A Study of Meaning-Centered Psychotherapy for Caregivers to People With Cancer

Recruiting N/A Interventional Study
Caregiver Burden Caregiver Burnout Caregiver Stress Syndrome
No Placebo Group Every participant receives an active treatment — no one gets a placebo. Healthy Volunteers Welcome You do not need to have the condition being studied to take part.
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At a Glance
Age
18 and older
Sex
Any
Study type
Interventional
Purpose
Supportive Care
Participants needed
200 (estimated)
Sponsor
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai · Other
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About This Trial
Participants will complete 1 set of questionnaires about 2 weeks before beginning their Meaning-Centered Psychotherapy for Caregivers/MCP-C or standard Supportive Psychotherapy for Caregivers/SP-C sessions. These questionnaires will ask about participants' sense of meaning and purpose in life, spiritual well-being, depression and/or anxiety, and social support. Participants will then be assigned t…
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Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria: * Age 18 or over; * As per self-report, a current caregiver to a patient with Stage III or IV solid tumor cancer currently receiving medical care of any kind (e.g., curative, palliative); * Experiences distress as evidenced by a score of 4 or greater on the Distress Thermometer …
Contacts

Allison Applebaum, PhD, FAPOS

212-241-8561

allison.applebaum@mssm.edu

CONTACT

Morgan Loschiavo, MPH

646-888-0225

LoschiaM@mskcc.org

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