Talking away the tiredness: CBT tackles Post-Transplant fatigue
NCT ID NCT05715047
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study looked at whether a type of talk therapy called cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT) can help reduce the severe tiredness that many people feel after a stem cell transplant for blood cancer. 66 adults who had a transplant at least 6 months earlier and still had significant fatigue took part. The goal was to see if the therapy was acceptable, practical, and effective at improving fatigue and quality of life.
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Study facts
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- Phase
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Not a phased trial
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- Participants
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66 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Nov 2023
- Finished
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Oct 2025
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
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Who can take part
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- Ages
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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 * adult patients (≥ 18 years) * have the ability to speak and read English * have undergone autologous or allogeneic transplant \> 6 months prior to enrollment * no evidence of disease relapse requiring therapy * no new other malignancy requiring therapy after transplant * report moderate to severe fatigue in the past week (FSI average severity item rating ≥ 4 of 0-10) * are currently receiving their care at the MGH Blood and Marrow Transplant Clinic Exclusion Criteria * Patients with active cognitive impairment or uncontrolled psychiatric illness such as schizophrenia that the treating clinician believes prohibits informed consent or participation in the intervention * Patients already receiving CBT care * Patients living with untreated sleep apnea * Patients with hypoxemia requiring oxygen supplementation
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Massachusetts General Hospital Cancer Center
Boston, Massachusetts, 02215, United States
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