# NIH Reporter #1R01CA309099-01A1

A Structured Peer Support Intervention for Patients Undergoing Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation

**Recipient:** Brigham and Women’s Hospital

**Award Amount:** $756,755.00
**Ceiling:** $756,755.00

**Awarded:** August 03, 2026

**Identifier:** 1R01CA309099-01A1

The project will test whether structured phone-based peer support delivered by trained HSCT survivors improves psychological distress, quality of life, social isolation, and self-efficacy among patients preparing for stem cell transplantation.

### Description

A multi-site randomized clinical trial testing STEPP, a telephone-delivered structured peer support intervention, against minimally enhanced usual care for patients with hematologic malignancies undergoing hematopoietic stem cell transplantation.

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