Support for stem cell transplant patients and caregivers
Part of Blood & lymphatic clinical trials.
This study tests a program to help stem cell transplant patients and their family caregivers cope with the stress of treatment. If you are getting a stem cell transplant at the University of Pittsburgh and have a caregiver who can join, you may be able to take part.
Summary written for real people, not researchers, by Clin2.
Who can take part
- You are getting a stem cell transplant at the University of Pittsburgh Hillman Cancer Center
- You are 18 years of age or older
- You have a family caregiver who is also 18 or older and willing to take part
- You agree to be randomly placed into a study group
- You have never had a stem cell transplant before
- You speak English
Quick eligibility check
Answer a few plain-language questions, based on this study's own requirements, to get a preliminary sense of fit.
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