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Feasibility of CALM in Patients With Ovarian Cancer

NCT06459271 · Status: ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITING · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 50

Last updated 2026-08-20

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Summary

The goal of this feasibility trial is to determine the feasibility and acceptability of implementing a brief evidence-based psychotherapeutic intervention, Managing Cancer And Living Meaningfully (CALM), at the time of a new diagnosis and recurrence of ovarian cancer (OC).

The main questions are:

1. Is it feasible and acceptable to implement CALM for patients with newly diagnosed or recently recurred advanced OC
2. What is the patient experience of CALM-TF at new diagnosis or recurrence

Participants will be asked to complete questionnaires at baseline and at 3 and 6 months following a diagnosis or recurrence of stage III or IV OC. Participants will also be invited to participate in 3-6 sessions of CALM therapy.

Conditions

Interventions

OTHER

Managing Cancer And Living Meaningfully (CALM)

Our team has developed a brief, manualized, individual and couple-based psychotherapeutic intervention for patients living with advanced cancer and their primary caregivers called Managing Cancer and Living Meaningfully (CALM). CALM is a brief supportive-expressive therapy consisting of 3-6 sessions of 30-60 minutes delivered over the course of 3-6 months. This tailored therapy is focused on the most common challenges and concerns facing individuals living with advanced cancer. These four broad content domains are: 1) symptom management and communication with healthcare providers; 2) changes in self and in relationships with close others; 3) sense of meaning and purpose in life; and 4) hopes and fears about the future and mortality. The aim is to offer patients and caregivers reflective space and a supportive environment to reflect on and process the various practical and profound aspects of their life while facing advanced illness.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR)

    collaborator OTHER_GOV

  • University Health Network, Toronto

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Gary M Rodin, MD · University Health Network, Toronto

Study Design

Allocation
NA
Purpose
SUPPORTIVE_CARE
Masking
NONE
Model
SINGLE_GROUP

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
FEMALE
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2024-06-10
Primary Completion
2026-12-06
Completion
2027-01-31

Countries

  • Canada

Study Locations

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Read the full study record

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