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A Research Program Targeting Pre- and Peri-transplant Optimization Program (R-PPOP)

An interventional study of Interval training and Psychiatric consult in Hematologic Malignancy, sponsored by Duke University. Completed at 1 site in United States. Open to participants aged 18 Years to 80 Years. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2024-09-27.

Sponsored by Duke University · Not applicable, Interventional, and Treatment

Phase
Not applicable
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
29
Allocation
Non-randomized
Ages
18 Years to 80 Years
Sex
All
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Study summary

The purpose of this study is to evaluate the feasibility and outcomes of a research pre- and peri-transplant optimization program (R-PPOP) to improve multiple domains of health including physical function, cognitive function, mental health, and diet and nutrition for patients planning to undergo or undergoing hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HCT).

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Conditions studied

  • Hematologic Malignancy
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In context

Hematologic Neoplasms

1,464 studies on the registry are indexed under Hematologic Neoplasms; 433 are open to participants now.

This study's enrollment of 29 is below the median of 45 across 1,068 interventional studies indexed under Hematologic Neoplasms.

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Lead sponsor

Duke University is the lead sponsor of 2,025 studies on the registry; 275 are open to participants now.

Of its 194 completed or terminated interventional studies of FDA-regulated products, 159 (82%) have results posted.

Counted across the registry records on this site, refreshed daily.

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Who can participate

Ages eligible
18 Years to 80 Years
Sexes eligible
All
Accepts healthy volunteers
No

Eligibility criteria

Patient Inclusion Criteria:

  • Plan to undergo an allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplant for any cancer or non-cancer illness within the next 6 months
  • Age 18-80 years

Patient Exclusion Criteria:

  • Both patient and caregiver are unable to read and follow directions in English (ok if only patient cannot read and follow directions in English as caregiver will be able to help).
  • Any absolute contraindications to exercise:
  • recent (\< 6 months) acute cardiac event;
  • unstable angina;
  • uncontrolled dysrhythmias causing symptoms or hemodynamic compromise;
  • symptomatic aortic stenosis;
  • uncontrolled symptomatic heart failure;
  • acute pulmonary embolus;
  • acute myocarditis or pericarditis;
  • suspected or known dissecting aneurism; or
  • coronary artery disease.
  • Functional impairment resulting in inability to exercise

Caregiver inclusion criteria

  • Identified by patient as their primary caregiver
  • Age 18-80 years

Caregiver exclusion criteria

  • None
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Study design

Phase
Not applicable
Primary purpose
Treatment
Allocation
Non-randomized
Intervention model
Single group
Masking
None (open label)
Enrollment
29 participants (actual)

Study arms

  • Experimental
    Patient

    These are patients undergoing hematopoetic stem cell transplant. Patients will complete Interval training, undergo psychiatric consult, nutrition/diet evaluation and referral to social worker.

    Behavioral: Interval training · Behavioral: Psychiatric consult · Behavioral: Nutrition/diet evaluation · Behavioral: Referral to Social Worker

  • Experimental
    Caregiver

    These are the assigned caregivers for transplant patients. Caregivers will undergo psychiatric consult, nutrition/diet evaluation and referral to social worker.

    Behavioral: Psychiatric consult · Behavioral: Nutrition/diet evaluation · Behavioral: Referral to Social Worker

Interventions

  • BehavioralInterval training

    Patients will be asked to complete up to 3 x 30-minute structured high intensity interval training aerobic exercise sessions/week. For the first session, patients will come to the Duke Center for Living for in person evaluation and training. After the initial training session in person, a subsequent training session will take place at the patient's home via iPad/iPhone videoconference using a device provided to the patient to provide additional support and the opportunity to answer questions. Subsequent sessions will be done independently by patients, but study staff will be available via iPad/iPhone if questions arise.

  • BehavioralPsychiatric consult

    Subjects who score below threshold on the PHQ2/PHQ9, PC-PTSD/PCL-5, PROMIS-Depression and/or PROMIS-Anxiety assessments will be referred to a psychiatrist for follow up.

