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2024-10-26 @ 9:34 AM
Study NCT ID:
NCT00494910
Status:
COMPLETED
Last Update Posted:
2024-04-11
First Post:
2007-06-29
Brief Title:
Randomized Controlled Trial of Group Psychotherapy Interventions for Cancer Patients
Sponsor:
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
Organization:
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
Study Overview
Official Title:
A Randomized Controlled Trial of Group Psychotherapy Interventions for Cancer Patients
Status:
COMPLETED
Status Verified Date:
2024-04
Last Known Status:
None
Delayed Posting:
No
If Stopped, Why?:
Not Stopped
Has Expanded Access:
False
If Expanded Access, NCT#:
N/A
Has Expanded Access, NCT# Status:
N/A
Acronym:
None
Brief Summary:
The purpose of this study is to compare two types of group counseling for cancer patients Meaning-Centered counseling and Supportive counseling Many cancer patients seek counseling to help with the emotional burden of their illnesses Counseling often helps them cope with cancer by giving them a place to express their feelings Meaning-Centered group counseling is intended to teach cancer patients how to maintain or even increase a sense of meaning and purpose in their lives despite cancer Supportive group counseling is intended to help you cope with cancer by giving you a place to express your feelings and get support from other cancer patients The purpose of this study is to compare the benefits of these two types of counseling approaches for cancer patients
Detailed Description:
To conduct a randomized controlled trial comparing the efficacy of Meaning-Centered Group Psychotherapy MCGP versus a standardized Supportive Group Psychotherapy SGP in reducing psychological distress depression and anxiety end-of-life despair hopelessness desire for hastened death and suicidal ideation and improving spiritual well-being and overall quality of life in a sample patients with advanced cancer
To assess the relative impact of Meaning-Centered Group Psychotherapy on different aspects of spiritual well-being eg a sense of meaning and purpose versus spirituality linked to religious faith
To examine clinical and demographic variables that may correspond to differential responses to Meaning-Centered Group Psychotherapy eg potential mediating and moderating influences such as illness severity religion and religiosity level of education raceethnicity level of pre-intervention social support presence of pain and physical symptom burden
To assess the relative impact of Meaning-Centered Group Psychotherapy on different aspects of spiritual well-being eg a sense of meaning and purpose versus spirituality linked to religious faith
To examine clinical and demographic variables that may correspond to differential responses to Meaning-Centered Group Psychotherapy eg potential mediating and moderating influences such as illness severity religion and religiosity level of education raceethnicity level of pre-intervention social support presence of pain and physical symptom burden
Study Oversight
Has Oversight DMC:
None
Is a FDA Regulated Drug?:
None
Is a FDA Regulated Device?:
None
Is an Unapproved Device?:
None
Is a PPSD?:
None
Is a US Export?:
None
Is an FDA AA801 Violation?:
None