ISRCTN34354086
Completed
Phase 2
Efficacy of dignity therapy in psychological and existential distress of terminally-ill patients: randomized controlled trial
niversity of Lisbon (Portugal)0 sites100 target enrollmentSeptember 19, 2011
Overview
- Phase
- Phase 2
- Intervention
- Not specified
- Conditions
- Psychological and existential distress of terminally-ill patients
- Sponsor
- niversity of Lisbon (Portugal)
- Enrollment
- 100
- Status
- Completed
- Last Updated
- 9 years ago
Overview
Brief Summary
No summary available.
Investigators
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria
- •1\. Age \= 18 years old
- •2\. Patient with a life\-threatening disease
- •3\. Patient able to read and speak Portuguese
- •4\. Patient able to provide written informed consent
- •5\. Patient with no evidence or diagnosis of dementia or delirium, demonstrated by information on medical chart or by clinical consensus between the main investigator and another palliative care physician
- •6\. Mini Mental State score \= 20
- •7\. Availability to have 4 to 5 research encounters, over a period of one month
Exclusion Criteria
- •Patients enrolled on other palliative care programs
Outcomes
Primary Outcomes
Not specified
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