Recruiting

Spiritual Care

Sponsor:

Weill Medical College of Cornell University

Code:

NCT07408310

Conditions

Advanced Cancer

Eligibility Criteria

Sex: All

Age: 18+

Healthy Volunteers: Not accepted

Interventions

Spiritual Care Intervention #1

Spiritual Care Intervention #2

Spiritual Care Intervention #3

Study Details

Brief summary:

This study aims to determine the effects of 2 spiritual care interventions. Spiritual wellness and healthcare service utilization will be measured from a sample of advanced cancer patients recruited from outpatient settings.

Conditions

Advanced Cancer

Study ID

NCT07408310

Start date

Mar 24, 2026

Status verified date

Jun, 2026

Completion date

Jun, 2029

Anticipated

Primary completion date

Apr, 2029

Anticipated

Eligibility Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

Sex: All

Age: 18+

Healthy Volunteers: Not accepted

1. Diagnosed with an advanced cancer.
2. Member of a religious faith community organization.
3. Fluent in English.

Exclusion Criteria:

1. Received spiritual care from a healthcare chaplain within the past 2 months.
2. Too weak or cognitively impaired to engage in study activities.

Study Design

Enrollment

288 participants

Anticipated

Allocation

Randomized

Intervention Model

Parallel Assignment

Primary purpose

Supportive Care

Interventions and Outcome Measures

Arms

experimental: Spiritual Care Intervention #1

This is an experimental condition arm. Intervention details are being withheld until the trial concludes to protect the scientific integrity of the study.

experimental: Spiritual Care Intervention #2

This is also an experimental condition arm. Intervention details are being withheld until the trial concludes to protect the scientific integrity of the study.

active comparator: Spiritual Care Intervention #3

This is the active comparator condition arm. Intervention details are being withheld until the trial concludes to protect the scientific integrity of the study.

Interventions

Spiritual Care Intervention #1

Experimental

Spiritual Care Intervention #2

Experimental

Spiritual Care Intervention #3

Active Comparator

Primary outcome measure

  • Patients' spiritual wellness as assessed by measures of spiritual well-being [ Time Frame: 2 months ]
  • Participants' number of hospice enrollments [ Time Frame: up to 12 months ]
  • Participants' number of ICU admissions [ Time Frame: up to 12 months ]
  • Patients' spiritual wellness as assessed by measures of satisfaction of spiritual care needs. [ Time Frame: 2 months ]

Central Contacts and Locations

Central contacts

Madison K Pavao, B.S.

(646)962-5650mkp4005@med.cornell.edu

Paul K Maciejewski, Ph.D.

646-962-7169pam2056@med.cornell.edu

Locations

New York Presbyterian Brooklyn Methodist Hospital

Recruiting

New York, New York, United States, 11215

Contacts

Alan B Astrow, M.D.

(718) 780-5824ala9124@med.cornell.edu

Principal Investigator:

Alan B Astrow, M.D.

The University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston

Recruiting

Galveston, Texas, United States, 77555

Contacts

Mukaila Raji, M.D.

(409) 772-1989muraji@UTMB.EDU

Principal Investigator:

Mukaila Raji, M.D.

M.D. Anderson Cancer Center

Recruiting

Houston, Texas, United States, 77030

Contacts

David Hui, M.D.

(713) 563-7630DHui@mdanderson.org

Principal Investigator:

David Hui, M.D.

More Information

Sponsor

Weill Medical College of Cornell University

Last update posted

Jun 2, 2026

Last verified

Jun, 2026

Keywords

  • Advanced Cancer
  • Spiritual Care

Trial information was received from ClinicalTrials.gov and was last updated on 2026-09-09. This information was provided to ClinicalTrials.gov by Weill Medical College of Cornell University on 2026-06-02.