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Pilot Trial of Spiritual Care Interventions for Patients With Cancer

Recruiting

Who can join

Ages 18 and older · All sexes

Full eligibility criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

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

Exclusion Criteria:

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

About the study

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.

What is being tested

Spiritual Care Intervention #1 (behavioral)
Spiritual Care Intervention #2 (other)

Sponsor: Weill Medical College of Cornell University · Participants: 64 · Started: Feb 13, 2025

Contact the study team

Madison K Pavao, B.S. · Phone: (646)962-5650
Paul K Maciejewski, Ph.D. · Phone: (212) 746-2229

Official record on ClinicalTrials.gov — NCT06811376

Locations in the U.S.

New York	New York Presbyterian Brooklyn Methodist Hospital, Brooklyn
Texas	The University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, Galveston

From ClinicalTrials.gov, data retrieved Oct 1, 2026. Each study sets its own eligibility; the study team decides who can join.