International Travel Patterns and Risk Behaviour of Breast Cancer, Lymphoma Patients and Bone Marrow Transplant Recipients

Study Overview
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Brief Summary
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This study also aims to raise awareness among both patients and health-care providers about the importance of pre-travel health consultation and preventive interventions prior to international travel. Through appropriate health counseling, cancer patients will have less risk of having travel -related health complications and thus have a better quality of life and overall improved sense of wellbeing.

Official Title
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Pilot Survey to Assess International Travel Patterns and Risk Behaviour of Breast Cancer, Lymphoma Patients and Bone Marrow Transplant Recipients at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center

Conditions
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Breast Cancer, Lymphoma

Intervention / Treatment
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* Behavioral: questionnaires


Participation Criteria
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Eligibility Criteria
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Inclusion Criteria: Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplant (HSCT) recipients Age >18 years Status post bone marrow transplant within last five years Breast Cancer patients: Criteria 1 and Criteria 2 and/or 3 Female age >18 years and current or past history of breast cancer Received systemic chemotherapy in the last five years Metastatic breast cancer disease (stage IV) Lymphoma: Criteria 1 and Criteria 2 and/or 3 Age >18 years and current or past history of lymphoma Received systemic chemotherapy within 5 years Had active disease at any time within the last 5 years Exclusion Criteria: Patients age< 18 years Breast cancer and lymphoma patients in clinical remission in the past 5 years Patients 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 |
| --- | --- |
| questionnaires<br>There will be four versions of the questionnaire, each slightly modified to be more specific toward the treatment paradigms in the respective target patient population (Breast Cancer/ Lymphoma/Autologous Bone Marrow Transplant/ Allogeneic Bone Marrow Transplant). All questionnaire versions will consist of seven sections. | Behavioral: questionnaires<br>* The intervention is a self-administered anonymous questionnaire that is voluntarily completed by the patient. Questions in Section One will cover general information about the patient including gender, age, race, country of birth, current zip code of residence, and level of education. Questions in Section Two will cover information regarding the cancer (breast/lymphoma) or transplant (allogeneic/ autologous). Questions in Section Three will cover travel history including the frequency of travel outside the United States and Canada in the last 5 years. Questions in Sections Four through Seven will obtain information about their last trip outside the United States and Canada.<br>|

What is the study measuring?
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Primary Outcome Measures

| Outcome Measure | Measure Description | Time Frame |
| --- | --- | --- |
| To determine the frequency of international travel of the targeted patients in the last 5 years. |  | once at the time of the clinic visit | 

Secondary Outcome Measures

| Outcome Measure | Measure Description | Time Frame |
| --- | --- | --- |
| To determine if any of the international travel was during a high-risk specific period when the immune status of the target population was compromised. |  | once at the time of the clinic visit | 
| To profile the target population who traveled internationally with respect to their demographic and cancer/transplant-related characteristics. |  | once at the time of the clinic visit | 
| To obtain detailed information about their last international trip including |  | once at the time of the clinic visit | 
| To assess the adequacy of the questionnaire instructions |  | once at the time of the clinic visit | 

 Terms related to the study
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Keywords Provided by Centre Hospitalier Valida
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Autologous Bone Marrow Transplant, Breast, Lymphoma, International travel, questionnaire, Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplant (HSCT) recipients