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Trial of Spiritual Care Interventions for Patients With Cancer

ConditionAdvanced Cancer
Trial statusRecruiting
Trial phaseNot applicable
Trial typeInterventional
Biological sexAll
Age18+
SponsorWeill Medical College of Cornell University

About this trial

This study aims to determine the effects of 2 spiritual care interventions. Spiritual wellness and healthcare service utilization will be measured from a sample of advanced cancer patients recruited from outpatient settings.

Eligibility criteria

This trial does not accept healthy volunteers

Qualifiers

Diagnosed with an advanced cancer.

Member of a religious faith community organization.

Fluent in English.

Disqualifiers

Received spiritual care from a healthcare chaplain within the past 2 months.

Too weak or cognitively impaired to engage in study activities.

Trial design

Design model

Parallel

Treatments tested in this trial

  • Spiritual Care Intervention #1

    Behavioral

    Experimental

  • Spiritual Care Intervention #2

    Behavioral

    Experimental

  • Spiritual Care Intervention #3

    Behavioral

    Active Comparator

Treatment groups

288 Participants
are divided into 3 treatment groups
Group A: Spiritual Care Intervention #1Experimental treatment 1 intervention
Group B: Spiritual Care Intervention #2Experimental treatment 1 intervention
Group C: Spiritual Care Intervention #3Active comparator 1 intervention

Trial outcomes

Primary outcomes

1

Patients' spiritual wellness as assessed by measures of spiritual well-being

The spiritual well-being outcome measure for this trial is the total score for the 12-item Functional Assessment of Chronic Illness Therapy - Spiritual Well-Being Scale \[FACIT-Sp-12\], which has a range from 0 to 48. The higher the score, the greater the spiritual well-being.

Time frame
2 months
2

Participants' number of hospice enrollments

Number of hospice enrollments over time, up to 12 months.

Time frame
up to 12 months
3

Participants' number of ICU admissions

Number of ICU admissions over time, up to 12 months.

Time frame
up to 12 months
4

Patients' spiritual wellness as assessed by measures of satisfaction of spiritual care needs.

The satisfaction of spiritual care needs outcome measure for this trial is a reverse-coded total score for the 13-item Spiritual Needs Assessment for Patients \[SNAP\], which measures unmet spiritual care needs and has a range from 13 to 52. The higher the reverse-coded score, the greater the satisfaction of spiritual care needs.

Time frame
2 months

Secondary outcomes

1

Patients' quality of life

The quality-of-life outcome measure for this trial is the total score for the 27-item Functional Assessment of Cancer Therapy - General \[FACT-G\], which has a range of 0 to 108. The higher the score, the greater the quality of life.

Time frame
2 months

Other outcomes

Sponsors and contacts

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Weill Medical College of Cornell University

Lead sponsor

National Institute of Nursing Research (NINR)

Collaborator

New York Presbyterian Brooklyn Methodist Hospital

Collaborator

The University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston

Collaborator

M.D. Anderson Cancer Center

Collaborator

Source ClinicalTrials.gov
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