Clinical trial · Interventional
Outlook Quality of Life Intervention
Outlook: An Intervention to Improve Quality of Life in Serious Illness
NCT00784095CI-TRIAL-00021448completedN/AResults postedClinicalTrials.gov clinicaltrialsProvenance
- Source
- ClinicalTrials.gov
- Retrieved
- Sep 8, 2026
- Layer
- normalized (units and labels harmonized; values unchanged)
- Run
- ING-CLINICALTRIALS-20260908-000001
Summary
Brief summary (as posted)
The purpose of this study is to determine whether discussions of life story, forgiveness, and future goals improve quality of life for patients with serious illness.
Conditions
Conditions (3)
Free-text conditions as registered, with the CancerIndex entity they were reconciled to and the match type.
| Condition (as posted) | Mapped entity | Match | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cancer | Malignant Neoplasm | ALIAS | 0.90 |
| Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease | — | UNRESOLVED | — |
| Congestive Heart Failure | — | UNRESOLVED | — |
Interventions
Interventions (2)
| Intervention | Type | Mapped drug | Match |
|---|---|---|---|
| Attention Control | Other | — | UNRESOLVED |
| Life completion and preparation | Other | — | UNRESOLVED |
Design
Arms and outcomes
Arms (3)
- type
- EXPERIMENTAL
- label
- Preparation and Completion
- description
- Subjects in the first group ("treatment") met with the facilitator three times for a period of forty-five minutes to one hour to discuss issues of life completion and preparation. In the first session, subjects were asked to discuss issues related to life review. In session two, participants spoke about issues of regret and forgiveness. In the final session, subjects discussed issues of heritage and legacy.
- interventionNames
- Other: Life completion and preparation
- type
- ACTIVE_COMPARATOR
- label
- Attention Control
- description
- The subjects in the second group ("attention control") met with a facilitator three times for 45 minutes and listened to a non-guided relaxation CD.
- interventionNames
- Other: Attention Control
- type
Eligibility
Eligibility (as posted)
- Sex
- All
- Minimum age
- 18 Years
Show eligibility criteria text
Inclusion Criteria: Patients with advanced cancer, CHF or COPD. Exclusion Criteria: Cognitive impairment, inability to speak, non-English speaking
References
Publications (1)
- BACKGROUNDSautter JM, Tulsky JA, Johnson KS, Olsen MK, Burton-Chase AM, Lindquist JH, Zimmerman S, Steinhauser KE. Caregiver experience during advanced chronic illness and last year of life. J Am Geriatr Soc. 2014 Jun;62(6):1082-90. doi: 10.1111/jgs.12841. Epub 2014 May 6. PMID 24803020