A Chaplain-clinician Led Spiritual Care (PEACE) Intervention on Spiritual/Religious Beliefs Related to Medical Care in Patients With Advanced Cancer: a Pilot Clinical Trial

Part of paid clinical trials in Houston, Texas.

Sponsor
M.D. Anderson Cancer Center
Study ID
NCT07246954
Status
Recruiting
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Conditions

  • Advanced Cancer
  • Spiritual Care

Eligibility Criteria

Sex
ALL
Age
18 Years - N/A
Healthy Volunteers
Not accepted

Interventions

  • Peace Intervention — OTHER
    Patients will participate in two PEACE intervention sessions, which will last 30-60 minutes each.
  • Usual Care — OTHER
    Usual care is a comprehensive evaluation of the physical, emotional, and spiritual needs of the patient by the Supportive/Palliative Care medical team.

Study Details

To examine the feasibility and acceptability of chaplain-clinician led spiritual care (PEACE: Perception, Exploring, Addressing, Compassionate Connection, Embracing) intervention in patients with advanced cancer.

Key Dates

Start date
Dec 22, 2025
Status verified
Apr 2026
Primary completion
Jan 1, 2027
Completion
Jan 1, 2029

Study Design

Enrollment
60 participants (estimated)
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
SINGLE_GROUP
Primary purpose
SUPPORTIVE_CARE

Arms

  • Experimental: Phase 1
    Patients will participate in two PEACE intervention sessions, which will last 30-60 minutes each.
  • Experimental: Phase 2
    Usual care is a comprehensive evaluation of the physical, emotional, and spiritual needs of the patient by the Supportive/Palliative Care medical team

Primary Outcome Measure

RBEC Questionnaire [ Time Frame: Through study completion; an average of 1 year ]

Central Contacts

Locations (1)

FacilityCityStateZIPSite coordinators
MD Anderson Cancer CenterHoustonTexas77030
Marvin Delgado Guay, MD
[email protected]
713-745-8190
Marvin Delgado Guay, MD (PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR)

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