Weill Medical College of Cornell University
This is a pilot trial of the effects of spiritual care interventions on spiritual well-being and readiness to engage in advance care planning (ACP) among black patients with advanced cancer recruited from outpatient settings to determine the feasibility of conducting a larger trial of effects of early integration of spiritual care into outpatient oncology care on patient outcomes.
This will be a pilot, stratified block randomized controlled trial of the effects of healthcare chaplain services on spiritual well-being and advance care planning (ACP) among black advanced cancer patients (N=64) in outpatient settings at two medical institutions: NYP/Brooklyn Methodist Hospital (BMH) and the University of Texas Medical Branch (UTMB). The investigators will randomly assign patients in a 1:1 ratio to either the Spiritual Care Intervention #1 or Spiritual Care Intervention #2 arm of the trial. Intervention details are being withheld until the trial concludes to protect the scie…
Inclusion Criteria: 1. Diagnosed with a life-limiting, advanced cancer. 2. Identifies racially as black or African American. 3. Is fluent in English. Exclusion Criteria: 1. Have received medical system-based spiritual care within the past 2 months. 2. Have already completed a DNR order. 3. Are too weak or cognitively impaired to engage in study activities
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