Development of Meaning Centered Psychotherapy for Palliative Care Patients
试验速览
- 阶段
- 不适用
- 入组人数
- 80
- 主要终点
- Spiritual Well Being
研究概览
简要总结
This randomized, controlled trial evaluates the effectiveness of an adaptation of a well-established brief, structured existential psychotherapy (Meaning Centered Psychotherapy) specifically tailored to the needs of palliative care patients (MCP-PC). Terminally ill patients with cancer who have been hospitalized in a palliative care hospital will be randomly assigned to either MCP-PC or enhanced usual care. Patients will complete a very short battery of self-report measures before the 3-session intervention, and again 2 and 4 weeks later to determine whether treatment has bolstered spiritual and psychological well-being and improved quality of life.
研究设计
- 研究类型
- Interventional
- 分配方式
- Randomized
- 干预模型
- Parallel
- 主要目的
- Treatment
- 盲法
- Single (Outcomes Assessor)
入排标准
- 年龄范围
- 21 Years 至 —（Adult, Older Adult）
- 性别
- All
- 接受健康志愿者
- 否
入选标准
- •Terminal illness with life expectancy of less than 6 months; hospitalized at a palliative care facility in Bronx NY, English speaking
排除标准
- •Cognitive impairment or severe psychiatric symptoms that preclude informed consent or participation in treatment.
结局指标
主要结局
Spiritual Well Being
时间窗: Through study completion (approx 6 weeks)
Overall spiritual well-being as measured through the self-report FACIT Spiritual Well Being scale
次要结局
- Hopelessness(Through study completion (approx 6 weeks))
- Acceptance of Death(Through study completion (approx 6 weeks))
- Health related Quality of life(Through study completion (approx 6 weeks))
- Desire for hastened death(Through study completion (approx 6 weeks))