Outlook Quality of Life Intervention Study

Completed · Not applicable

Conditions studied: Cancer, Congestive Heart Failure (CHF), Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD), End Stage Renal Disease (ESRD)

In brief

The purpose of this study is to determine whether discussions of life story, forgiveness, and future goals improve quality of life for patients with serious illness.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT01044290

Run by

VA Office of Research and Development

People needed

221

Starts

2011-01-01

Expected to finish

2014-04-01

Last updated by the study team

2015-11-20

Who can join

Age: 18 and older, up to 95. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Patients with
• Advanced cancer
• Congestive heart failure
• COPD
• End stage renal disease

You may not qualify if…

• Cognitive impairment
• inability to speak
• non-English speaking

Where it is running

• Durham VA Medical Center HSR&D COE — Durham, North Carolina, United States

Full record on ClinicalTrials.gov

Trial information comes from ClinicalTrials.gov and is refreshed daily. TrialsForMe does not provide medical care and does not run the studies it lists.