Recruiting

Meaning-Centered Psychotherapy

Sponsor:

M.D. Anderson Cancer Center

Code:

NCT07147205

Conditions

Psychotherapy

Integrative Medicine

Eligibility Criteria

Sex: All

Age: 18+

Healthy Volunteers: Not accepted

Interventions

Therapy

Study Details

Brief summary:

To learn more about your experience participating in a virtual Meaning-Centered Psychotherapy group.

Conditions

Psychotherapy

Integrative Medicine

Study ID

NCT07147205

Start date

Oct 3, 2025

Status verified date

Jul, 2026

Completion date

Feb 1, 2029

Anticipated

Primary completion date

Feb 1, 2027

Anticipated

Eligibility Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

Sex: All

Age: 18+

Healthy Volunteers: Not accepted

Eligibility Criteria

1. Age 18 or older.
2. Male or female.
3. Diagnosis or history of malignant cancer (excluding non-melanoma skin cancer) or tumor disease.
4. Able to read, write, and speak in English.
5. Has access to iOS or Android smartphone, computer, or tablet or device capable of logging onto Zoom.
6. Referred to the Integrative Medicine Clinic, completed consult with IMC physician, referred to health psychology and completed health psychology assessment.
7. Participates in at least one MCGP group session.
8. Willing to review informed consent statement and agree to complete questionnaires.

Exclusion Criteria

1. Children will not be enrolled in this study.
2. Pregnant women will not be enrolled in this study.
3. Cognitively impaired subjects will not be enrolled in this study.

Study Design

Enrollment

72 participants

Anticipated

Intervention Model

Single group

Primary purpose

Supportive Care

Interventions and Outcome Measures

Arms

experimental: Intervention with Meaning-Centered Group Psychotherapy

Interventions

Therapy

MCGP will be delivered in 8 weekly sessions for 90 minutes over Zoom by a licensed doctoral level psychologist.

Primary outcome measure

  • Self-report Questionnaires [ Time Frame: Through study completion; an average of 1 year ]

Central Contacts and Locations

Central contacts

Locations

MD Anderson Cancer Center

Recruiting

Houston, Texas, United States, 77030

Contacts

Principal Investigator:

Elizabeth C Conti, MD

More Information

Sponsor

M.D. Anderson Cancer Center

Last update posted

Jul 20, 2026

Last verified

Jul, 2026

Trial information was received from ClinicalTrials.gov and was last updated on 2026-09-09. This information was provided to ClinicalTrials.gov by M.D. Anderson Cancer Center on 2026-07-20.