  • BehavioralNutrition/diet evaluation

    PG-SGA, ASA24, food group tracking Assessments and Vit D, Vit A, albumin, prealbumin, lipids, A1c levels will be used to provide weekly feedback for one month

  • BehavioralReferral to Social Worker

    Subjects who score below threshold on the PROMIS-Emotional Support and/or PROMIS-Social Isolation assessments will be referred to a social worker for follow up

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What researchers measure

Primary outcomes

  1. Number of Participants Who Completed at Least Half of Their High Intensity Interval Training Sessions

    Participants were asked to record or report their exercise sessions.

    Time frame: 6 months

Other outcomes

  1. Measuring Changes in the Skin Flora (Microbiome) in Caregivers

    Time frame: baseline, sign off, day 0 (transplant), 7, 14, 21, 30, 60, 90,180, 365

  2. Changes in Fecal Samples as Measured by 16s rRNA Sequencing in Caregivers

    Time frame: baseline, sign off, day 0 (transplant), 7, 14, 21, 30, 60, 90,180, 365

  3. Caregiver Quality of Life as Assessed by the Caregiver Strain Questionnaire

    Scored as 0 (No, least severe), 1 (Yes, sometimes) and 2 (Yes, on a regular basis, most severe)

    Time frame: 1 year

  4. Quality of Life as Assessed by the FACT-BMT Questionnaire

    Scored from 0 (least severe) to 4 (most severe)

    Time frame: 1 year

  5. Delirium as Measured by the DOS Assessment

    Time frame: 1 year

  6. Assessing Falls

    Participants will answer Yes/No to whether they have had any falls in the preceding 6 months

    Time frame: 1 year

  7. Return to Work as Assessed by the Work Assessment

    Time frame: 1 year

  8. Transplant Length of Stay

    Time frame: 1 year

  9. Graft Versus Host Disease (GVHD)

    Time frame: 1 year

  10. Intensive Care Unit Length of Stay

    Time frame: 1 year

  11. Hospital Length of Stay

    Time frame: 1 year

  12. Rate of Intensive Care Unit Admission/Re-admission

    Time frame: 1 year

  13. Rate of Hospital Admission/Re-admission

    Time frame: 1 year

  14. Rate of Overall Infections

    Time frame: 1 year

  15. Rate of Fungal Infections

    Time frame: 1 year

  16. Rate of Viral Infections

    Time frame: 1 year

  17. Rate of Bacterial Infections

    Time frame: 1 year

  18. Disease-free Survival

    Time frame: 1 year

  19. Overall Survival

    Time frame: 1 year

  20. Changes in Fecal Samples as Measured by 16s rRNA Sequencing in Transplant Patients

    Time frame: baseline, sign off, day 0 (transplant), 7, 14, 21, 30, 60, 90,180, 365, 730

  21. Measuring Biomarkers of Inflammation/Frailty in Blood Plasma Samples

    Biomarker panel to be analyzed: CRP, Eotaxin, Eotaxin-3, FGF (basic), Flt-1/VEGFR-1, GM-CSF, ICAM-1, IFN-γ, IL-10, IL-12/IL-23p40, IL-12p70, IL-13, IL-15, IL-16, IL-17A, IL-17A/F, IL-17B, IL-17C, IL-17D, IL-1RA, IL-1α, IL-1β, IL-2, IL-21, IL-22, IL-23, IL-27, IL-3, IL-31, IL-4, IL-5, IL-6, IL-7, IL-8, IL-8 (HA), IL-9, IP-10, MCP-1, MCP-4, MDC, MIP-1α, MIP-1β, MIP-3α, PlGF, SAA, TARC, Tie-2, TNF-α, TNF-β, TSLP, VCAM-1, VEGF-A, VEGF-C, VEGF-D

    Time frame: 1 year

  22. Measuring Changes in the Skin Flora (Microbiome) in Transplant Patients

    Time frame: baseline, sign off, day 0 (transplant), 7, 14, 21, 30, 60, 90,180, 365

