Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
New York, 10065, United States
Active, Not Recruiting
NCT Number: NCT02730039
Meaning-Centered Psychotherapy Training for Cancer Care Providers
The purpose of this project, entitled "Meaning-Centered Psychotherapy Training for Cancer Care Providers," is to develop a multi-modal training program in Meaning-Centered Psychotherapy (MCP) for multidisciplinary cancer care clinicians who provide psycho-oncology and psychosocial palliative care services for cancer patients.
Active, Not Recruiting
This study is active but is not currently recruiting participants.
Notify MeKey information
Conditions
Age range
21 year and older
Sex eligibility
All sexes
Study type
Observational
Primary location
Who can participate
Healthy volunteers accepted: Yes
Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.
Inclusion criteria
- Clinicians who provide psycho-oncology and/or psychosocial palliative care services for to patients with cancer and/or severe medical illness/disease at MSKCC, other institutions, or in the community, as per self-report.
- Completed online MCPT application form and commits to attend the two-day intensive MCPT program, complete training follow-up assessments, and participate in required follow-up training activities.
- Able to speak, read, and understand English proficiently to participate in MCPT training sessions and complete assessments.
Exclusion criteria
- Does not meet the criteria of an appropriate candidate for training program, as determined by review of the MCPT Application Evaluation Checklist in the opinion of the investigator.
- Materials for the training and the training will be conducted in English only.
Treatment and study plan
Workshop
Behavioralfollow-up calls & webinars
BehavioralAssessments
BehavioralPrimary outcomes
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participant's skills uptake at the end of the MCPT session score range 0-10
Time frame: change from Baseline to 12 months
Evaluation will take place on two levels, as data will be collected directly from: 1) MCPT participants and 2) MCP trainers. Data on the training will be collected before and during the MCPT session. Data on post-MCP training will be collected for one year following participation in the MCPT.
Sponsors and collaborators
Lead sponsor
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
Other
Collaborators
- City of Hope Medical Center
- Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
- Department of Veterans Affairs, New Jersey
- MJHS Institute for Innovation in Palliative Care
- Massachusetts General Hospital
- New York Presbyterian Hospital
- Northwestern University
- Odette Cancer Center - Sunnybrook Hospital
- Smilow Cancer Hospital - Yale New Haven Health
- Stanford University
- University of Pennsylvania
- VA New York Harbor Healthcare System
- Vidant Cancer Care
Registry information
Important dates
- Study start
- 2015
- Primary completion
- 2026
- Study completion
- 2026
- First posted
- Apr 6, 2016
- Registry last updated
- Dec 30, 2025
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