Pilot Trial of Spiritual Care Interventions for Patients With Cancer

Recruiting now · Not applicable

Conditions studied: Advanced Cancer

In brief

This is a pilot trial of the effects of spiritual care interventions on spiritual well-being and readiness to engage in advance care planning (ACP) among black patients with advanced cancer recruited from outpatient settings to determine the feasibility of conducting a larger trial of effects of early integration of spiritual care into outpatient oncology care on patient outcomes.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT06811376

Run by

Weill Medical College of Cornell University

People needed

64

Starts

2025-02-13

Expected to finish

2027-04-01

Last updated by the study team

2026-03-25

Who can join

Age: 18 and older. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Diagnosed with a life-limiting, advanced cancer.
• Identifies racially as black or African American.
• Is fluent in English.

You may not qualify if…

• Have received medical system-based spiritual care within the past 2 months.
• Have already completed a DNR order.
• Are too weak or cognitively impaired to engage in study activities

Where it is running

• New York Presbyterian Brooklyn Methodist Hospital — Brooklyn, New York, United States (enrolling)
• The University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston — Galveston, Texas, United States (enrolling)

Full record on ClinicalTrials.gov

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