MDACC Study Summary 2003-1044

Study Summary
No. 2003-1044:.......Psychosocial......Lois M. Ramondetta......Gynecologic Oncology

Study Summary Title



Study Summary Number:	2003-1044

Study Title:	Locus of Control and Spirituality in Palliative Care Patients

Physician

New Patient Referral



Name:	Lois M. Ramondetta	Patients Call:	800-392-1611 (in U.S.A.) 713-792-6161 (outside U.S.A.)

Dept:	Gynecologic Oncology	Referring MD Call:	800-392-1611 (in U.S.A.) 713-792-6161 (outside U.S.A.)

Phone:	713-745-8837 Contact us about clinical trials

General Information



Disease Group:	Psychosocial	Supported By:	N/A

Phase of Study:	N/A	Return Visit:	None

Treatment Agents:	None	Home Care:	N/A

Treatment Loc:	Only at MDACC

Estimated Length of Stay in Houston:	N/A

Description/
Intervention:

The goal of this psychosocial study is to find out if there is a connection
between the degree of your personal spirituality, as measured by the Duke
University Religion Index and Functional Assessment of Chronic Illness
Therapy-Spiritual Well-Being Scale (FACT-Sp), and your internal "locus of
control" (your perception of personal control in coping with critical life
events), as determined by the Locus of Control Scale.

Study Objectives / Outcomes

1. The primary objective is to determine whether the degree of spirituality/religiosity as determined by the Duke University Religion Index and Functional Assessment of Chronic Illness Therapy-Spiritual Well Being Scale (FACIT-Sp) correlates with internal locus of control as determined by the Locus of Control Scale.
2. To determine the relationships among spiritual-well being, religiosity, hope, depression, and culture, socioeconomic status, and gender in a palliative care setting.
3. To determine if hope and depression in palliative care patients are affected by the degree of intrinsic and extrinsic spirituality/religiosity.
4. To determine if patients who believe in predestination correlate with decreased locus of control, but improved quality of life and degree of religiosity.

Study Status Information



Study Activation / Registration Date:	06/03/2004

IRB Review and Approval Date:	03/17/2004

Study Type:	Not Applicable

Recruitment Status:	Closed

Projected Accrual:	N/A

Enrollment Eligibility

If you do not meet the enrollment eligibility, there may be other treatment options for you. Please Contact the Referral Office for more information.

Inclusion Criteria:

1) Age > 17 years (surveys have not been validated in minors)

2) Expected survival > 6 weeks

3) Patients experiencing acute side effects from chemotherapy (mucositis, emesis, or severe grade 2-3 neuropathy) are not eligible

4) No clinical evidence of cognitive failure, with normal Mini Mental State Examination (MMSE). A score of 24 is considered normal

5) Only new patients presenting to the Department of Symptom Control and Palliative Care Center

Exclusion Criteria:

1) N/A

Links

Registration Number: NCT00477243
Study Information on Clinical Trials Registry (clinicaltrials.gov)