Clinical trial · Interventional
Spouses/Partners Expressing Their Thoughts After Transplant
Emotional Expression and Cancer Caregivers
NCT01061801CI-TRIAL-00003116completedN/AClinicalTrials.gov clinicaltrialsProvenance
- Source
- ClinicalTrials.gov
- Retrieved
- Sep 8, 2026
- Layer
- normalized (units and labels harmonized; values unchanged)
- Run
- ING-CLINICALTRIALS-20260908-000001
Summary
Brief summary (as posted)
This study seeks to test a brief psychological intervention for spousal caregivers of cancer patients (specifically, hematopoietic stem cell transplant patients), persons known to experience emotional distress.
Conditions
Conditions (2)
Free-text conditions as registered, with the CancerIndex entity they were reconciled to and the match type.
| Condition (as posted) | Mapped entity | Match | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cancer | Malignant Neoplasm | ALIAS | 0.90 |
| Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation | — | UNRESOLVED | — |
Interventions
Interventions (1)
| Intervention | Type | Mapped drug | Match |
|---|---|---|---|
| Emotional expression | Behavioral | — | UNRESOLVED |
Design
Arms and outcomes
Arms (3)
- type
- EXPERIMENTAL
- label
- Emotional expression, patient present
- description
- Caregivers are asked to talk about their deepest thoughts and feelings regarding the patient's transplant and their role as caregiver, in the presence of the patient (one session).
- interventionNames
- Behavioral: Emotional expression
- type
- EXPERIMENTAL
- label
- Emotional expression, patient absent
- description
- Caregivers are asked to talk about their deepest thoughts and feelings regarding the patient's transplant and their role as caregiver, in the absence of the patient (3 sessions).
- interventionNames
- Behavioral: Emotional expression
- type
- ACTIVE_COMPARATOR
- label
Eligibility
Eligibility (as posted)
- Sex
- All
- Minimum age
- 21 Years
Show eligibility criteria text
Inclusion Criteria: * patients and partners at least 21 years of age * patients and partners English speaking * patients about to receive a hematopoietic stem cell transplant * patients married or in a committed, cohabiting, heterosexual or homosexual relationship * caregivers in a married or committed, cohabiting, heterosexual or homosexual relationship with the patient * caregivers present at the transplant site and planning to remain so for at least one month Exclusion Criteria: * patient major psychiatric disorder * caregiver presence or history of a neurologic disorder
References
Publications (1)
- RESULTLanger SL, Brown JD, Syrjala KL. Intrapersonal and interpersonal consequences of protective buffering among cancer patients and caregivers. Cancer. 2009 Sep 15;115(18 Suppl):4311-25. doi: 10.1002/cncr.24586. PMID 19731352