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Brief Title: Virtual Dignity Therapy for Palliative Care Patients With Advanced Cancer
Official Title: Feasibility and Acceptability of Virtual Dignity Therapy for Palliative Care Patients With Advanced Cancer
Study ID: NCT05113199
Brief Summary: The purpose of this study is to determine if it is feasible and acceptable to recruit for and deliver the Virtual Dignity Therapy intervention to palliative care patients with advanced cancer.
Detailed Description: This study is an investigator-initiated, single site Mayo Clinic Rochester prospective minimal risk pilot study to determine feasibility and acceptability of Virtual Dignity Therapy. The Dignity Therapy intervention is a brief, individualized psychotherapy that aims to relieve psycho-emotional and existential distress and improve the experiences of patients whose lives are impacted by serious illness. This therapy offers patients an opportunity to reflect on their life with a trained facilitator and share their thoughts and memories with family and other people in their life. This therapy consists of a total of 3 sessions, with each session 2-4 weeks apart, in which the investigator provides questions focused on life review. The sessions are recorded and transcribed. The interventionist will work with patients to edit the document and provide a final generativity document for patient to keep and give to loved ones.
Minimum Age: 18 Years
Eligible Ages: ADULT, OLDER_ADULT
Sex: ALL
Healthy Volunteers: No
Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota, United States
Name: Deirdre Pachman, MD
Affiliation: Mayo Clinic
Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR