Meaning Centered Psychotherapy for Palliative Care Patients (MCP-PC)

NCT ID: NCT03612050

Last Updated: 2021-08-30

Study Results

Results pending

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

UNKNOWN

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

80 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2022-01-01

Study Completion Date

2023-12-31

Brief Summary

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This randomized, controlled trial evaluates the effectiveness of an adaptation of a well-established brief, structured existential psychotherapy (Meaning Centered Psychotherapy) specifically tailored to the needs of palliative care patients (MCP-PC). Terminally ill patients with cancer who have been hospitalized in a palliative care hospital will be randomly assigned to either MCP-PC or enhanced usual care. Patients will complete a very short battery of self-report measures before the 3-session intervention, and again 2 and 4 weeks later to determine whether treatment has bolstered spiritual and psychological well-being and improved quality of life.

Detailed Description

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Conditions

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Palliative Care

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Randomized controlled trial
Primary Study Purpose

TREATMENT

Blinding Strategy

SINGLE

Outcome Assessors

Study Groups

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Enhanced Usual Care

facilitate any clinical interventions

Group Type PLACEBO_COMPARATOR

Meaning Centered Psychotherapy

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Manualized, 3-session existential psychotherapy (30-45 minutes/session) with an optional 4th "booster" session. Content focuses on enhancing patients sense of meaning and purpose in life.

Meaning Centered Psychotherapy

raise patients' sense of meaning/purpose

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Meaning Centered Psychotherapy

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Manualized, 3-session existential psychotherapy (30-45 minutes/session) with an optional 4th "booster" session. Content focuses on enhancing patients sense of meaning and purpose in life.

Interventions

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Meaning Centered Psychotherapy

Manualized, 3-session existential psychotherapy (30-45 minutes/session) with an optional 4th "booster" session. Content focuses on enhancing patients sense of meaning and purpose in life.

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Terminal illness with life expectancy of less than 6 months; hospitalized at a palliative care facility in Bronx NY, English speaking

Exclusion Criteria

* Cognitive impairment or severe psychiatric symptoms that preclude informed consent or participation in treatment.
Minimum Eligible Age

21 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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Calvary Hospital, Bronx, NY

OTHER

Sponsor Role collaborator

Fordham University

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Responsibility Role SPONSOR

Principal Investigators

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Barry Rosenfeld, PhD

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Fordham University

Central Contacts

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Barry D Rosenfeld, PhD

Role: CONTACT

718-817-3794

References

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Rosenfeld B, Saracino R, Tobias K, Masterson M, Pessin H, Applebaum A, Brescia R, Breitbart W. Adapting Meaning-Centered Psychotherapy for the palliative care setting: Results of a pilot study. Palliat Med. 2017 Feb;31(2):140-146. doi: 10.1177/0269216316651570. Epub 2016 Jul 21.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 27435603 (View on PubMed)

Other Identifiers

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R21 NR017728

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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