Status:

COMPLETED

Spirituality/Religiosity in Patients and Caregivers

Lead Sponsor:

M.D. Anderson Cancer Center

Conditions:

Advanced Cancer

Solid Tumors

Eligibility:

All Genders

18+ years

Brief Summary

Primary Objective: -To examine the association between self-rated spirituality/religiosity and coping strategies (Brief RCOPE, Brief COPE, SBI-15R) among palliative care patients. Secondary Objectiv...

Detailed Description

Questionnaires: If you are found to be eligible to take part in this study and you agree to take part, you will complete 9 questionnaires. The first 2 questionnaires ask about your demographic infor...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • (Patients) Advanced cancer patients seen in palliative care outpatient clinic and palliative care mobile team and inpatient unit at M.D. Anderson Cancer Center
  • (Patients) Patients aged 18 years or over
  • (Patients) Karnofsky performance status score of more than 40 at time of inclusion into study. (Patients with Karnofsky score less than 40 may not be able to complete the measures).
  • (Patients) Able to provide informed consent and comply with study procedures
  • (Caregivers) Spouse, first degree relative, or other person designated by the patient as providing direct assistance to the patient in his/her activities of daily living
  • (Caregivers) Having the patient's consent to be contacted.
  • (Caregivers) Caregiver is 18 years or over
  • (Caregivers) Able to provide informed consent and comply with study procedures
  • (Patients) only English-speaking, as determined by their ability to understand the informed consent and the assessment tools.
  • (Caregivers) only English-speaking, as determined by their ability to understand the informed consent and the assessment tools.
  • (Patients) Normal cognitive status as determined by the interviewer based on the ability to understand the nature of the study and consent process.

Exclusion

  • N/A

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

February 22 2008

Trial Type :

OBSERVATIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

February 10 2022

Estimated Enrollment :

193 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT00634257

Start Date

February 22 2008

End Date

February 10 2022

Last Update

March 27 2023

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University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center

Houston, Texas, United States, 77030