Spiritual Care or Psychotherapy Versus Palliative Care Alone in Patients With Non-Curative Malignancies
Recruiting
Phase 3
Interventional Study
Cancer
No Placebo Group
Every participant receives an active treatment — no one gets a placebo.
Pivotal Trial
This treatment is in the last trial phase before FDA approval.
Prior Safety Data
This treatment has already been tested in at least one earlier human trial.
At a Glance
- Age
- 18 and older
- Sex
- Any
- Trial phase
- Phase 3
- Study type
- Interventional
- Purpose
- Treatment
- Participants needed
- 854 (estimated)
- Sponsor
- The Methodist Hospital Research Institute · Other
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About This Trial
This phase III clinical trial will evaluate the impact on survival of adding chaplain-provided spiritual care or psychotherapy/meditation to standard-of-care (SOC) and palliative measures, plus chemotherapy if recommended, and comparing it with SOC and palliative measures, plus chemotherapy if recommended, in patients with non-curative malignancies. The Palliative Care Department at Houston Method…
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Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria:
Patients are eligible to be included in the trial only if all of the following criteria apply
* The patient provides written informed consent for the trial.
* Male or female ≥18 years of age on the day of informed consent signing.
* Histologically confirmed metastatic disease w…
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