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A Study of Meaning-Centered Psychotherapy for Caregivers to People With Cancer

RecruitingNAAges 18 Years - anyAllIcahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
NCT06307535 on ClinicalTrials.gov ↗
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What the trial is, and whether it could suit you

Participants will complete 1 set of questionnaires about 2 weeks before beginning their Meaning-Centered Psychotherapy for Caregivers/MCP-C or standard Supportive Psychotherapy for Caregivers/SP-C sessions. These questionnaires will ask about participants' sense of meaning and purpose in life, spiritual well-being, depression and/or anxiety, and social support. Participants will then be assigned to receive either MCP-C or SP-C for 7 sessions. Participants will complete additional sets of questionnaires about 2 weeks, 6 months, and 12 months after their last session of MCP-C or SP-C. It will take between 35 and 50 minutes to complete each set of questionnaires. After participants complete the MCP-C or SP-C sessions and all 4 sets of questionnaires, their participation in this study will end. If participants decide not to complete all 7 sessions, they may still choose to complete the ques

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📋 Eligibility rules (as published)
Inclusion Criteria: * Age 18 or over; * As per self-report, a current caregiver to a patient with Stage III or IV solid tumor cancer currently receiving medical care of any kind (e.g., curative, palliative); * Experiences distress as evidenced by a score of 4 or greater on the Distress Thermometer (DT) and an indication that this distress is associated with caregiving; * As per self-report, can read and understand English; * As per self-report, residing in New York, New Jersey, Connecticut, or Florida, or have the ability to complete sessions while complying with current telehealth regulations. Exclusion Criteria: * Participant does not have a reasonable understanding of the study activities by the judgment of the consenting professional; * Engagement in regular individual psychotherapeutic support that the participant is unable or unwilling to put on hold for the course of treatment.
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What it tests

  • Meaning-Centered Psychotherapy for Caregivers
  • Supportive Psychotherapy for Caregivers
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Where

8 sites
University of Miami (Data Collection AND Data Analysis)
Miami, United States
Memorial Sloan Kettering Basking Ridge (Limited Protocol Activities)
Basking Ridge, United States
Memorial Sloan Kettering Monmouth (Limited protocol activities)
Middletown, United States
Memorial Sloan Kettering Bergen (Limited Protocol Activities)
Montvale, United States
Memorial Sloan Kettering Suffolk-Commack (Limited protocol activity)
Commack, United States
Memorial Sloan Kettering Westchester (Consent only)
Harrison, United States
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
New York, United States
Memorial Sloan Kettering Nassau (Limited Protocol Activites)
Rockville Centre, United States
🤝 Taking part is your choice, and you can leave at any time. Only the trial team can confirm you are eligible — always decide together with your own doctor.
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