Meaning-Centered Psychotherapy Training for Cancer Care Providers

Active, not recruiting

• Conditions: Cancer Care Providers
• Interventions: Behavioral: workshop; Behavioral: follow-up calls & webinars; Behavioral: assessments

• Registration Number: NCT02730039
• Lead Sponsor: Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center

Brief Summary

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

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2015-12-11
• Study First Submitted: 2016-03-15
• Study First Submitted QC: 2016-03-31
• Study First Posted: 2016-04-06
• Status Verified: 2024-10
• Last Update Submitted: 2024-10-18
• Last Update Posted: 2024-10-22
• Primary Completion: 2024-12-11
• Study Completion: 2024-12-11

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITING
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 350

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.

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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.

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Study & Design

• Study Type: OBSERVATIONAL
• Study Design: Not specified

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
Cancer Care Providers	workshop	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)
Cancer Care Providers	follow-up calls & webinars	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)
Cancer Care Providers	assessments	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)

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
participant's skills uptake at the end of the MCPT session score range 0-10	change from Baseline to 12 months	Evaluation will take place on two levels, as data will be collected directly from: 1) MCPT participants and 2) MCP trainers. Data on the training will be collected before and during the MCPT session. Data on post-MCP training will be collected for one year following participation in the MCPT.

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center; 🇺🇸 New York, New York, United States