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Clinical Trials/ISRCTN29868352
ISRCTN29868352
Completed
Phase 2

A phase II randomised controlled trial assessing the feasibility, acceptability and potential effectiveness of Dignity Therapy for people with advanced cancer

King's College London (UK)0 sites40 target enrollmentFebruary 12, 2009

Overview

Phase
Phase 2
Intervention
Not specified
Conditions
Advanced cancer
Sponsor
King's College London (UK)
Enrollment
40
Status
Completed
Last Updated
9 years ago

Overview

Brief Summary

No summary available.

Registry
who.int
Start Date
February 12, 2009
End Date
TBD
Last Updated
9 years ago
Study Type
Interventional
Sex
All

Investigators

Sponsor
King's College London (UK)

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

  • Adults aged greater than or equal to 18 years, either sex, with advanced cancer who have been referred to a hospital\-based palliative care team. In one hospital trust only patients being cared for in the community will be included. In the other hospital only in\-patients and those visiting out\-patient clinics will be included. Participants will not be screened for spiritual or psychological distress, or loss of dignity, however, they will be assessed at baseline, to explore the potential moderating effects of these on the impact of the intervention.

Exclusion Criteria

  • 1\. Patients who are considered by the palliative care team to be too ill to take part in a protocol lasting two weeks
  • 2\. Unable to provide informed consent either due to cognitive problems, or to the severity of their illness, or because they are unable to understand English

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Not specified

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