Clinical trial · Interventional
Taking Care of Her Program in Patients With Stage III or IV Ovarian Cancer and Spouse Caregivers
A Pilot Feasibility Study: Taking Care of Her
NCT02401321CI-TRIAL-00026318completedN/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 pilot clinical trial studies the Taking Care of Her program in patients with stage III or IV ovarian cancer and spouse caregivers. This counseling program may equip the spouse caregiver with skills to support and nurture the patient through initial diagnosis and treatment. It may also help patients and spouse caregivers improve communication and coping skills.
Conditions
Conditions (5)
Free-text conditions as registered, with the CancerIndex entity they were reconciled to and the match type.
| Condition (as posted) | Mapped entity | Match | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| Caregiver | — | UNRESOLVED | — |
| Stage IIIA Ovarian Cancer | Malignant Ovarian Neoplasm | CURATED_BROADER | 0.78 |
| Stage IIIB Ovarian Cancer | Malignant Ovarian Neoplasm | CURATED_BROADER | 0.78 |
| Stage IIIC Ovarian Cancer | Malignant Ovarian Neoplasm | CURATED_BROADER | 0.78 |
| Stage IV Ovarian Cancer | Malignant Ovarian Neoplasm | CURATED_BROADER | 0.78 |
Interventions
Interventions (4)
| Intervention | Type | Mapped drug | Match |
|---|---|---|---|
| Caregiver-Assisted Training | Other | — | UNRESOLVED |
| Quality-of-Life Assessment | Other | — | UNRESOLVED |
| Questionnaire Administration | Other | — | UNRESOLVED |
| Telephone-Based Intervention | Behavioral | — | UNRESOLVED |
Design
Arms and outcomes
Arms (1)
- type
- EXPERIMENTAL
- label
- Supportive care (Taking Care of Her program)
- description
- Patients and spouse caregivers complete the Taking Care of Her Program comprising 5 telephone-delivered intervention sessions over 45-60 minutes every 2 weeks. The intervention sessions are designed to provide training for spouse caregivers and patients to better manage the impact and emotional toll of recently diagnosed ovarian cancer, including its impact on their interpersonal communication and support about the cancer.
- interventionNames
- Behavioral: Telephone-Based Intervention
- Other: Caregiver-Assisted Training
- Other: Questionnaire Administration
- Other: Quality-of-Life Assessment
Primary outcomes (7)
- measure
- Recruitment
- timeFrame
- Up to 1 year
- description
- To test the feasibility of the study protocol, including recruitment, a detailed spreadsheet will be used to track the relative success of different recruitment channels. The channel through which every eligible patient is recruited will be tracked: self-referral, provider referral, or passive letter referral. The enrollment method that yielded the most accruals will be computed. The proportion of enrolled study participants that came from each channel used for the referral will be reported.
Eligibility
Eligibility (as posted)
- Sex
- All
Show eligibility criteria text
Inclusion Criteria: * Spouses of women with diagnosed within the past 8 months with stage III or IV ovarian cancer will be eligible to participate, as will the diagnosed wife/partner * Spouses and patients must be married or cohabiting and in intimate relationship for at least 6 months * Have English as one of their languages of choice (they can be multilingual) * Have access to a telephone * Have not been diagnosed with a prior cancer within the recent 5 years, except basal or squamous cell skin carcinoma * Both heterosexual and same sex couples will be eligible Exclusion Criteria: * Women diagnosed with stage IV ovarian cancer and who are hospice eligible * Spouses/partners could not participate if the patient refused participation
References
Publications (0)
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