  23. Caregiver Support as Assessed by the Caregiver Strain Index Questionnaire

    Assessment is scored as 0 (never/least severe), 1 (sometimes), 2 (on a regular basis/most severe)

    Time frame: 1 year

  24. Social Support as Assessed by the PROMIS Social Isolation Questionnaire

    Assessment is scored from 1 (least severe) to 5 (most severe)

    Time frame: 1 year

  25. Diet as Assessed by the Food Group Tracking Digital Application

    Time frame: 30 days

  26. Diet as Assessed by the TRU-BMT Digital Application

    Time frame: 30 days

  27. Nutrition as Assessed by the 24 Hour Food Recall Survey

    Time frame: 30 days

  28. Mental Health as Assessed by PROMIS Depression Questionnaire

    Assessment is scored from 1 (least severe) to 5 (most severe)

    Time frame: 1 year

  29. Cognitive Function as Assessed by PROMIS Cognitive Questionnaire

    Assessment is scored from 5 (least severe) to 1 (most severe)

    Time frame: 1 year

  30. Physical Function as Assessed by PROMIS Physical Function Questionnaire

    Assessment is scored from 5 (least severe) to 1 (most severe)

    Time frame: 1 year

  31. Physical Activity as Measured by Cardiopulmonary Exercise Testing (CPET)

    CPET is scored by measuring changes in V02 max

    Time frame: day 180

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Results

Posted Sep 27, 2024

Participant flow

Participants were recruited from the Duke Adult Bone Marrow Transplant program between May 2019 and November 2021. The first subject was consented on May 6, 2019 and the last subject was consented on November 2, 2021.

Participant flow — Overall Study
MilestonePatientCaregiver
Started1311
Completed75
Not completed66
Withdrew: Death50
Withdrew: Physician decision10
Withdrew: Caregiver to patient who died05
Withdrew: Caregiver to patient who was withdrawn due to physician decision01

Outcome measures

PrimaryNumber of Participants Who Completed at Least Half of Their High Intensity Interval Training Sessions

Participants were asked to record or report their exercise sessions.

Time frame:
6 months
Reported as:
Count of participants · Participants
Number of Participants Who Completed at Least Half of Their High Intensity Interval Training Sessions
ParticipantsPatient
Number of Participants Who Completed at Least Half of Their High Intensity Interval Training Sessions9
Other pre-specifiedMeasuring Changes in the Skin Flora (Microbiome) in Caregivers
Time frame:
baseline, sign off, day 0 (transplant), 7, 14, 21, 30, 60, 90,180, 365

Results for this outcome have not been posted.

Other pre-specifiedChanges in Fecal Samples as Measured by 16s rRNA Sequencing in Caregivers
Time frame:
baseline, sign off, day 0 (transplant), 7, 14, 21, 30, 60, 90,180, 365

Results for this outcome have not been posted.

Other pre-specifiedCaregiver Quality of Life as Assessed by the Caregiver Strain Questionnaire

Scored as 0 (No, least severe), 1 (Yes, sometimes) and 2 (Yes, on a regular basis, most severe)

Time frame:
1 year

Results for this outcome have not been posted.

Other pre-specifiedQuality of Life as Assessed by the FACT-BMT Questionnaire

Scored from 0 (least severe) to 4 (most severe)

Time frame:
1 year

Results for this outcome have not been posted.

Other pre-specifiedDelirium as Measured by the DOS Assessment
Time frame:
1 year

Results for this outcome have not been posted.

Other pre-specifiedAssessing Falls

Participants will answer Yes/No to whether they have had any falls in the preceding 6 months

Time frame:
1 year

Results for this outcome have not been posted.

Other pre-specifiedReturn to Work as Assessed by the Work Assessment
Time frame:
1 year

Results for this outcome have not been posted.

Other pre-specifiedTransplant Length of Stay
Time frame:
1 year

Results for this outcome have not been posted.

