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Psychotherapy for Latinos with Advanced Cancer

This study is testing a counseling program called Meaning Centered Psychotherapy for Latinos (MCP-L). It aims to help Latino adults with advanced solid tumor cancers (cancers that form solid masses) improve their spiritual well-being. Researchers want to understand how to make this therapy culturally relevant and improve the quality of life for Latino patients. The study is looking for about 190 participants who are 18 years or older, identify as Latino/a or Hispanic, and are fluent in Spanish. Success in this study will be measured by changes in spiritual well-being, as assessed by a specific questionnaire, between the start of the study and 7-14 weeks later. The current status of this study is unclear.

Study design
This study is interventional and plans to enroll 190 participants. It uses a mixed-methods design, including a waitlist control group where some participants receive the intervention later.
What's involved
Participants will attend seven 60-minute individual sessions of MCP-L over 7-14 weeks, and complete questionnaires at the beginning and end of the study.
Compensation
Not stated in the trial record.
Follow-up
Spiritual well-being will be measured 7-14 weeks after the initial assessment.

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NCT04015609

Psychotherapy Intervention for Latinos With Advanced Cancer

Recruiting
NAAges 18+InterventionalSupportive care
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
~177 participants
Updated 2026-09-08 on ClinicalTrials.gov
What's tested:Meaning Centered Psychotherapy for LatinosFunctional Assessment of Cancer Therapy - Spiritual Well-Being ScaleMeaning Centered Psychotherapy for Latinos for Waitlist Control PatientsPre-assessment questionnaire

At a glance

Recruiting sites
4 of 4 listed sites are recruiting right now
RecruitingSuspended, closed, or not yet open
What they're measuring
Spiritual Well-Being measured with the FACIT Spiritual Well-Being Scale
Measured over Change from baseline to post assessment 7-14 weeks after

Conditions

Solid Tumor
Solid Tumor, Adult
Solid Tumor, Unspecified, Adult

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Where you'd take part

This study runs at 4 sites. They're the same protocol — you choose where, and that choice sets who your contact draft is addressed to.

  • Lincoln Medical and Mental Health Center

    The Bronx, New Yorkstudy coordinator listed

    Recruiting

  • Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center

    New York, New Yorkstudy coordinator listed

    Recruiting

  • Ponce Health Sciences University

    Ponce, Puerto Ricostudy coordinator listed

    Recruiting

  • Ralph Lauren Center for Cancer Care and Prevention

    New York, New Yorkstudy coordinator listed

    Recruiting

Sites open and close at different times, so the status above is per site — it can differ from the study's overall status.

Study leadership

  • Devika Jutagar, PhD · PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR · Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center

Who to contact

Devika Jutagir, PhD
[email protected]
646-888-8361
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Eligibility criteria

Inclusion

Diagnosed with stages III or IV solid tumor cancer \*(as per self report for ICCAN patients)
Age 18 or older
As per self report, Latino/a or Hispanic ethnicity
As per self report, fluent in oral Spanish (monolingual) or fluent in oral Spanish and English (bilingual)
Enrolled in the quantitative phase of study (as seen above)
Completes the quantitative phase questionnaire package
Scores above or below the threshold for the Distress Thermometer (DT≥4 or ≤3)
In the judgment of the investigator, willing and able to be interviewed in Spanish only
Agrees to be audio- recorded
Professionals working in the mental health field;
Have a caseload of five or more Latino cancer patients per month
Able to communicate and read in Spanish
Agrees to be audio or video-recorded
Diagnosed with stages III or IV solid tumor cancer \*(as per self report for ICCAN patients)
Age 18 or older
As per self report, Latino/a or Hispanic ethnicity
In the judgment of the investigator, willing and able to be interviewed in Spanish only
Agrees to be audio-recorded

Exclusion

In the judgment of the treating physician and/or the consenting professional, presence of significant cognitive impairment (i.e., delirium or dementia) sufficient to preclude meaningful informed consent and/or data collection
In the judgment of the consenting professional, significant or major disabling medical or psychiatric condition sufficient to preclude meaningful informed consent, interview, or completion of assessment measures (patients whose psychiatric disorder is well controlled by treatment will be eligible)
In the judgment of the treating physician and/or the consenting professional, presence of significant cognitive impairment (i.e., delirium or dementia) sufficient to preclude meaningful informed consent and/or data collection
In the judgment of the consenting professional, significant or major disabling medical or psychiatric condition sufficient to preclude meaningful informed consent, interview, or completion of assessment measures (patients whose psychiatric disorder is well controlled by treatment will be eligible)
Diagnosed with a major disabling medical or psychiatric condition
Unable to understand the consent procedure
Too ill to participate, all as reported by the patient and/or determined by the investigator's judgment.

What this trial measures

  • Spiritual Well-Being measured with the FACIT Spiritual Well-Being ScaleChange from baseline to post assessment 7-14 weeks after

    FACIT Spiritual Well-Being Scale is a brief self-report measure designed to assess the nature and extent of individual spiritual well-being. This measure, which generates two sub-scales, one corresponding to Faith (the importance of faith and spirituality) and a second assessing Meaning-Peace (one sense of meaning and purpose in life), has been demonstrated to have strong internal reliability for both the total score as well as each subscale (coefficient alpha equals .87 for the total scale, .88 for the faith factor and .81 for the meaning factor). In additional, strong support for the external validity of this measure has been demonstrated in a several large samples of cancer and AIDS patients and with Spanish speaking populations.