Dignity Therapy/Life Plan in Patients With Pancreatic or Advanced Lung Cancer

Mayo Clinic19 enrolled

Overview

This study will evaluate feasibility and acceptability of providing the Dignity Therapy/Life Plan intervention to pancreatic or advanced lung cancer patients presenting for treatment in the outpatient medical oncology setting. Investigators hypothesize that providing dignity therapy to this population will be feasible.

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation

Purpose

SUPPORTIVE_CARE

Masking

NONE

Enrollment

Conditions

Pancreatic Cancer Non-Small-Cell Lung Cancer

Interventions

Dignity TherapyBEHAVIORAL

Dignity Therapy/Life Plan will be provided by an advanced practice nurse or chaplain (APN/Chap), who has undergone training in provision of Dignity Therapy (offered through a 3-day group workshop by Dr. Harvey Chochinov).

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 19 Years

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: * Age \>18 * Undergoing chemotherapy for pancreatic adenocarcinoma or advanced NSCLC (pancreatic arm closed) * English-speaking * Cognitively intact, per clinician judgment, as documented in electronic medical record (EMR) Exclusion Criteria: * Currently receiving hospice or palliative care services * Concurrent diagnosis of delirium or dementia, per medical record * Diagnosis of major depression disorder, acute anxiety disorder or schizophrenia per medical record * Participating in other psychosocial intervention research studies.

Locations (1)

Mayo Clinic

Rochester, Minnesota, United States

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Change in level of distress as measured by distress scores on the Distress Thermometer

Time frame: Baseline & at the end of the dignity therapy intervention (approximately 6 weeks)

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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