New group program aims to boost quality of life for stem cell transplant survivors
NCT ID NCT06160986
First seen Jun 26, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study tests whether a group-based behavioral program called Horizons can improve quality of life and coping skills in adults with chronic graft-versus-host disease (cGVHD), a common complication after stem cell transplant. The program involves 8 weekly video sessions with a clinician and behavioral health specialist. The main goal is to see if the program is feasible—meaning enough people enroll, attend, and complete it—not yet to prove it works.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Horizons Group Intervention (behavioral program)
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this could provide a practical, group-based program to help people with chronic graft-versus-host disease better manage their symptoms and improve their quality of life.
- What could go wrong
- This is a very small, early feasibility study with only 20 participants, so results may not apply to everyone. The program is behavioral, not a medical treatment, so it won't cure the disease or replace standard care.
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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 20 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Dec 2023
- Expected to finish
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Sep 2026
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.
Inclusion Criteria: * underwent allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplant * have moderate to severe chronic graft versus host disease * currently receiving care at the Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center Bone Marrow Transplant Program * able to participate in a group intervention in English or Spanish language Exclusion Criteria: * comorbid conditions or cognitive impairment that the treating clinician believes prohibits informed consent or participation in the intervention * vulnerable patients, defined here as prisoners and pregnant women
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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University of Miami
Miami, Florida, 33136, United States
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