Spiritual Care Interventions for Advanced Cancer Patients
This study is looking at how different types of spiritual care might help people with advanced cancer. Researchers want to see if "Spiritual Care Intervention #1" or "Spiritual Care Intervention #2" can improve your spiritual wellness. They will also track how often participants need hospice care or intensive care unit (ICU) admissions. You can join if you are at least 18 years old, have advanced cancer, belong to a religious faith community, and speak English. You cannot join if you've received spiritual care from a chaplain recently or are too unwell to participate. The study aims to enroll 288 people, but its current status is unclear.
- Study design
- This is a randomized controlled trial, meaning participants are randomly assigned to one of three groups: "Spiritual Care Intervention #1", "Spiritual Care Intervention #2", or "Spiritual Care Intervention #3" (control). About 288 people with advanced cancer will take part.
- What's involved
- Not specified in the trial record.
- Compensation
- Not stated in the trial record.
- Follow-up
- Your spiritual wellness will be checked after 2 months. Researchers will also track hospice enrollments and ICU admissions for up to 12 months.
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Trial of Spiritual Care Interventions for Patients With Cancer
At a glance
Conditions
Where it's being run
3 sites across 2 statesStudy leadership
- Paul K Maciejewski, Ph.D. · PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR · Weill Medical College of Cornell University
- Alan B Astrow, M.D. · PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR · NYP Brooklyn Methodist Hospital
- Mukaila Raji, M.D. · PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR · The University of Texas Medical Branch
- David Hui, M.D. · PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR · M.D. Anderson Cancer Center
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What this trial measures
- Patients' spiritual wellness as assessed by measures of spiritual well-being2 months
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.
- Participants' number of hospice enrollmentsup to 12 months
Number of hospice enrollments over time, up to 12 months.
- Participants' number of ICU admissionsup to 12 months
Number of ICU admissions over time, up to 12 months.
- Patients' spiritual wellness as assessed by measures of satisfaction of spiritual care needs.2 months
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.