A Structured Peer Support Intervention for Patients Undergoing Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation

NCT07774104 · Status: NOT_YET_RECRUITING · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 350

Last updated 2026-08-19

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Summary

This randomized clinical trial is evaluating the impact of a structured peer support intervention (STEPP) on psychological distress and quality of life among patients undergoing hematopoietic stem cell transplantation.

Conditions

  • Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

STEPP

STEPP, a phone-delivered structured peer support intervention for patients preparing to undergo hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT), consists of five sessions which integrates evidence-based strategies from cognitive-behavioral therapy, mindfulness, and positive psychology with informational, emotional, and practical support. STEPP is manualized and delivered by an HSCT survivor who is trained and supervised by a clinical psychologist.

OTHER

Minimally Enhanced Usual Care Control

The minimally enhanced usual care control condition entail standard psychosocial care provided by social work and a comprehensive list of peer support resources available through participants academic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation centers and national organizations.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Dana-Farber Cancer Institute

    collaborator OTHER
  • H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center and Research Institute

    collaborator OTHER
  • Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center

    collaborator OTHER
  • Brigham and Women's Hospital

    lead OTHER

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
SUPPORTIVE_CARE
Masking
NONE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2026-12-01
Primary Completion
2029-12-31
Completion
2030-07-31

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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