Meaning-Centered Counseling for Chinese Patients Who Are Being Treated for Advanced Cancer

Recruiting in Palo Alto (17 mi)

+10 other locations

Overseen byFlorence Lui, PhD

Age: 18+

Sex: Any

Travel: May Be Covered

Time Reimbursement: Varies

Trial Phase: Academic

Recruiting

Sponsor: Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center

No Placebo Group

Trial Summary

What is the purpose of this trial?

The purpose of the study is to modify a type of counseling called "Individual Meaning Centered Psychotherapy" to meet the needs of Chinese cancer patients. Many cancer patients use counseling or other resources to help cope with the emotional burden of their illnesses. Counseling often helps them cope with cancer by giving them a place to express their feelings. "Meaning-Centered" counseling aims to teach cancer patients how to maintain or even increase a sense of meaning and purpose in their lives, despite cancer.

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

You are of Chinese origin.

You are between the ages of 21 and 80.

You are proficient in both Mandarin and English.

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Treatment Details

Interventions

Adaptation of IMCP for Chinese Immigrant Cancer Patients (Behavioural Intervention)
In-depth Patient Interviews (Behavioural Intervention)
Individual Meaning-Centered Psychotherapy for Chinese (IMCP-Ch) (For Phase 3) (Behavioural Intervention)

Participant Groups

1Treatment groups

Experimental Treatment

Group I: Chinese patients with advanced cancerExperimental Treatment3 Interventions

IMCP intervention to be culturally \& linguistically tailored for Chinese cancer patients. This study will be carried out in 3 phases: 1) formative research \& 2) adaptation. For this application we will continue the formative research (phase 1) by conducting 20 to 30 indepth interviews with Chinese immigrants with advanced cancer to inform the adaptation of the intervention. Results of the patient in-depth interviews will inform how to adapt the IMCP process \& session themes to reflect the needs of the community. In the adaptation phase (phase 2) the Breitbart IMCP research team (including Drs. Breitbart, Lichtenthal, \& Applebaum), Drs. Leng, Gany, \& Ms. Huang will discuss a priori adaptations to the intervention. Potential changes to the process \& content will be discussed. Adaptations will be incorporated in a modified IMCP-Ch treatment manual, therapist checklist/outline \& Treatment Integrity Coding Manual. PHASE 3, 4 Conduct feasibility study of IMCP-Ch for Chinese cancer patients.