Can planning ahead ease the stress of stem cell transplants for young adults?
NCT ID NCT05605574
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jul 17, 2026 · Updated 2 times
Summary
This study looks at whether having guided conversations about care preferences helps young adults (ages 18-39) who are about to receive a stem cell transplant, along with their caregivers. Participants will fill out questionnaires and have three talks with a study team member over several weeks to discuss their values, fears, and goals. The goal is to learn if these discussions are helpful, timely, and meaningful, not to test a new treatment.
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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 222 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Nov 2022
- Expected to finish
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Dec 2026
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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A government research agency
The lead sponsor is the US National Institutes of Health.
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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18 to 120 years
- 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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* INCLUSION CRITERIA: * AYA Participants: * Age \>= 18 to \<= 39 years. * Planned allogeneic HSCT at a participating site. * Participants must be English speaking. * Ability to understand and the willingness to sign a written informed consent document. * Caregiver Participants: * Age: \>= 18 years. * Identified as caregiver by participating AYA participant. Only a single caregiver will be allowed to participate. * Physically present at the participating site. * Participants must be English speaking. * Ability to understand and the willingness to sign a written informed consent document. * Provider participants: Healthcare providers at the participating site who are part of the AYA participant's HSCT team and provided direct clinical care to AYA participants during period of study enrollment between completion of conversation #1 and conversation #3. EXCLUSION CRITERIA: None.
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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How to take part
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The places running it
2 sites. The list below names each one and where it is.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Johns Hopkins University
RECRUITINGBaltimore, Maryland, 21205, United States
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National Institutes of Health Clinical Center
RECRUITINGBethesda, Maryland, 20892, United States
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