A Chaplain-clinician Led Spiritual Care (PEACE) Intervention on Spiritual/Religious Beliefs Related to Medical Care in Patients With Advanced Cancer: a Pilot Clinical Trial
- Spiritual Care
- Advanced Cancer
At a glance
- Phase
- Phase not stated
- Study type
- Interventional
- Sponsor
- M.D. Anderson Cancer Center
- Enrolment target
- 60
- Started
- 22 December 2025
- Main results due
- 1 January 2027
- Study sites
- 1
- Registry updated
- 25 September 2026
Can you take part?
- Aged 18 years and over.
- Open to any sex.
- You need the condition being studied — healthy volunteers are not accepted.
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Read the full eligibility criteria
Eligibility Criteria 1. Participants with advanced cancer (locally advanced, metastatic, recurrent, or incurable) seen by the participant supportive/palliative care mobile team at MD Anderson Cancer Center. 2. Respond "somewhat to A great deal" to the question in the RBEC questionnaire "I will accept every possible medical treatment because my faith tells me to do everything I can to stay alive longer". 3. Participant s aged 18 years or over. 4. Karnofsky performance status ≥30% at time of inclusion into study. 5. Normal cognitive status as determined by the supportive care clinicians based on the ability to understand the nature of the study and consent process. 6. Only English-speaking, as determined by their ability to understand the informed consent, the intervention, and the assessment tools.
What this study is about
In the sponsor’s own words, from the registry.
To examine the feasibility and acceptability of chaplain-clinician led spiritual care (PEACE: Perception, Exploring, Addressing, Compassionate Connection, Embracing) intervention in patients with advanced cancer.
Study sites(1)
MD Anderson Cancer Center
Houston, Texas, United States
Recruiting
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