:
Positive Psychology Intervention
Weekly phone calls with the study interventionist and positive psychology exercises over an 8-week period. The positive psychology program exercises includes three modules: gratitude-based activities, strength-based activities, and meaning-based activities.

Locations

Country Name City State
United States Dana Farber Cancer Institute Boston Massachusetts

Sponsors (2)

Lead Sponsor Collaborator
Brigham and Women's Hospital Harvard Medical School (HMS and HSDM)

Country where clinical trial is conducted

United States, 

Outcome

Type Measure Description Time frame Safety issue
Primary Feasibility of Positive Psychology (PP) Intervention Feasibility will be measured by examining the number of completed exercises. Baseline - week 8 of intervention
Primary Acceptability of Exercises: Ease Score Participants will provide ratings of ease of completion after each PP exercise, measured on a 10-point Likert scale (score range: 0-10, 0 = very difficult and 10 = very easy). Ratings from all 8 weeks were averaged. Baseline - week 8 of intervention
Primary Acceptability of Exercises: Utility Score Participants will provide ratings of utility of completion after each PP exercise, measured on a 10-point Likert scale (score range: 0-10, 0 = not helpful and 10 = very helpful). Ratings from all 8 weeks were averaged. Baseline - week 8 of intervention
Secondary Changes in PANAS Scores The positive affect items on the Positive and Negative Affect Schedule (PANAS), a well-validated scale used in other intervention trials and in patients with medical illness, will be used to measure positive affect (Range: 10-50). Higher scores indicate higher levels of positive affect. Change in score from baseline to 8 weeks
Secondary Changes in LOT-R Scores Life Orientation Test-Revised (LOT-R) is a well-validated 6-item instrument used to measure dispositional optimism (Range: 0-24). Higher scores indicate higher levels of dispositional optimism. Change in score from baseline to 8 weeks
Secondary Changes in HADS Scores The Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS), which consists of the HADS-depression subscale and HADS-anxiety subscale, is a well-validated scale with few somatic symptom items that can confound mood/anxiety assessment in medically ill patients before and after the PP intervention. Both subscales consist of 7 items, and each item is scored on a 0-3 scale, 0 indicating no clinical severity or a lack of symptoms, and 3 indicating significant clinical severity or increased symptom frequency; the maximum score is for each scale 21 and the minimum score is a 0. Higher scores indicate higher levels of depression or anxiety. Change in score from baseline to 8 weeks
Secondary Changes in FACT-BMT Scores The Functional Assessment of Cancer Therapy - Bone Marrow Transplant is a 47-item measure of the quality of life in patients undergoing bone marrow transplants before and after the PP intervention. There are five subscales, each including 7 items and various score ranges: Physical Well-Being (0-28), Social/Family Well-Being (0-28), Emotional Well-Being (0-24), Functional Well-Being (0-28), and Transplant (0-40). Each item is scored on a 5-point Likert scale based on patient agreement with each statement: 0 for "not at all," 1 for "a little bit," 2 for "somewhat," 3 for "quite a bit," and 4 for "very much." In each subscale, add items together to get the sum, then the sum is multiplied by 7, and finally, the sum is divided by the number of items answered to obtain the subscale score. The Physical and Emotional subscales are reverse scored. The total score is the sum of the subscale total added together and ranges from 0-148. The higher the score, the better the quality of life. Change in score from baseline to 8 weeks
Secondary Changes in PROMIS-PF-20 Scores The Patient-Reported Outcomes Measurement Information System - Physical Function is a well-validated scale used to measure overall function before and after the PP intervention. The PROMIS-Fatigue is scored on a 5-point Likert scale based on how much the person filling out the questionnaire agrees with the statement or question. The minimum value is 1 indicating "not at all" and the maximum value is 5 indicating "very much". Higher scores indicate higher levels of fatigue. The PROMIS-PF scores range from 20-100, with 20 indicating lower or limited levels of physical functioning and 100 indicating no difficulty or higher levels of physical functioning. Change in score from baseline to 8 weeks
Secondary Immediate Impact of Exercises: Optimism Score Participants will provide ratings of their present level of optimism after each PP exercise, measured on a 10-point Likert scale (score range: 0-10, 0 = not optimistic and 10 = very optimistic). Ratings from all 8 weeks were averaged. Week 1 of intervention - Week 8 of intervention
Secondary Immediate Impact of Exercises: Positive Affect Score Participants will provide ratings of their present level of positive affect after each PP exercise, measured on a 10-point Likert scale (score range: 0-10, 0 = not happy and 10 = very happy). Ratings from all 8 weeks were averaged. Week 1 of intervention - Week 8 of intervention
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