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Study NCT00066924   Information provided by National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine (NCCAM)
First Received: August 7, 2003   Last Updated: June 23, 2005   History of Changes

August 7, 2003
June 23, 2005
September 2003
 
 
 
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Spirituality, Religiosity, and Immune Functioning
 

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.

 
 
Observational
Observational Model:  Defined Population
Primary Purpose:  Screening
Time Perspective:  Cross-Sectional
Time Perspective:  Prospective
  • Cancer
  • Depression
  • Dying Process
 
 
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.

*   Includes publications given by the data provider as well as publications identified by National Clinical Trials Identifier (NCT ID) in Medline.
 
Completed
120
June 2004
 

Inclusion criteria:

  • Inpatient at Calvary Hospital
  • Diagnosis of terminal cancer
  • Score of 20 or above on Mini-Mental State Exam

Exclusion criteria:

  • Presence of a psychiatric disorder that would preclude the production of meaningful data
Both
21 Years and older
No
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United States
 
NCT00066924
 
F31 AT001769-01
National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine (NCCAM)
 
Principal Investigator: Barry Rosenfeld, PhD Fordham University, Psychology dept
Principal Investigator: William Breitbart, MD Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center
National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine (NCCAM)
May 2005

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