Spirituality, Religiosity, and Immune Functioning

Completed

Conditions studied: Cancer, Depression, Dying Process

In brief

The purpose of this study is to determine whether religiosity and spirituality are related to immune functioning, as measured by interleukin-6 blood plasma level, among terminally ill cancer patients.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT00066924

Run by

National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health (NCCIH)

People needed

120

Starts

2003-09-01

Expected to finish

2004-06-01

Last updated by the study team

2005-06-24

Who can join

Age: 21 and older. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Inpatient at Calvary Hospital
• Diagnosis of terminal cancer
• Score of 20 or above on Mini-Mental State Exam

You may not qualify if…

• Presence of a psychiatric disorder that would preclude the production of meaningful data

Where it is running

• Calvary Hospital — The Bronx, New York, United States

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