Clinical trial · Interventional
Outlook Quality of Life Intervention Study
Outlook: An Intervention to Improve Quality of Life in Serious Illness Study
NCT01044290CI-TRIAL-00019905completedN/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 (4)
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 (COPD) | — | UNRESOLVED | — |
| Congestive Heart Failure (CHF) | — | UNRESOLVED | — |
| End Stage Renal Disease (ESRD) | — | UNRESOLVED | — |
Interventions
Interventions (2)
| Intervention | Type | Mapped drug | Match |
|---|---|---|---|
| Attention Control | Other | — | UNRESOLVED |
| Life Completion | Other | — | UNRESOLVED |
Design
Arms and outcomes
Arms (3)
- type
- EXPERIMENTAL
- label
- Outlook Intervention
- description
- Subjects in the first group ("Life Completion") completed a psychosocial intervention which consisted of meeting with the facilitator three times for 45-60 minutes each. 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 focused on heritage and legacy.
- interventionNames
- Other: Life Completion
- 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
- NO_INTERVENTION
Eligibility
Eligibility (as posted)
- Sex
- All
- Minimum age
- 18 Years
- Maximum age
- 95 Years
Show eligibility criteria text
Inclusion Criteria: * Patients with * Advanced cancer * Congestive heart failure * COPD * End stage renal disease Exclusion Criteria: * Cognitive impairment * inability to speak * non-English speaking
References
Publications (2)
- BACKGROUNDSteinhauser KE, Voils CI, Bosworth H, Tulsky JA. What constitutes quality of family experience at the end of life? Perspectives from family members of patients who died in the hospital. Palliat Support Care. 2015 Aug;13(4):945-52. doi: 10.1017/S1478951514000807. Epub 2014 Jul 8. PMID 25003541
- DERIVEDSteinhauser KE, Alexander S, Olsen MK, Stechuchak KM, Zervakis J, Ammarell N, Byock I, Tulsky JA. Addressing Patient Emotional and Existential Needs During Serious Illness: Results of the Outlook Randomized Controlled Trial. J Pain Symptom Manage. 2017 Dec;54(6):898-908. doi: 10.1016/j.jpainsymman.2017.06.003. Epub 2017 Aug 10. PMID 28803082