Could a strong social circle turn back the clock for transplant survivors?
NCT ID NCT04892823
First seen Aug 05, 2026 · Last updated Aug 06, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study looks at whether social support can protect against accelerated biological aging in people who have had a hematopoietic cell transplant (a stem cell transplant for blood cancers). Researchers will measure markers of cellular aging in blood samples and compare them with participants' social connections and quality of life. The goal is to identify modifiable factors that could lead to interventions to improve healthspan in this vulnerable group.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Social support assessment and biospecimen collection
- What this could lead to
- If social support is linked to slower biological aging, it could inspire interventions to improve long-term health and quality of life for transplant survivors.
- What could go wrong
- This is an observational study, so it cannot prove cause and effect. The findings may not apply to all survivors, and the measures of aging are early-stage biomarkers.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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About 110 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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May 2021
- Expected to finish
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Jul 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
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
Who is studied
Patients undergoing HCT for hematologic cancers.
- Ages
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18 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: * Aged 18 years and older who are competent to give their informed consent. * Ability to read, speak, and understand English. * Received a hematopoietic cell transplant within the previous 100 days. Exclusion Criteria: * Less then Aged 18 years and older who are competent to give their informed consent. * Cannot read, speak, and understand English. * Has not received a hematopoietic cell transplant within the previous 100 days.
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Conditions
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Froedtert Hospital and the Medical College of Wisconsin
RECRUITINGMilwaukee, Wisconsin, 53226, United States
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