Trials / Completed
CompletedNCT02051660
German Evaluation of the Effectiveness of the Psychological Intervention Managing Cancer and Living Meaningfully (CALM)
German Randomized Controlled Trial of the Psychotherapeutic Intervention for Advanced Cancer Patients: Managing Cancer and Living Meaningfully (CALM)
- Status
- Completed
- Phase
- N/A
- Study type
- Interventional
- Enrollment
- 206 (actual)
- Sponsor
- University of Leipzig · Academic / Other
- Sex
- All
- Age
- 18 Years
- Healthy volunteers
- Not accepted
Summary
Purpose of this randomized controlled trial is to test the efficacy of the individual psychotherapeutic intervention Managing Cancer and Living Meaningfully (CALM) in a German sample of patients with advanced cancer. The interventions aim is to reduce depression and distress and support psychological well-being.
Detailed description
Principal hypothesis: The manualized psychotherapeutic intervention (CALM) will result in a significantly greater reduction in depression and psychological distress compared to a non-manualized supportive psycho-oncological intervention. Secondary hypothesis: The manualized psychotherapeutic intervention (CALM) will further result in a significantly improve psychological well-being, quality of life and sense of meaning compared to a non-manualized supportive psycho-oncological intervention.
Conditions
Interventions
| Type | Name | Description |
|---|---|---|
| BEHAVIORAL | Manualized CALM intervention | Managing Cancer and Living Meaning Cancer (CALM) is a short-term individual psychotherapy for patients with advanced disease. |
| BEHAVIORAL | Non-manualized supportive intervention. | Supportive psycho-oncological intervention. |
Timeline
- Start date
- 2013-03-01
- Primary completion
- 2017-06-01
- Completion
- 2017-12-01
- First posted
- 2014-01-31
- Last updated
- 2019-05-24
Locations
2 sites across 1 country: Germany
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov record NCT02051660. Inclusion in this directory is not an endorsement.