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A Chaplain-clinician Led Spiritual Care (PEACE) Intervention on Spiritual/Religious Beliefs Related to Medical Care in Patients With Advanced Cancer: a Pilot Clinical Trial

Who can join

Ages 18 and older · All sexes

Eligibility Criteria

1. Participants with advanced cancer (locally advanced, metastatic, recurrent, or incurable) seen by the participant supportive/palliative care mobile team at MD Anderson Cancer Center.
2. Respond "somewhat to A great deal" to the question in the RBEC questionnaire "I will accept every possible medical treatment because my faith tells me to do everything I can to stay alive longer".
3. Participant s aged 18 years or over.
4. Karnofsky performance status ≥30% at time of inclusion into study.
5. Normal cognitive status as determined by the supportive care clinicians based on the ability to understand the nature of the study and consent process.
6. Only English-speaking, as determined by their ability to understand the informed consent, the intervention, and the assessment tools.

About the study

To examine the feasibility and acceptability of chaplain-clinician led spiritual care (PEACE: Perception, Exploring, Addressing, Compassionate Connection, Embracing) intervention in patients with advanced cancer.

What is being tested

• Peace Intervention (other)
• Usual Care (other)

Sponsor: M.D. Anderson Cancer Center · Participants: 60 · Started: Dec 22, 2025

Contact the study team

• Marvin Delgado Guay, MD · Phone: 713-745-8190

Official record on ClinicalTrials.gov — NCT07246954

Locations in the U.S.

From ClinicalTrials.gov, data retrieved Sep 30, 2026. Each study sets its own eligibility; the study team decides who can join.