BOLSTER: Learning New Skills to Thrive

Description

This research study is evaluating a new program called Building Out Lifelines for Safety, Trust, Empowerment, and Renewal or (BOLSTER), which was designed to support participants with a gynecological or gastrointestinal cancer and new and complex care needs.

Conditions

Gastrointestinal Cancer, Gynecologic Cancer, Advanced Cancer

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Study overview

This research study is evaluating a new program called Building Out Lifelines for Safety, Trust, Empowerment, and Renewal or (BOLSTER), which was designed to support participants with a gynecological or gastrointestinal cancer and new and complex care needs.

BOLSTER: Strengthening Patient and Caregiver Supports in Advanced Gynecologic and Gastrointestinal Cancers

BOLSTER: Learning New Skills to Thrive

Condition
Gastrointestinal Cancer
Intervention / Treatment

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Contacts and Locations

Boston

Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, Massachusetts, United States, 02215

Houston

The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas, United States, 77030

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

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Eligibility Criteria

  • * Age ≥18 years
  • * Currently hospitalized with skilled care need or have acquired a new skilled care need as an outpatient
  • * Diagnosed with advanced gastrointestinal cancer (esophageal, gastric, pancreatic, hepatobiliary, colorectal, unknown GI primary, anal) or advanced gynecologic cancer (ovarian, endometrial, cervical, vaginal, vulvar)
  • * Has a complex care need (e.g., ostomy, ileostomy, urostomy, nephrostomy, biliary drain, venting gastric tube, feeding tube, intraabdominal or pleural catheter, wound VAC)
  • * Plans to receive ongoing cancer treatment
  • * Has a family caregiver or friend (hereafter designated family caregiver) willing to participate
  • * Able to speak and read English or Spanish (self-report)
  • * Are willing to be audio-recorded
  • * Have the cognitive/physical ability to participate in a 60-minute interview
  • * Has cognitive impairments (as determined by the patient's oncologist)
  • * Planning to enroll in hospice
  • * Unable to complete baseline survey
  • * Adults unable to consent
  • * Individuals who are not yet adults (infants, children, teenagers)
  • * Prisoners

Ages Eligible for Study

18 Years to

Sexes Eligible for Study

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Collaborators and Investigators

Dana-Farber Cancer Institute,

Alexi Wright, MD MPH, PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute

Study Record Dates

2029-09-30