Clinical trial · Observational
Existential Issues in Elderly People With Cancer
Existential Issues in Elderly People With Cancer in an Early Palliative Phase- a Phenomenological Hermeneutic Approach
NCT01309815CI-TRIAL-00009159completedClinicalTrials.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 is to describe, interpret and provide a detailed understanding of what it means to be elderly people with cancer who receive treatment in specialized health care. Focus is especially put on the content and expression of existential issues and the importance of spirituality for the patient´s life story and medical story.
Conditions
Conditions (1)
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 |
Interventions
Interventions (0)
Data not yet available
No intervention recorded.
Design
Arms and outcomes
Arms (1)
- label
- Cancer in elderly people
- description
- other
Primary outcomes (0)
[]Eligibility
Eligibility (as posted)
- Sex
- All
- Minimum age
- 70 Years
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Inclusion Criteria: * Patients with cancer from the age 70 and older receiving palliative treatment in specialized health care Exclusion Criteria: * Terminal patients * Patients considered as too sick for the interview session * Patients with lack of consent
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