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NCT06630351

Group Meaning-Centered Psychotherapy for the Improvement of Wellbeing in Caregivers of Patients With Serious Illness

Enrolling by Invitation
NAAges 18+InterventionalSupportive care
Mayo Clinic
~80 participants
Updated 2026-04-01 on ClinicalTrials.gov
What's tested:Behavioral CounselingDiscussionHealth Promotion and EducationInterviewQuestionnaire Administration

At a glance

Recruiting sites
0 of 2 listed sites are recruiting right now
RecruitingSuspended, closed, or not yet open
What they're measuring
Feasibility of Meaning-Centered Psychotherapy for Caregivers (MCP-C) intervention
Measured over Up to 1 year
+1 more outcome measured

Conditions

Advanced Malignant Solid Neoplasm

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Where it's being run

2 sites across 2 states
Florida1
Minnesota1

Study leadership

  • Deirdre R. Pachman, MD · PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR · Mayo Clinic in Rochester

Who to contact

This trial hasn't published a contact. View it on ClinicalTrials.gov

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Eligibility criteria

Inclusion

Age \>= 18 years
English fluency
No diagnosed severe cognitive impairment
Caregiver of a patient with a diagnosis of advanced, solid tumor cancer (stage III/stage IV), caregivers supporting a patient with a serious life-limiting illness
Provide written (paper or electronic) informed consent
Ability to complete questionnaire(s) by themselves or with assistance
Patient baseline distress score \>= 4/10
Have ability to utilize the technology to participate in virtual groups

Exclusion

As determined through self-report, those diagnosed with a history of a psychotic episode will be excluded
Other psychological co-morbidities such as untreated schizophrenia, bipolar disease
Cognitive impairment likely to interfere with participation

What this trial measures

  • Feasibility of Meaning-Centered Psychotherapy for Caregivers (MCP-C) interventionUp to 1 year

    Feasibility will be measured by numbers and percentages of participant recruitment, enrollment, accrual, and retention of participants in the MCP-C intervention. Findings will be summarized using estimates and corresponding 95% confidence intervals.

  • Acceptability of MCP-C intervention4 months (2 months post intervention)

    Acceptability will be measured by the Was It Worth It (WIWI) Questionnaire. The WIWI consists of 7 questions, 3 answered with yes/no/uncertain, two answered on a 3-point scale (i.e., improved, stayed the same, or got worse), one open-ended/fill-in-the-blank question, and one yes/no question.