RECRUITING

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

Study Overview

This clinical trial focuses on testing the efficacy of different digital interventions to promote re-engagement in cancer-related long-term follow-up care for adolescent and young adult (AYA) survivors of childhood cancer.

Description

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 questionnaires. Participants may remain in the study and continue to receive all 7 sessions of MCP-C or SP-C even if their loved one passes away.

Official Title

Meaning-Centered Psychotherapy to Meet Palliative Care Needs of Cancer Caregivers

Quick Facts

Study Start:2024-02-29
Study Completion:2029-03-01
Study Type:Not specified
Phase:Not Applicable
Enrollment:Not specified
Status:RECRUITING

Study ID

NCT06307535

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

Ages Eligible for Study:18 Years
Sexes Eligible for Study:ALL
Accepts Healthy Volunteers:Yes
Standard Ages:ADULT, OLDER_ADULT
Inclusion CriteriaExclusion Criteria
  1. * Age 18 or over;
  2. * 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);
  3. * 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;
  4. * As per self-report, can read and understand English;
  5. * As per self-report, residing in New York, New Jersey, or Florida, or have the ability to complete sessions while complying with current telehealth regulations.
  1. * Participant does not have a reasonable understanding of the study activities by the judgment of the consenting professional;
  2. * Engagement in regular individual psychotherapeutic support that the participant is unable or unwilling to put on hold for the course of treatment.

Contacts and Locations

Study Contact

Talia Zaider, PhD
CONTACT
646-888-0162
zaidert@mskcc.org
William Breitbart, MD
CONTACT
646-888-0020
breitbaw@mskcc.org

Principal Investigator

Talia Zaider, PhD
PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center

Study Locations (Sites)

University of Miami (Data Collection AND Data Analysis)
Miami, Florida, 33136
United States
Memorial Sloan Kettering Basking Ridge (Limited Protocol Activities)
Basking Ridge, New Jersey, 07920
United States
Memorial Sloan Kettering Monmouth (Limited protocol activities)
Middletown, New Jersey, 07748
United States
Memorial Sloan Kettering Bergen (Limited Protocol Activities)
Montvale, New Jersey, 07645
United States
Memorial Sloan Kettering Suffolk-Commack (Limited protocol activity)
Commack, New York, 11725
United States
Memorial Sloan Kettering Westchester (Consent only)
Harrison, New York, 10604
United States
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
New York, New York, 10065
United States
Memorial Sloan Kettering Nassau (Limited Protocol Activites)
Rockville Centre, New York, 11553
United States

Collaborators and Investigators

Sponsor: Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center

  • Talia Zaider, PhD, PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center

Study Record Dates

These dates track the progress of study record and summary results submissions to ClinicalTrials.gov. Study records and reported results are reviewed by the National Library of Medicine (NLM) to make sure they meet specific quality control standards before being posted on the public website.

Study Registration Dates

Study Start Date2024-02-29
Study Completion Date2029-03-01

Study Record Updates

Study Start Date2024-02-29
Study Completion Date2029-03-01

Terms related to this study

Keywords Provided by Researchers

  • Caregiver
  • Caregiver Stress Syndrome
  • Caregiver Burden
  • Caregiver Burnout
  • Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
  • 23-376

Additional Relevant MeSH Terms

  • Caregiver Burden
  • Caregiver Burnout
  • Caregiver Stress Syndrome