Clinical trial · Interventional
Medical-legal Partnership (MLP) to Support Bone Marrow Transplant
Establishing a BMT Legal Clinic to Support Patients With Cancer Undergoing Blood or Marrow Transplant
- 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)
The goal of this study is to develop and test the effects of a marrow transplant (BMT) Legal Clinic established through a medical-legal partnership (MLP) in an adult blood and marrow (BMT) transplant setting. This will be a 2-arm randomized, controlled clinical trial, in which the intervention group of patients will participate in a BMT Legal Clinic and the control group is provided standard information regarding legal resources.
Conditions
Conditions (1)
Free-text conditions as registered, with the CancerIndex entity they were reconciled to and the match type.
| Condition (as posted) | Mapped entity | Match | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| Blood or Marrow Transplant | — | UNRESOLVED | — |
Interventions
Interventions (1)
| Intervention | Type | Mapped drug | Match |
|---|---|---|---|
| BMT Legal Clinic | Behavioral | — | UNRESOLVED |
Design
Arms and outcomes
Arms (2)
- type
- NO_INTERVENTION
- label
- Control
- description
- The control group will be provided the standard method, which is providing the Cancer Legal Line (CALL) brochure with a short explanation of the resource.
- type
- EXPERIMENTAL
- label
- Intervention
- description
- The intervention group will be provided with a 2 hour consultation with an attorney in the BMT Legal Clinic with potential follow-up as needed.
- interventionNames
- Behavioral: BMT Legal Clinic
Primary outcomes (1)
- measure
- Difference between Concern and Well-being score
- timeFrame
- 100 days
- description
- The difference between the Concern and Well-being score from baseline to post-transplant (MyCaW scale)
Eligibility
Eligibility (as posted)
- Sex
- All
- Minimum age
- 18 Years
Show eligibility criteria text
Inclusion Criteria: * Patients who are at least 18 years old, who have been identified by the BMT social worker as having a cancer or pre-cancer diagnosis and are Minnesota residents with potential legal needs (see the list below), expected to proceed to transplant, considered the primary client for legal services or are at least 18 years old and have a legal-designate. * The patient or legal designate must be able to complete study tools by the BMT social workers. Interpreters will be provided by UMMC for non-English speaking pt's and BMT social workers will assist patients who cannot read. * Patients must have interest in a legal consultation as specified by the I-Help model to receive free legal consultation. Exclusion Criteria: * Patients who do not have any identified any potential legal needs, or whose legal needs are beyond those covered in the I-Help model. * Patients with non-cancer diagnoses, as CALL only provides services for cancer or pre-cancer diagnoses. * Patients who are not residents of Minnesota as CALL attorneys are only licensed to practice law in Minnesota.
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