Clinical trial · Interventional
Chaplain-Delivered Compassion Meditation to Improve Quality of Life in Patients Receiving a Stem Cell Transplant
A Feasibility Study of Chaplain-Delivered Compassion Meditation for Patients Receiving Stem Cell Transplantation
- 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)
This clinical trial tests whether chaplain-delivered compassion centered spiritual health (CCSH) works to improve quality of life in patients receiving a stem cell transplant. Compassion Centered Spiritual Health (CCSH) is a secularized, research-based mindfulness and compassion meditation program designed to expand and strengthen compassion for self and others. Practices include training in attentional stability and increased emotional awareness, as well as targeted reflections to appreciate one's relationship with self and others. By centering the mind, controlling negative thoughts, and cultivating personal resiliency and an inclusive and more accurate understanding of others, Compassion Centered Spiritual Health (CCSH) may help improve response to stress and reduce inflammation.
Conditions
Conditions (2)
Free-text conditions as registered, with the CancerIndex entity they were reconciled to and the match type.
| Condition (as posted) | Mapped entity | Match | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lymphoma | Lymphoma | ONTOLOGY_EXACT | 0.90 |
| Plasma Cell Myeloma | Multiple Myeloma | CURATED_BROADER | 0.80 |
Interventions
Interventions (3)
| Intervention | Type | Mapped drug | Match |
|---|---|---|---|
| Quality-of-Life Assessment | Other | — | UNRESOLVED |
| Questionnaire Administration | Other | — | UNRESOLVED |
| Spiritual Therapy | Procedure | — | UNRESOLVED |
Design
Arms and outcomes
Arms (1)
- type
- EXPERIMENTAL
- label
- Supportive Care
- description
- Patients undergo 4 to 8 sessions (2-4 per week) of Compassion Centered Spiritual Health (CCSH) over 30 minutes with a chaplain while impatient.
- interventionNames
- Other: Quality-of-Life Assessment
- Other: Questionnaire Administration
- Procedure: Spiritual Therapy
Primary outcomes (1)
- measure
- Fidelity to Intervention Delivery
- timeFrame
- 3 months
- description
- Chaplains will deliver between four and eight 30-minute sessions (2-4 times per week) to evaluate the fidelity of implementation (FOI). Administer the (4 min) Scottish Patient Reported Outcome Measure. The Patient Reported Outcome Measure is an 18-item Likert-scale that assesses how a hospitalized patient felt about the pastoral care visit both during the consult and after it. The scale will indicate the following range: 5-25, with higher scores indicating more improvement as a result of the chaplain visit and lower scores indicating less improvement as a result of the chaplain visit.
Secondary outcomes (3)
Eligibility
Eligibility (as posted)
- Sex
- All
- Minimum age
- 18 Years
Show eligibility criteria text
Inclusion Criteria: * PATIENT: Within 6 weeks of scheduled hematopoietic stem cell transplant (HSCT) * PATIENT: \> 18 years of age * PATIENT: Speak and read English * CHAPLAIN: Emory Healthcare Chaplain Exclusion Criteria: * CHAPLAIN: There will be no exclusion criteria and no consequence to the chaplains for refusing to volunteer * PATIENT: Neurologic or cognitive problems that preclude chaplain-delivered Compassion Centered Spiritual Health (CCSH)
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