Digital stories could ease tough transplant decisions for blood cancer patients
NCT ID NCT07263074
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jul 07, 2026 · Updated 2 times
Summary
This study tests a new approach called CHORDS, which uses short digital stories from past patients and simple values exercises to help people with myeloid cancers think through their decision about a stem cell transplant. About 120 patients will be randomly assigned to receive CHORDS or usual care. The main goal is to see if the program is practical and whether it helps patients feel more involved in their own care.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- digital story intervention (CHORDS)
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this could give doctors and patients a new tool to make better, more personal decisions about whether to proceed with a stem cell transplant.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, early feasibility study, not a large trial. It may not show clear benefits, and the digital stories may not help everyone equally.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Not a phased trial
Phase numbers describe drug development. The registry uses this when they do not apply, as it does for trials of devices, procedures or behaviour changes, and for observational studies.
- Participants
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About 120 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Jan 2026
- Expected to finish
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Jun 2028
An estimate. End dates often move.
- 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.
- Ages
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21 years and older
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
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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.
Patients Inclusion criteria: 1. Age \>21 years old 2. Diagnosis of myeloid cancer (e.g. AML, MDS, myelofibrosis, CML, or MDS/MPN) 3. Being considered for alloHCT 4. Able to provide informed consent 5. Able to speak English. The reason for this is because the digital stories have been created in the English language and their multimedia form cannot easily be translated. Exclusion criteria 1) Patients with psychiatric or cognitive conditions which the hematologist believes prohibits informed consent or compliance with study procedures Caregivers Inclusion criteria: 1. Age \>18 years old 2. Selected by the patient when asked if there is a "family member, partner, friend or caregiver with whom you discuss or who can be helpful in health-related matters." 3. Caregiver may be paid/professional or informal caregiver 4. Able to provide informed consent 5. Able to speak English Exclusion Criteria: 1\) None Hematologists Inclusion criteria: 1\) Hematologists of the patients who agree to enroll on the study who are part of WCI. Exclusion criteria 1\) None
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Conditions
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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University of Rochester
RECRUITINGRochester, New York, 14642, United States
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