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Pilot Randomized Clinical Trial of Informational Support Versus Spiritual Care

NCT07176559 · Status: RECRUITING · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 36

Last updated 2026-03-12

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

The purpose of this study is to address the need for effective spiritual care support for patients with lung and gastrointestinal cancer. This study will examine how spiritual care affects spiritual wellbeing, anxiety, depression, satisfaction with spiritual care, and quality of communication.

Conditions

  • Stage IV Lung Cancer
  • Stage IV Gastrointestinal Cancer

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

Spiritual Care

Participants in the Spiritual Care intervention discuss topics consistent with the Spiritual Care Assessment and Intervention (SCAI) framework including meaning and purpose, relationships, transcendence and peace, and self-worth and identity.

BEHAVIORAL

Informational Support

Participants in the Informational Support comparator arm discuss topics including quality of life, financial resources, and evaluating health information.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Walther Cancer Foundation

    collaborator UNKNOWN

  • Indiana University

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Shelley Johns, PsyD · Indiana University

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
SUPPORTIVE_CARE
Masking
SINGLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2025-09-09
Primary Completion
2026-12-31
Completion
2027-04-30

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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