Clinical trials: Dignity
Addiction, Psychiatric Disorder
Validating Promoted Spiritual Experience
This pilot study of 16 patients will demonstrate a specific psychologically focused intervention to affect a spiritual aspect of psychological health and will measure (1) its effects on general distress, depression, anxiety and…
- Trial name
- NCT05485181
- Testing
- Spiritual Intervention
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 16 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
Life-limiting Serious Illness
Promoting Dignity, Meaningfulness and Mental Well-Being
Feasibility study to test the feasibility and acceptability of a designed personalized modular Intervention consisting of three modules, including Cancer and Living Meaningfully (CALM) Therapy, Dignity Therapy (DT), and a…
- Trial name
- NCT03744442
- Testing
- Dignity Therapy (DT) module, CALM Therapy module, Mindfulness-based interventions module
- Where
- Switzerland
- Volunteers
- 10 people
- Sponsor
- University Hospital, Basel, Switzerland
End of Life
Study of Poetic Dignity Therapy for Sexual and Gender Minority Patients With Cancer
The purpose of this study is to find out if dignity therapy is practical and works well for sexual and gender minority (SGM) patients in MSK.
- Trial name
- NCT06293456
- Testing
- Dignity Therapy
- Where
- 7 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 15 people
- Sponsor
- Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
Elderly, Psychological Adaptation
Are Older Adults Prepared to Respond to Disasters? Psychological First Aid on Dignity-Related Distress, Social Frailty, and Psychological Resilience
The rapid increase in the global aging population has drawn attention to the unique challenges faced by institutionalized elders.
- Conditions
- Elderly, Psychological Adaptation, First Aid, Stress
- Trial name
- NCT06787703
- Testing
- Psychological First Aid Intervention
- Where
- Egypt
- Volunteers
- 80 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Cairo University
Advanced Cancer
Virtual Dignity Therapy for Palliative Care Patients With Advanced Cancer
The purpose of this study is to determine if it is feasible and acceptable to recruit for and deliver the Virtual Dignity Therapy intervention to palliative care patients with advanced cancer.
- Trial name
- NCT05113199
- Testing
- Virtual Dignity Therapy
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 21 people
- Sponsor
- Mayo Clinic
End of Life Patients
The Effectiveness of Dignity Therapy in Terminal Ill Patients
Maintaining patient dignity is the moral obligation and an important ethical consideration of health professionals; it is also the primary connotation of medical care.
- Trial name
- NCT07150728
- Testing
- dignity therapy, Hospice palliative care
- Where
- Taiwan
- Volunteers
- 45 people
- Sponsor
- Kaohsiung Medical University Chung-Ho Memorial Hospital
Dignity, Advanced Cancer
Feasibility of Dignity Therapy Intervention on Cancer Patients in Charge to an Hospital Palliative Care Unit.
Aim of the study was to asses feasibility and acceptability of a nurse delivered Dignity Therapy (DT) intervention on advanced cancer patients referring to an Hospital palliative care unit.
- Trial name
- NCT04738305
- Testing
- Dignity Therapy
- Where
- Italy
- Volunteers
- 50 people
- Sponsor
- Azienda USL Reggio Emilia - IRCCS
Emotional Stress, Psychological Distress
Dignity Therapy for Terminally Ill Patients: A Randomized Controlled Trial
We conducted a randomized, controlled trial of dignity therapy for terminally ill patients with the aim of reducing dignity-related distress and demoralization and improving spiritual well-being.
- Conditions
- Emotional Stress, Psychological Distress, Death, Dignity
- Trial name
- NCT04256239
- Testing
- Dignity Therapy
- Where
- Italy
- Volunteers
- 55 people
- Sponsor
- European University of Rome
Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2
Durable Effect of Imeglimin on the Glycemic Control in Patients With Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus
Study subjects will be randomly assigned to the three groups and receive the study drug for maximum of 156 weeks and undergo blood samplings and other diabetes mellitus-related tests.
- Trial name
- NCT05366868
- Testing
- Imeglimin, Metformin, Vildagliptin
- Where
- Japan
- Volunteers
- 567 people
- Sponsor
- National Center for Global Health and Medicine, Japan
Multiple Chronic Conditions
Digitally Supported Person-centered Care Systems
The case history of patients with complex and long-term needs is often stored in fragments across many different care providers, each with a separate electronic health record.
- Trial name
- DignityCare (NCT07142616)
- Testing
- 03 - Summaries of and clinical notes from several providers, 01 - Clinical notes from one provider, 02 - Access to notes from primary and secondary care
- Where
- Norway
- Volunteers
- 93 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University Hospital of North Norway
Life-limiting Illness, Breast Cancer
Therapeutic Support to Strengthen Dignity, Mental Well-being and Quality of Life in Acute Palliative Care Patients.