Other pre-specifiedGraft Versus Host Disease (GVHD)
Time frame:
1 year

Results for this outcome have not been posted.

Other pre-specifiedIntensive Care Unit Length of Stay
Time frame:
1 year

Results for this outcome have not been posted.

Other pre-specifiedHospital Length of Stay
Time frame:
1 year

Results for this outcome have not been posted.

Other pre-specifiedRate of Intensive Care Unit Admission/Re-admission
Time frame:
1 year

Results for this outcome have not been posted.

Other pre-specifiedRate of Hospital Admission/Re-admission
Time frame:
1 year

Results for this outcome have not been posted.

Other pre-specifiedRate of Overall Infections
Time frame:
1 year

Results for this outcome have not been posted.

Other pre-specifiedRate of Fungal Infections
Time frame:
1 year

Results for this outcome have not been posted.

Other pre-specifiedRate of Viral Infections
Time frame:
1 year

Results for this outcome have not been posted.

Other pre-specifiedRate of Bacterial Infections
Time frame:
1 year

Results for this outcome have not been posted.

Other pre-specifiedDisease-free Survival
Time frame:
1 year

Results for this outcome have not been posted.

Other pre-specifiedOverall Survival
Time frame:
1 year

Results for this outcome have not been posted.

Other pre-specifiedChanges in Fecal Samples as Measured by 16s rRNA Sequencing in Transplant Patients
Time frame:
baseline, sign off, day 0 (transplant), 7, 14, 21, 30, 60, 90,180, 365, 730

Results for this outcome have not been posted.

Other pre-specifiedMeasuring Biomarkers of Inflammation/Frailty in Blood Plasma Samples

Biomarker panel to be analyzed: CRP, Eotaxin, Eotaxin-3, FGF (basic), Flt-1/VEGFR-1, GM-CSF, ICAM-1, IFN-γ, IL-10, IL-12/IL-23p40, IL-12p70, IL-13, IL-15, IL-16, IL-17A, IL-17A/F, IL-17B, IL-17C, IL-17D, IL-1RA, IL-1α, IL-1β, IL-2, IL-21, IL-22, IL-23, IL-27, IL-3, IL-31, IL-4, IL-5, IL-6, IL-7, IL-8, IL-8 (HA), IL-9, IP-10, MCP-1, MCP-4, MDC, MIP-1α, MIP-1β, MIP-3α, PlGF, SAA, TARC, Tie-2, TNF-α, TNF-β, TSLP, VCAM-1, VEGF-A, VEGF-C, VEGF-D

Time frame:
1 year

Results for this outcome have not been posted.

Other pre-specifiedMeasuring Changes in the Skin Flora (Microbiome) in Transplant Patients
Time frame:
baseline, sign off, day 0 (transplant), 7, 14, 21, 30, 60, 90,180, 365

Results for this outcome have not been posted.

Other pre-specifiedCaregiver Support as Assessed by the Caregiver Strain Index Questionnaire

Assessment is scored as 0 (never/least severe), 1 (sometimes), 2 (on a regular basis/most severe)

Time frame:
1 year

Results for this outcome have not been posted.

Other pre-specifiedSocial Support as Assessed by the PROMIS Social Isolation Questionnaire

Assessment is scored from 1 (least severe) to 5 (most severe)

Time frame:
1 year

Results for this outcome have not been posted.

Other pre-specifiedDiet as Assessed by the Food Group Tracking Digital Application
Time frame:
30 days

Results for this outcome have not been posted.

Other pre-specifiedDiet as Assessed by the TRU-BMT Digital Application
Time frame:
30 days

Results for this outcome have not been posted.

Other pre-specifiedNutrition as Assessed by the 24 Hour Food Recall Survey
Time frame:
30 days

Results for this outcome have not been posted.

Other pre-specifiedMental Health as Assessed by PROMIS Depression Questionnaire

Assessment is scored from 1 (least severe) to 5 (most severe)

Time frame:
1 year

Results for this outcome have not been posted.

