Meaning-Centered Psychotherapy Training for Cancer Care Providers

NCT ID: NCT02730039

Last Updated: 2025-12-30

Study Results

Results pending

The study team has not published outcome measurements, participant flow, or safety data for this trial yet. Check back later for updates.

Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITING

Total Enrollment

350 participants

Study Classification

OBSERVATIONAL

Study Start Date

2015-12-11

Study Completion Date

2026-12-11

Brief Summary

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The purpose of this project, entitled "Meaning-Centered Psychotherapy Training for Cancer Care Providers," is to develop a multi-modal training program in Meaning-Centered Psychotherapy (MCP) for multidisciplinary cancer care clinicians who provide psycho-oncology and psychosocial palliative care services for cancer patients.

Detailed Description

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Conditions

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Cancer Care Providers

Keywords

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Cancer Care Providers Psychotherapy 15-321

Study Design

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Observational Model Type

COHORT

Study Time Perspective

PROSPECTIVE

Study Groups

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Cancer Care Providers

Provider will attend a MCPT two-day intensive workshop that will include:

* Didactic Components
* Experiential Exercises
* Simulated patient role plays with actors
* Provider completes MCPT Workshop Assessment MCPT POST-WORKSHOP IMPLEMTATION (OPTIONAL)
* MCP Core Competency Trainer rated Assessment
* MCP Pre \& Post Workshop Knowledge Assessment
* MCPT Session Evaluation Assessment Provider will participate in training follow-up calls \& webinars for approximately 6 -12 months following completion of MCPT workshop.
* Provider will have ongoing access to MCPT Website with a discussion board, training resources and materials for clinical care.
* Provider will complete follow-up assessment at 3, 6, 9, \& 12 months post-training
* Training Update
* Goal Evaluation Form
* MCP Core Competency Self-Assessment MCPT POST-WORKSHOP IMPLEMTATION (OPTIONAL)

workshop

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

follow-up calls & webinars

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

assessments

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Interventions

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workshop

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

follow-up calls & webinars

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

assessments

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Clinicians who provide psycho-oncology and/or psychosocial palliative care services for to patients with cancer and/or severe medical illness/disease at MSKCC, other institutions, or in the community, as per self-report.
* Completed online MCPT application form and commits to attend the two-day intensive MCPT program, complete training follow-up assessments, and participate in required follow-up training activities.
* Able to speak, read, and understand English proficiently to participate in MCPT training sessions and complete assessments.

Exclusion Criteria

* Does not meet the criteria of an appropriate candidate for training program, as determined by review of the MCPT Application Evaluation Checklist in the opinion of the investigator.

* Materials for the training and the training will be conducted in English only.
Minimum Eligible Age

21 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Sponsors

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Stanford University

OTHER

Sponsor Role collaborator

Northwestern University

OTHER

Sponsor Role collaborator

MJHS Institute for Innovation in Palliative Care

OTHER

Sponsor Role collaborator

Massachusetts General Hospital

OTHER

Sponsor Role collaborator

City of Hope Medical Center

OTHER

Sponsor Role collaborator

Dana-Farber Cancer Institute

OTHER

Sponsor Role collaborator

New York Presbyterian Hospital

OTHER

Sponsor Role collaborator

Odette Cancer Center - Sunnybrook Hospital

UNKNOWN

Sponsor Role collaborator

VA New York Harbor Healthcare System

FED

Sponsor Role collaborator

University of Pennsylvania

OTHER

Sponsor Role collaborator

Smilow Cancer Hospital - Yale New Haven Health

UNKNOWN

Sponsor Role collaborator

Department of Veterans Affairs, New Jersey

FED

Sponsor Role collaborator

Vidant Cancer Care

UNKNOWN

Sponsor Role collaborator

Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Responsibility Role SPONSOR

Principal Investigators

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William Breitbart, MD

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center

Locations

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Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center

New York, New York, United States

Site Status

Countries

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United States

Related Links

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https://www.mskcc.org/

Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center

Other Identifiers

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15-321

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id