Intervention in Spirituality at the End of Life. The Kibo Protocol
- Conditions
- Palliative Care
- Registration Number
- NCT03995095
- Lead Sponsor
- University of Valencia
- Brief Summary
This work aims to study the benefits that the therapeutic interview Kibo in palliative care patients can have for spirituality.
A parallel randomized controlled trial of two groups was performed. Information was collected on 60 palliative care patients during the moments before and after the intervention.
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- COMPLETED
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 60
- To be 18 or more years of age.
- Being in advanced or terminal disease phase (following World Health Organization criteria).
- To have preserved cognitive capacity.
- To have signed the informed consent.
a) Estimated time of survival: Patients with a life expectancy of two weeks or less will not be intervened.
Study & Design
- Study Type
- INTERVENTIONAL
- Study Design
- PARALLEL
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Change in the dimension of spirituality (PRE and POST measures) Baseline up to 4 weeks This variable was assessed with the Spirituality questionnaire from the Spanish Society of Palliative Care (SECPAL). This questionnaire contains 8 items, and it provides scores from 0 to 32, where higher values represent a better outcome.
In order to observe the change in the dimension of spirituality, it was measured at in two time points:
First measurement: PRE. Once the participant had signed the informed consent, the initial score for this outcome was assessed.
Second measurement: POST. Up to 4 weeks after the first measurement, the second measurement of the same variable was carried out.
Between first and second measurement, the control group received the usual psychological attention, whereas the intervention group received usual psychological attention plus attention of spiritual needs following the Kibo protocol (intervention).
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Change in resilience (PRE and POST measures) Baseline up to 4 weeks This variable was assessed with the Brief Resilient Coping Scale (BRCS). This scale contains 4 items, and it provides scores from 4 to 20, where higher values represent a better outcome.
In order to observe the change in the dimension of resilience, it was measured at in two time points:
First measurement: PRE. Once the participant had signed the informed consent, the initial score for this outcome was assessed.
Second measurement: POST. Up to 4 weeks after the first measurement, the second measurement of the same variable was carried out.
Between first and second measurement, the control group received the usual psychological attention, whereas the intervention group received usual psychological attention plus attention of spiritual needs following the Kibo protocol (intervention).Change in demoralization (PRE and POST measures) Baseline up to 4 weeks This variable was assessed with the Short Demoralization Scale (SDS). This scale contains 5 items, and it provides scores from 0 to 20, where lower values represent a better outcome.
In order to observe the change in the dimension of demoralization, it was measured at in two time points:
First measurement: PRE. Once the participant had signed the informed consent, the initial score for this outcome was assessed.
Second measurement: POST. Up to 4 weeks after the first measurement, the second measurement of the same variable was carried out.
Between first and second measurement, the control group received the usual psychological attention, whereas the intervention group received usual psychological attention plus attention of spiritual needs following the Kibo protocol (intervention).
Trial Locations
- Locations (1)
Universitat de València
🇪🇸Valencia, Spain