The goal of this clinical trial is to test the benefit of a newly designed personalized therapeutic intervention compared to the standard specialized palliative care service at the swiss acute palliative hospital care.The main…
- Conditions
- Life-limiting Illness, Breast Cancer, Glioblastoma, Prostate Cancer
- Trial name
- NCT06549075
- Testing
- Therapeutic support, Standard Specialized Palliative Consultation Service
- Where
- Switzerland
- Volunteers
- 42 people
- Sponsor
- University Hospital, Basel, Switzerland
Cancer
Psychosocial Support for Cancer Patients
This is an international, 3-site trial (Winnipeg Canada, MSKCC NYC, Perth Australia) accruing 120 patients per site (120x3). The purpose of this study is to compare two types of counseling for cancer patients: "Dignity…
- Trial name
- NCT00133965
- Testing
- Dignity Psychotherapy, Supportive Psychotherapy, Standard Palliative Care
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 281 people
- Sponsor
- Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
Palliative Care
A Novel Family Dignity Intervention (FDI) for Asian Palliative Care
Background: The lack of a holistic approach to palliative care can lead to a fractured sense of dignity at the end of life, resulting in depression, hopelessness, feelings of being a burden to others, and the loss of will to live…
- Trial name
- FDI (NCT03200730)
- Testing
- Family Dignity Intervention group
- Where
- 2 sites in Singapore
- Volunteers
- 252 people
- Sponsor
- Nanyang Technological University
Dementia, Mild, Depressive Disorder
Dignity Therapy for Patients With Early Dementia and Their Family
Developed by Harvey M. Chochinov in 2005, Dignity Therapy (DT) invites individuals with life-limiting illnesses to reflect on matters of importance to them and compiles them in a narrative document for the patient to share.
- Trial name
- DTD (NCT03692988)
- Testing
- Dignity Therapy
- Where
- Switzerland
- Volunteers
- 54 people
- Sponsor
- University of Zurich
Adapted Garment Prototype, Elderly
Design of a Prototype Garment Adapted to Demented Elderly Subjects With Disturbing Behavioral Problems in the Management of Sphincter Disorders
Alzheimer's disease and related disorders (ADRD) are diseases whose frequency is increasing in elderly subjects. Their evolution is marked by the occurrence, in addition to cognitive disorders, of increasingly disruptive…
- Conditions
- Adapted Garment Prototype, Elderly, Problem Behavior, Dementia
- Trial name
- GERONESIE (NCT05649839)
- Testing
- garment
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 40 people
- Sponsor
- Centre Hospitalier Universitaire, Amiens
Cancer
Implementation and Evaluation of Dignity Therapy in Denmark
The purpose of the study is to investigate whether Danish patients with incurable cancer have a need of, interest in and benefit from Dignity Therapy.
- Trial name
- DignityDK (NCT01507571)
- Testing
- Dignity Therapy
- Where
- 2 sites in Denmark
- Volunteers
- 80 people
- Sponsor
- Bispebjerg Hospital
Anxiety, Orthopedic Disorder
Compare Patients' Perception of Surgical Experience Based on Garment
This study seeks to compare how patients rank perception of anxiety, modesty, dignity and overall satisfaction when patients are provided with either a standard patient gown or a standard patient gown plus a pair of specialized…
- Trial name
- NCT05015569
- Testing
- COVR Medical Garment, Standard Patient Gown
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 200 people
- Sponsor
- More Foundation
Stage IV Colorectal Cancer
Dignity Therapy in mCRC to Increase Peaceful Awareness & Impact Goals of Care Decision-Making
The purpose of this study is to try and improve the way that patients with colon cancer understand and cope with their illness and give them tools for talking with their loved ones and family about their illness.
- Trial name
- NCT01074385
- Testing
- Dignity Therapy
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 24 people
- Sponsor
- Northwestern University
Terminal Illness, Heart Arrest
End-of-life Practices in 2019 vs. 2014
In 2014, the authors conducted a survey of key opinion leaders on ethical resuscitation practices in 31 European Countries. The authors administered a comprehensive questionnaire to 1-2 "experts" from each country…
- Conditions
- Terminal Illness, Heart Arrest, Ethics, Narrative
- Trial name
- NCT04078815
- Where
- 2 sites in Belgium, Greece
- Volunteers
- 84 people
- Sponsor
- University of Athens
Improved Emotional Regulation, Improvement in Quality of Life
The Role of Music in Palliative Care: A Proposal for a Rural Based Initiative in Music Based Interventions
Current practice in larger palliative care centers offer many supportive service modalities, which are often unavailable in the rural setting.
- Conditions
- Improved Emotional Regulation, Improvement in Quality of Life, Symptom Relief, Preservation of Dignity
- Trial name
- NCT02661880
- Testing
- preferred music
- Volunteers
- 30 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Nova Scotia Health Authority