Clinical trial · Interventional
Study of Poetic Dignity Therapy for Sexual and Gender Minority Patients With Cancer
An Open Trial of a Novel Poetic Dignity Therapy Intervention to Enhance Meaning and Purpose for Sexual and Gender Minority Patients With Cancer
- Source
- ClinicalTrials.gov
- Retrieved
- Sep 9, 2026
- Layer
- normalized (units and labels harmonized; values unchanged)
- Run
- ING-CLINICALTRIALS-20260909-000002
Summary
Brief summary (as posted)
The purpose of this study is to find out if dignity therapy is practical and works well for sexual and gender minority (SGM) patients in MSK. SGM includes, but is not limited to, people who identify as lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and/or queer/questioning (LGBTQ+). Dignity therapy is a type of psychotherapy where the clinician asks the patient questions to allow the patient to express their individual life story and ultimately be able to create a legacy document of their experiences that can be shared with their loved ones.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| End of Life | — | UNRESOLVED | — |
Interventions
Interventions (1)
| Intervention | Type | Mapped drug | Match |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dignity Therapy | Other | — | UNRESOLVED |
Design
Arms and outcomes
Arms (1)
- type
- EXPERIMENTAL
- label
- Dignity Therapy
- description
- The DT intervention is a 45-75-minute virtual interview, which is recorded and transcribed within 1-2 weeks of the interview.
- interventionNames
- Other: Dignity Therapy
Primary outcomes (1)
- measure
- the number of patients who complete the intervention
- timeFrame
- 1 year
- description
- This requires meeting both of the following criteria: i) collection of the DT Interview for 30 patients; and ii) delivery of the poem to at least 22 (\>75%) participants.
Eligibility
Eligibility (as posted)
- Sex
- All
- Minimum age
- 18 Years
Show eligibility criteria text
Inclusion Criteria: * SGM (as per self-report) palliative care patients identified through Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center's Palliative Care team and primary solid tumor oncology clinics. * Age 18 and older (as per self-report/EHR) * English-speaking as per the English language assessment items below and wil ing to receive the intervention in English. o What is the participant's preferred language? * (Specify Lang)\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ * How well does the participant speak English? * Very well (PARTICIPANT IS ELIGIBLE) * Well (PARTICIPANT is ELIGIBLE) * Not well (PARTICIPANT is NOT ELIGIBLE) * Not at all (PARTICIPANT is NOT ELIGIBLE) Exclusion Criteria: * Delirium/ altered mental status prohibitive of providing consent.
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