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Clinical Trials/ISRCTN34354086
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.

Registry
who.int
Start Date
September 19, 2011
End Date
TBD
Last Updated
9 years ago
Study Type
Interventional
Sex
All

Investigators

Sponsor
niversity of Lisbon (Portugal)

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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