Spirituality, Religiosity, and Immune Functioning
This study has been completed.
Sponsor:
Information provided by:
National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine (NCCAM)
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
NCT00066924
First received: August 7, 2003
Last updated: June 23, 2005
Last verified: May 2005
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| First Received Date ICMJE | August 7, 2003 | ||||||||
| Last Updated Date | June 23, 2005 | ||||||||
| Start Date ICMJE | September 2003 | ||||||||
| Primary Completion Date | Not Provided | ||||||||
| Current Primary Outcome Measures ICMJE | Not Provided | ||||||||
| Original Primary Outcome Measures ICMJE | Not Provided | ||||||||
| Change History | Complete list of historical versions of study NCT00066924 on ClinicalTrials.gov Archive Site | ||||||||
| Current Secondary Outcome Measures ICMJE | Not Provided | ||||||||
| Original Secondary Outcome Measures ICMJE | Not Provided | ||||||||
| Current Other Outcome Measures ICMJE | Not Provided | ||||||||
| Original Other Outcome Measures ICMJE | Not Provided | ||||||||
| Descriptive Information | |||||||||
| Brief Title ICMJE | Spirituality, Religiosity, and Immune Functioning | ||||||||
| Official Title ICMJE | Not Provided | ||||||||
| Brief Summary | The purpose of this study is to determine whether religiosity and spirituality are related to immune functioning, as measured by interleukin-6 blood plasma level, among terminally ill cancer patients. |
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| Detailed Description | Not Provided | ||||||||
| Study Type ICMJE | Observational | ||||||||
| Study Design ICMJE | Observational Model: Defined Population Primary Purpose: Screening Time Perspective: Cross-Sectional Time Perspective: Prospective |
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| Target Follow-Up Duration | Not Provided | ||||||||
| Biospecimen | Not Provided | ||||||||
| Sampling Method | Not Provided | ||||||||
| Study Population | Not Provided | ||||||||
| Condition ICMJE |
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| Intervention ICMJE | Not Provided | ||||||||
| Study Group/Cohort (s) | Not Provided | ||||||||
| Publications * | McClain CS, Rosenfeld B, Breitbart W. Effect of spiritual well-being on end-of-life despair in terminally-ill cancer patients. Lancet. 2003 May 10;361(9369):1603-7. | ||||||||
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* Includes publications given by the data provider as well as publications identified by ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier (NCT Number) in Medline. |
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| Recruitment Information | |||||||||
| Recruitment Status ICMJE | Completed | ||||||||
| Enrollment ICMJE | 120 | ||||||||
| Completion Date | June 2004 | ||||||||
| Primary Completion Date | Not Provided | ||||||||
| Eligibility Criteria ICMJE | Inclusion criteria:
Exclusion criteria:
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| Gender | Both | ||||||||
| Ages | 21 Years and older | ||||||||
| Accepts Healthy Volunteers | No | ||||||||
| Contacts ICMJE | Contact information is only displayed when the study is recruiting subjects | ||||||||
| Location Countries ICMJE | United States | ||||||||
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| NCT Number ICMJE | NCT00066924 | ||||||||
| Other Study ID Numbers ICMJE | F31 AT001769-01 | ||||||||
| Has Data Monitoring Committee | Not Provided | ||||||||
| Responsible Party | Not Provided | ||||||||
| Study Sponsor ICMJE | National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine (NCCAM) | ||||||||
| Collaborators ICMJE | Not Provided | ||||||||
| Investigators ICMJE |
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| Information Provided By | National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine (NCCAM) | ||||||||
| Verification Date | May 2005 | ||||||||
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ICMJE Data element required by the International Committee of Medical Journal Editors and the World Health Organization ICTRP |
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