Dignity Therapy in Germany: A pilot study to evaluate feasibility, acceptability and cultural adaption,of a short term psychotherapeutic intervention in palliative medicine.

Dignity Therapy in Germany: A pilot study to evaluate feasibility, acceptability and cultural adaption,of a short term psychotherapeutic intervention in palliative medicine. - WZT

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

DRKS

Registry ID

DRKS00013627

Enrollment

Registered

2017-12-22

Start date

2015-06-01

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2025-04-07

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Conditions

Patients with a terminal illness

Interventions

Group 1: 10 health care professionals which are unfamiliar with DT will be asked to evaluate the interview protocol and the feedback questionnaire. Patients that met inclusion criteria and are willi

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Age

18 Years to No maximum

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Patients admitted to either the palliative care ward of the university clinic of Mainz or Würzburg fulfilling the following inclusion criteria will be included in the study: - Terminal illness with clinically estimated life expectancy from 2 weeks to 12 months. - Ability to give informed consent - Sufficient German language skills - Possible denomination of a relative for feedback questionnaire. Relatives: - = 18 years of age - Ability to give informed consent - Sufficient German language skills - Denominated by the patient, regularly contact to the patient, before, during and after DT

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Patient will be excluded if one/more of following criteria are met: - Insufficient knowledge of German - Cognitive impairment - Estimated life expectancy less than 2 Weeks Relatives will be excluded if one/more of the following criteria are met: - High emotional burden so that questionnaire can not be filled out - Not able to understand and answer questionnaire (cognitive impaired)

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Aim of this study is to test the feasibility of DT in Germany as well as acceptability and cultural adaption of the question protocol. Furthermore to assess the subjective benefit of this psychological short-term intervention. The translation of the Interview protocol is followed by a comprehensive content validation including expert panels and survey of patients. Information given by 10 health care professionals will be analysed through content analysis (qualitative analysis). Furthermore it will be assessed how often which question of the semi-structured Interview was asked (quantitative analysis) Subjective Evaluation of DT will be assessed by patients and relatives through a feedback questionnaire. Quantitative analysis will be applied. The aim is to include 30 patients and 30 relatives in the study. The amount of patients that met inclusion criteria and were willing to participate, the number of patients, that participated the whole DT process and the amount of patients that answered the feedback questionnaire will be stated. The amount of relatives that answered feedback questionnaire will be stated. This data will indicate the feasibility of DT in Germany.	—

Measure

Time frame

Aim of this study is to test the feasibility of DT in Germany as well as acceptability and cultural adaption of the question protocol. Furthermore to assess the subjective benefit of this psychological short-term intervention. The translation of the Interview protocol is followed by a comprehensive content validation including expert panels and survey of patients. Information given by 10 health care professionals will be analysed through content analysis (qualitative analysis). Furthermore it will be assessed how often which question of the semi-structured Interview was asked (quantitative analysis) Subjective Evaluation of DT will be assessed by patients and relatives through a feedback questionnaire. Quantitative analysis will be applied. The aim is to include 30 patients and 30 relatives in the study. The amount of patients that met inclusion criteria and were willing to participate, the number of patients, that participated the whole DT process and the amount of patients that answered the feedback questionnaire will be stated. The amount of relatives that answered feedback questionnaire will be stated. This data will indicate the feasibility of DT in Germany.

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Secondary

Measure	Time frame
To provide a German interview protocoll for Dignity Therapy.	—

Countries

Germany

Contacts

Public ContactSandra Mai

Unversitätsmedizin MainzIII Med. KlinikInterdisziplinäre Abteilung für Palliativmedizin

sandra.maiz@unimedizin-mainz.de00496131178402

Outcome results

None listed

Source: DRKS (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Mar 6, 2026