Status:
COMPLETED
Managing Cancer and Living Meaningfully (CALM): A Study to Evaluate the Effectiveness of a Psychological Intervention for Cancer Patients
Lead Sponsor:
University Health Network, Toronto
Collaborating Sponsors:
Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR)
Conditions:
Depression
Eligibility:
All Genders
18+ years
Phase:
PHASE3
Brief Summary
The purpose of this study is to test the effectiveness of a brief manualized individual psychotherapy, called Managing Cancer and Living Meaningfully (CALM), to reduce distress and promote psychologic...
Detailed Description
We have developed and pilot-tested a brief manualized individual psychotherapy, called Managing Cancer and Living Meaningfully (CALM), to reduce distress in patients with various types of cancer, incl...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- ≥18 years of age
- Fluency in English
- Confirmed diagnosis of stage III or IV lung cancer; any stage of pancreatic cancer, unresectable cholangiocarcinoma, unresectable liver cancer, unresectable ampullary/peri-ampullary cancer, or other stage IV (metastatic) gastrointestinal cancer; stage III or IV ovarian and fallopian tube cancers, or other stage IV gynecological cancers; and stage IV breast, genitourinary, sarcoma, melanoma or endocrine cancers (all with expected survival of 12-18 months)
Exclusion
- Major communication difficulties (including language barriers)
- Inability to commit to the required 3-6 psychotherapy sessions
- Cognitive impairment indicated in the medical record, or by the attending oncologist, or as indicated by a score \< 20 on the Short Orientation-Memory-Concentration test, unless deemed suitable at the recruiter's discretion
- Actively seeing a psychiatrist or psychologist in the Department of Supportive Care (formerly the Department of Psychosocial Oncology and Palliative Care) at Princess Margaret Cancer Centre at the time of study approach
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
January 1 2012
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
October 1 2016
Estimated Enrollment :
305 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT01506492
Start Date
January 1 2012
End Date
October 1 2016
Last Update
September 27 2019
Active Locations (1)
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Princess Margaret Cancer Centre
Toronto, Ontario, Canada, M5G 2M9