Clinical trial · Observational
Purpose in Life Survey
Evaluating the Prevalence of Purpose-related Existential Distress Among 2 Clinical Populations Compared to a Normative Sample
- 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)
At present, there is no empirical data that specifies the likely prevalence of purpose in life disruption among various clinical populations. Between one-third and one-half of cancer survivors report some degree of existential distress during or after their treatment, but these findings are not specific to the domain of purpose in life. To address the aforementioned gap, we propose to conduct a survey study to determine the prevalence of purpose disruption in two clinical populations and determine if the prevalence of purpose disruption in these populations is different from that of a normative population.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Breast Cancer | Malignant Breast Neoplasm | CURATED_EXACT | 0.92 |
| Traumatic Brain Injury | — | UNRESOLVED | — |
Interventions
Interventions (1)
| Intervention | Type | Mapped drug | Match |
|---|---|---|---|
| Survey | Other | — | UNRESOLVED |
Design
Arms and outcomes
Arms (3)
- label
- Adults with Early Stage Cancer
- interventionNames
- Other: Survey
- label
- Adults with Traumatic Brain Injury
- interventionNames
- Other: Survey
- label
- Health Control Adults
- interventionNames
- Other: Survey
Primary outcomes (1)
- measure
- Purpose Status Question
- timeFrame
- Through Study Completion, about 15 minutes
- description
- A single forced-choice self-report screener question that we developed in order to characterize existential distress related to purpose in life (PSQ: "Related to living with purpose in life, right now I am: moving backwards; stalled; figuring it out; moving forward on a path").
Eligibility
Eligibility (as posted)
- Sex
- All
- Minimum age
- 18 Years
Show eligibility criteria text
Inclusion Criteria: * Age 18+ * Stage 1, 2, 3 cancer * Cancer types: breast cancer, non-Hodgkin's lymphoma; colorectal cancer * Receiving oncology services or treatment through AHCI * Have completed primary cancer treatment within the past 12 months * Able to communicate in English; * Able to see and read (with or without assistive devices); * Has access to a device (computer, phone, tablet) and an email address; * Access to an internet connection. * Has a known email address (in EPIC) and/or home telephone number * Adults who sustained a traumatic brain injury within the past 12 months. * Attending the 2022 MN State Fair Exclusion Criteria: * Have declined consent for use of medical records in research during admission to AH facility
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