Logotherapy Counseling Programme for Palliative Care Patients With Chronic Sorrow

NCT ID: NCT05129059

Last Updated: 2023-02-08

Study Results

Results pending

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

UNKNOWN

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

58 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2021-01-19

Study Completion Date

2023-05-31

Brief Summary

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The purpose of this study is to evaluate the effectiveness of logotherapy counseling program on chronic sorrow, meaning of life and dignity of palliative care patients.

Detailed Description

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Palliative care patients experience psychosocial and spiritual problems such as depressed mood, fear of metastasis, uncertainty, lack of pleasure, fear of suffering, and chronic sorrow. Logotherapy is a meaning-centered intervention helping the individual to discover the meaning of life and increasing the spiritual well-being and quality of life of the individual. In this study, the effect of logotherapy counseling program on dignity, chronic sorrow and meaning of life of palliative care patients will be evaluated.

In this study, the participants will be randomized in a single blind manner (participant) to either intervention (8 session-4 week logotherapy) or control (routine care) groups.

Conditions

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Palliative Care Cancer

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Primary Study Purpose

SUPPORTIVE_CARE

Blinding Strategy

DOUBLE

Participants Outcome Assessors

Study Groups

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Logotherapy

Participants will receive individual logotherapy counseling by the investigator for 8 visits in 4 weeks.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Logotherapy

Intervention Type OTHER

Logotherapy is a method of finding meaning with three basic principles. The first principle is that life is meaningful in every situation , even in the most desperate moments. The second principle is that the main source of motivation is the desire to find meaning in life. The third is that an individual is free to choose his own attitude even in the worst conditions.

Control

Participants will receive routine care.

Group Type NO_INTERVENTION

No interventions assigned to this group

Interventions

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Logotherapy

Logotherapy is a method of finding meaning with three basic principles. The first principle is that life is meaningful in every situation , even in the most desperate moments. The second principle is that the main source of motivation is the desire to find meaning in life. The third is that an individual is free to choose his own attitude even in the worst conditions.

Intervention Type OTHER

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

Hospitalized patients due to advanced cancer Patients informed of cancer diagnosis at least 1 month Patients reporting to have chronic sorrow Patients with palliative performance scale score at least 50% Patients having life expectancy more than 6 months Patients who volunteered to participate in the study and signed written informed consent

Exclusion Criteria

Clinically diagnosed mental disorder Patients with palliative performance scale score \< 40%
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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Baskent University

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Yasemin Eskigülek

RN, MSN

Responsibility Role PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Principal Investigators

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Yasemin Eskigülek

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Baskent University

Sultan Kav

Role: STUDY_DIRECTOR

Baskent University

Locations

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Gazi University Hospital

Ankara, , Turkey (Türkiye)

Site Status RECRUITING

Countries

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Turkey (Türkiye)

Central Contacts

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Yasemin Eskigülek

Role: CONTACT

+905447887405

References

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Eskigulek Y, Kav S. Effect of logotherapy counseling program on chronic sorrow, dignity, and meaning in life of palliative care patients: a randomized controlled trial. Support Care Cancer. 2024 Aug 13;32(9):587. doi: 10.1007/s00520-024-08792-w.

Reference Type DERIVED
PMID: 39138762 (View on PubMed)

Other Identifiers

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KA21/276

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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