International Travel Patterns and Health Preparations of Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplant Recipients at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center

Study Overview
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Brief Summary
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The purpose of this study is to survey patients who underwent hematopoietic stem cell transplant (HSCT) to assess if they have traveled or not internationally after transplant. This information will help to improve the understanding of the needs for travel health strategies and interventions to provide healthy and safe travel to HSCT patients. The findings of this survey will also be used to develop travel health related interventions for patients living with cancer as well.

Official Title
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Survey to Assess International Travel Patterns and Health Preparations of Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplant Recipients at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center

Conditions
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Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplant

Intervention / Treatment
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* Behavioral: questionnaire


Participation Criteria
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Eligibility Criteria
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Inclusion Criteria: Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplant (HSCT) recipients at MSKCC from 1/1/2005 to 12/31/2010. Age at HSCT ≥ 18 years Permanent mailing address in the United States of America Exclusion Criteria: Subject unable to fill the questionnaire due to language barriers.

Ages Eligible for Study
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Minimum Age: 18 Years

Sexes Eligible for Study
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All

Accepts Healthy Volunteers
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No

Study Plan
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How is the study designed?
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Arms and Interventions

| Participant Group/Arm | Intervention/Treatment |
| --- | --- |
| patients who received HSCT at MSKCC between 2005-2010<br>A self-administered patient questionnaire will be used to collect data that will assess the prevalence of international travel after HSCT and travel related morbidity and exposure risks among HSCT recipients. | Behavioral: questionnaire<br>* The intervention is a self-administered questionnaire that is voluntarily completed by the subject. This questionnaire has been previously validated and demonstrated to be reproducible in English speaking travelers. The final version of the survey questionnaire consists of 49 questions.Patients who never traveled after HSCT will answer only eighteen questions related to their medical and HSCT history in addition to their demographics.<br>|

What is the study measuring?
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Primary Outcome Measures

| Outcome Measure | Measure Description | Time Frame |
| --- | --- | --- |
| prevalence of international travel | of the targeted patients Proportion of Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplant (HSCT) patients who traveled internationally within two years after HSCT | 2 years | 

Secondary Outcome Measures

| Outcome Measure | Measure Description | Time Frame |
| --- | --- | --- |
| international travel was during a high-risk specific period | Proportion of patients traveling to destinations that are at high risk areas for infections | 2 years | 
| patients that sought pre-travel health advice | among those who traveled to high risk areas for infections | 2 years | 
| travelers that becomes ill and required medical attention | during or after return from international travel. | 2 years | 

 Terms related to the study
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Keywords Provided by Centre Hospitalier Valida
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International travel, cancer patients, HSCT, Quality of Life, questionnaire, 11-176