Could cancer patients get blood transfusions at home? new study aims to find out
NCT ID NCT07121140
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tests whether giving blood transfusions at home is practical and acceptable for cancer patients who need regular transfusions. About 30 adults with blood cancers or bone marrow failure will receive 1-5 blood product units at home. Researchers will track how often transfusions go as planned and ask patients about their experience through surveys and interviews.
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Study facts
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- 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 30 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Jun 2025
- Expected to finish
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Jun 2027
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
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18 years and older
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
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Inclusion Criteria: * Individuals must meet all of the following inclusion criteria in order to be eligible to participate in the study: * Provide signed and dated informed consent form Willing to comply with all study procedures and be available for the duration of the study * Male or female, over the age of 18 * Must meet definition of transfusion dependence (require at least 2 blood product transfusions over a 28-day period) * Receive their cancer care at SKCCC * Have a history of blood product transfusions and NO history of transfusion reactions, * Live within a 30-mile range of the Center City SKCCC location. * Must be willing to allow people into the home Exclusion Criteria: * An individual who meets any of the following criteria will be excluded from participation in this study: * Patients who have a history of a transfusion reaction * Heart failure as defined by AHA stage C or NYHA Class II-IV * Non-English or Spanish speaking * Are unhoused * Are incarcerated * Have poor venous access * Diagnosis of Solid Tumor malignancy * Women who are pregnant
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Locations
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Thomas Jefferson University Hospital
RECRUITINGPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania, 19107, United States
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