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Assessment of spiritual wellbeing in cancer patients.

Assessment of spiritual wellbeing in advanced cancer patients receiving palliative care in a tertiary cancer center in Kerala-A mixed method study

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Observational
Source
CTRI
Registry ID
CTRI/2022/12/048213
Enrollment
150
Registered
2022-12-19
Start date
Unknown
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2026-06-22

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

Health Condition 1: C00-D49- Neoplasms

Interventions

None listed

Sponsors

Malabar Cancer Centre
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1. Diagnosis of advanced cancer (defined as metastatic disease or recurrence or progressive disease) and receiving palliative care. 2. 18 years and above 3. Able to read and comprehend Malayalam language.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1. Patients with cognitive dysfunction (psychiatric illness, neurological disorders) precluding administration of tool 2. Patient deemed unwell as per the investigatorââ?¬•s clinical assessment, defined as instability in vital signs requiring hospitalization and/or ICU care.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
(1)To find out the correlation between spiritual well-being assessed by using ââ?¬Å?FACIT ââ?¬â??SP-Ex tool and quality of life assessed using Malayalam version of EORTC QLQ-C30 questionnaire among the cancer patients diagnosed with advanced cancer and receiving palliative care.Timepoint: Single, after diagnosed a metastatic or recurrent or progressive disease

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
(2) To validate the Malayalam translated ââ?¬Å?FACIT-Sp-Ex (version 4) Spiritual Well-being assessment tool among the cancer patients diagnosed with advanced cancer and receiving palliative care. (3) To assess the level of spiritual well-being among the cancer patients diagnosed with advanced cancer and receiving palliative care using Malayalam translated ââ?¬Å?FACIT ââ?¬â??SP-Ex tool. Timepoint: Single ,after diagnosed a metastatic or recurrence or progressive disease

Countries

India

Contacts

Public ContactDr MSBiji

Amrita Institute of Medical Sciences

nair.shoba@gmail.com9743107123

Outcome results

None listed

Source: CTRI (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Jun 27, 2026