Support for Bereaved Cancer Caregivers
Trial statusRecruiting
Trial phaseNot applicable
Trial typeInterventional
Biological sexAll
Age18+
SponsorMichigan State University
About this trial
Friend and family caregivers of recently deceased cancer patients experience acute bereavement following the death. Post death bereavement is an intense period of mourning that includes an unfolding of the grief process and is characterized by strong emotions and demands on cognitive resources to those who have put aside their own needs to support the dying patient with cancer. This research will test the feasibility and acceptability of a nature-based healing meditation (NBHM) intervention to support cancer caregivers' during the bereavement process.
Eligibility criteria
Qualifiers
18 years old or older; Able and willing to provide reflexology
Able to speak and understand English
Have access to a telephone
Able to hear normal conversation
Disqualifiers
Unwilling to perform return demonstration with 90% accuracy
Trial design
Treatments tested in this trial
- Nature-based healing meditation (NBHM) intervention
Treatment groups
70 Participants
are divided into 1 treatment groupSponsors and collaborators
Michigan State University
Lead sponsor
National Cancer Institute (NCI)
Collaborator
Source ClinicalTrials.gov