Social Relationships and Accelerated Aging in Hematopoietic Cell Transplant Survivors

Trial statusRecruiting
Trial phaseNot listed
Trial typeObservational
Biological sexAll
Age18+
SponsorMedical College of Wisconsin

About this trial

This project aims to elucidate the important protective elements of social relationships and identify concrete, modifiable behavioral factors that contribute to biological and phenotypic aging in hematopoietic cell transplantation (HCT) survivors and can be used to develop biologically informed interventions to improve quality of life and prolong the healthspan of individuals with accelerated aging.

Eligibility criteria

This trial does not accept healthy volunteers

Qualifiers

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.

Disqualifiers

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.

Trial population

Patients undergoing HCT for hematologic cancers.

Trial design

Design model

Cohort

Time perspective

Prospective

Treatments tested in this trial

  • Biospecimen Collection

    Procedure/Surgery

    Undergo collection of blood sample

  • Electronic Health Record Review

    Other intervention

    Review of medical records

  • Questionnaire Administration

    Other intervention

    Complete questionnaires

Treatment groups

110 Participants
are divided into 1 treatment group
Group A: Supportive care (EAR, questionnaires, biospecimen collection)3 interventions

Trial outcomes

Primary outcomes

1

The number of participants with gene expression of cellular senescence marker p16.

This will be measured by mRNA/gene expression.

Time frame
Day 100 and 1 year post-transplant

Secondary outcomes

Other outcomes

Sponsors and contacts

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Medical College of Wisconsin

Lead sponsor

National Institute on Aging (NIA)

Collaborator