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Short-term Psychodynamic Psychotherapy in Serious Physical Illness

NCT05520281 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 24

Last updated 2025-12-15

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

Life-threatening physical illness may powerfully re-activate existential conflict. There is little evidence to date on the effectiveness of relationship-focused therapies in this patient group.The aim of this study is to pilot a psychodynamic treatment for patients with advanced cancer and high psychological distress.

Conditions

  • Malignant Neoplasm
  • Carcinoma
  • Palliative Care

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

Short-term psychodynamic psychotherapy for patients with serious physical illness (ORPHYS)

A short-term psychodynamic therapy that focuses on the special inner and outer situation of patients with a serious physical illness, especially with regard to the importance of relationships in a limited lifetime.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Universitätsklinikum Hamburg-Eppendorf

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Sigrun Vehling, PD, PhD · Universitätsklinikum Hamburg-Eppendorf

Study Design

Allocation
NA
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Model
SINGLE_GROUP

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2022-09-15
Primary Completion
2025-08-06
Completion
2025-08-06

Countries

  • Germany

Study Locations

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