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Can a Self-Help manual ease the stress of stem cell transplants?
NCT ID NCT02928185
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tested whether patients and caregivers find 'Coping Together' manuals helpful after a stem cell transplant. 41 participants shared their thoughts on the manuals during the first 100 days after transplant. The goal was to improve these self-directed coping guides for future use.
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Study facts
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- Participants
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41 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Sep 2016
- Finished
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Oct 2025
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
Who is studied
Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation and Their Caregivers at MSKCC
- Ages
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18 years and older
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Accepted
You do not need to have the condition being studied to take part.
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: Part 1 HSCT Patients * Admission to the MSKCC Adult BMT service for an outpatient HSCT for a hematologic malignancy * HSCT procedure scheduled within two months of consent * ≥18 years old * Ability to read, speak and understand English * Able to give written informed consent * Physically and cognitively able to participate in the study as determined by the investigators HSCT CGs * ≥18 years old * Ability to read, speak and understand English * Able to give written informed consent * Physically and cognitively able to participate in the study as determined by the investigators HSCT Dyads * In addition to meeting the inclusion criteria for HSCT Patients and HSCT CGs above, both parties must provide mutual agreement to participate as a dyad. HSCT Clinicians * Member of MSKCC BMT patient care team for at least one year Part 2 HSCT Patients * Same as Part 1 HSCT Patients HSCT CGs * Same as Part 1 HSCT CGs HSCT Dyads * Same as Part 1 HSCT Dyads Exclusion Criteria: Part 1 HSCT Patients * Physically and cognitively unable to participate in the study as determined by the investigators HSCT CGs * Inability to complete role responsibilities 24 hours per day for at least 50% of time (50 days) * Physically and cognitively unable to participate in the study as determined by the investigators HSCT Dyads * Participants must not meet the exclusion criteria for HSCT Patients and HSCT CGs above. * Patients or CGs who are participating in this study as individuals HSCT Clinicians * There are no exclusion criteria Part 2 HSCT Patients * Same as Part 1 HSCT Patients HSCT CGs * Same as Part 1 HSCT CGs HSCT Dyads * Same as Part 1 Dyads
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Conditions
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
New York, New York, 10065, United States
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