Other pre-specifiedCognitive Function as Assessed by PROMIS Cognitive Questionnaire

Assessment is scored from 5 (least severe) to 1 (most severe)

Time frame:
1 year

Results for this outcome have not been posted.

Other pre-specifiedPhysical Function as Assessed by PROMIS Physical Function Questionnaire

Assessment is scored from 5 (least severe) to 1 (most severe)

Time frame:
1 year

Results for this outcome have not been posted.

Other pre-specifiedPhysical Activity as Measured by Cardiopulmonary Exercise Testing (CPET)

CPET is scored by measuring changes in V02 max

Time frame:
day 180

Results for this outcome have not been posted.

Adverse events

Collected over Adverse event data was collected for participants from enrollment through 1 year post-transplant. Non-serious events are listed at a 0% frequency threshold.

Adverse event summary by group
GroupDeathsSeriousOther
Patient5/13 (38.5%)0/13 (0%)2/13 (15.4%)
Caregiver0/11 (0%)0/11 (0%)0/11 (0%)
Most frequent other events
Most frequent other events
EventPatientCaregiver
Cardiac ArrhythmiaCardiac disorders1/130/11
Hip FractureInjury, poisoning and procedural complications1/130/11
Surgery for hip fractureSurgical and medical procedures1/130/11

Baseline characteristics

Age, Continuous
Age, Continuous(Years)PatientCaregiverTotal
Mean59 ± 11.655 ± 13.856 ± 12.6
Sex: Female, Male
Sex: Female, Male(Participants)PatientCaregiverTotal
Female3912
Male10212
Ethnicity (NIH/OMB)
Ethnicity (NIH/OMB)(Participants)PatientCaregiverTotal
Hispanic or Latino000
Not Hispanic or Latino131124
Unknown or Not Reported000
Race (NIH/OMB)
Race (NIH/OMB)(Participants)PatientCaregiverTotal
American Indian or Alaska Native000
Asian000
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander000
Black or African American336
White10818
More than one race000
Unknown or Not Reported000
BMI (body mass index)
BMI (body mass index)(kg/m2)PatientCaregiverTotal
Mean29.5 ± 4.8—29.5 ± 4.8
Weight
Weight(kg)PatientCaregiverTotal
Mean90.8 ± 19.7—90.8 ± 19.7
Diagnosis
Diagnosis(Participants)PatientCaregiverTotal
Myelodysplastic syndrome5—5
Acute myeloid leukemia3—3
Diffuse large B-cell lymphoma2—2
Acute lymphoblastic leukemia1—1
Chronic lymphocytic leukemia1—1
Peripheral T-cell lymphoma1—1
Receiving chemotherapy during intervention
Receiving chemotherapy during intervention(Participants)PatientCaregiverTotal
Yes10—10
No3—3

2 further baseline measures are reported on the registry.

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Study locations

1 site
  • Duke University Adult Bone Marrow Transplant Clinic
    Durham, North Carolina 27705, United States
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References and documents

Study documents

  • Protocol and statistical analysis plan · Oct 25, 2022

Documents are hosted by the registry — open the source record to download them.

Individual participant data

Plan to share: No

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Updates

Tracking since Sep 25, 2026
No changes since tracking began. The registry record was last updated on Sep 27, 2024, before this site started recording changes on Sep 25, 2026. Its history is on ClinicalTrials.gov ↗
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Registry details

Key details

Study ID
NCT03823651
Lead sponsor
Duke University
Responsible party
Sponsor
First posted
Jan 30, 2019
Start date
May 6, 2019
Primary completion
Oct 27, 2022
Completion
Apr 27, 2024
Results posted
Sep 27, 2024
Last update
Sep 27, 2024

Study contacts

Anthony Sung, MD
principal investigator · Duke Health

Oversight

Data monitoring committee
Yes
FDA-regulated drug
No
FDA-regulated device
No
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