Psycho-Spiritual Management for Patients With Advanced Cancer and Their Family Caregivers

ConditionCancer
Trial statusRecruiting
Trial phaseNot applicable
Trial typeInterventional
Biological sexAll
Age18+
SponsorM.D. Anderson Cancer Center

About this trial

The goal of this behavioral research study is to learn about the effects of two different supportive care programs on patients' and their family caregivers' psychological wellbeing and overall quality of life.

Eligibility criteria

Qualifiers

Be diagnosed with a metastatic (stage IV) breast, thoracic, gastrointestinal, gynecological, or genitourinary cancer

Be without disease progression for at least 3 months based on surveillance CT imaging

Have an ECOG performance status of ≤2

Have a family caregiver willing to participate

Disqualifiers

None

Trial design

Treatments tested in this trial

  • Meditation Program

Treatment groups

400 Participants
are divided into 3 treatment groups

Sponsors and collaborators