Clinical trial · Interventional
Group Meaning-Centered Psychotherapy for the Improvement of Wellbeing in Caregivers of Patients With Serious Illness
Group Meaning-Centered Psychotherapy for Caregivers of Patients With Serious Life-Limiting Illness
- 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 assesses the acceptability and feasibility of a virtual group Meaning-Centered Psychotherapy for Cancer Caregivers (MCP-C) and its effect in improving the wellbeing of caregivers of patients with advanced cancer or a serious life-limiting illness. Caregivers often suffer from significant existential distress, which includes feelings of hopelessness, demoralization, burden, loss of meaning and dignity, and a decreased will to live. MCP-C seeks to help caregivers connect to meaning and purpose despite the challenges of caregiving and helps caregivers understand how sources of meaning may help with symptoms of burden and reduce despair. Participating in MCP-C may help improve sense of personal meaning, spiritual well-being, and mood in caregivers of patients with advanced cancer or a serious life-limiting illness.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Advanced Malignant Solid Neoplasm | Malignant Solid Neoplasm | CURATED_BROADER | 0.78 |
Interventions
Interventions (5)
| Intervention | Type | Mapped drug | Match |
|---|---|---|---|
| Behavioral Counseling | Behavioral | — | UNRESOLVED |
| Discussion | Other | — | UNRESOLVED |
| Health Promotion and Education | Other | — | UNRESOLVED |
| Interview | Other | — | UNRESOLVED |
| Questionnaire Administration | Other | — | UNRESOLVED |
Design
Arms and outcomes
Arms (1)
- type
- EXPERIMENTAL
- label
- Supportive Care (MCP-C)
- description
- Caregivers participate in MCP-C virtual group discussion sessions over 90 minutes each and complete reading exercises and workbook assignments once weekly for 8 weeks throughout the study.
- interventionNames
- Behavioral: Behavioral Counseling
- Other: Discussion
- Other: Health Promotion and Education
- Other: Interview
- Other: Questionnaire Administration
Primary outcomes (2)
- measure
- Feasibility of Meaning-Centered Psychotherapy for Caregivers (MCP-C) intervention
- timeFrame
- Up to 1 year
- description
- Feasibility will be measured by numbers and percentages of participant recruitment, enrollment, accrual, and retention of participants in the MCP-C intervention. Findings will be summarized using estimates and corresponding 95% confidence intervals.
Eligibility
Eligibility (as posted)
- Sex
- All
- Minimum age
- 18 Years
Show eligibility criteria text
Inclusion Criteria: * Age \>= 18 years * English fluency * No diagnosed severe cognitive impairment * Caregiver of a patient with a diagnosis of advanced, solid tumor cancer (stage III/stage IV), caregivers supporting a patient with a serious life-limiting illness * Provide written (paper or electronic) informed consent * Ability to complete questionnaire(s) by themselves or with assistance * Patient baseline distress score \>= 4/10 * Have ability to utilize the technology to participate in virtual groups Exclusion Criteria: * As determined through self-report, those diagnosed with a history of a psychotic episode will be excluded * Other psychological co-morbidities such as untreated schizophrenia, bipolar disease * Cognitive impairment likely to interfere with participation
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