Promoting post-traumatic growth through a meaning-oriented intervention – a prospective comparative study

Status

Recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Observational

Source

DRKS

Registry ID

DRKS00040593

Enrollment

Registered

2026-06-30

Start date

2026-06-15

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2026-08-03

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Conditions

psychological changes in palliative cancer care

Interventions

Group 1: The aim is to assess whether the Ulmer Schatzkiste-programme has a potentially beneficial effect on the development of individual post-traumatic growth. The Ulm Treasure Chest is a programme

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Age

18 Years to No maximum

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: parents of minor children with advanced and incurable cancer (palliative care situation), sufficient ability to express themselves, sufficient resilience to travel to and participate in the USK (intervention group)

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: significant limitations in mobility and physical stamina for film shoots, serious mental health conditions: dementia, delirium, psychotic or delusional episodes

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
To investigate whether post-traumatic growth can be further enhanced by participating in the Ulm Treasure Chest programme, i.e. whether the intervention can increase the level of growth or not. Finally, this will be examined by comparing the responses to the questionnaires at three different points in time, namely after completing the questionnaire following the video shoot. The assessment tools are the following questionnaires: Distress Thermometer (based on A. Mehnert, D. Müller, C. Lehmann, U. Koch (2006)), PPR (Post-Traumatic Changes (21 items); Tedeschi, R.G., Calhoun, L.G. (1996), German version by Maercker & Langner (2001)), PDI-G (Patient Dignity Inventory (25 items); Sautier et al (2014; orig.: Chochinov et al (2008)), PA-F-KF (12 items; short version: Herschbach & Heußner (2008) Hogrefe; Anja Mehnert, Peter Herschbach, Petra Berg, Gerhard Henrich, Uwe Koch (2015).), PHQ-4 (Depression and Anxiety (4 items + one additional item [PHQ-B])), PEACE (Peace, Equanimity, and Acceptance in the Cancer Experience Questionnaire (12 items); Mack et al (2008).), DAB-GR (Death Attitudes Profile – Revised (32 items); Jansen et al (2019))	—

Measure

Time frame

To investigate whether post-traumatic growth can be further enhanced by participating in the Ulm Treasure Chest programme, i.e. whether the intervention can increase the level of growth or not. Finally, this will be examined by comparing the responses to the questionnaires at three different points in time, namely after completing the questionnaire following the video shoot. The assessment tools are the following questionnaires: Distress Thermometer (based on A. Mehnert, D. Müller, C. Lehmann, U. Koch (2006)), PPR (Post-Traumatic Changes (21 items); Tedeschi, R.G., Calhoun, L.G. (1996), German version by Maercker & Langner (2001)), PDI-G (Patient Dignity Inventory (25 items); Sautier et al (2014; orig.: Chochinov et al (2008)), PA-F-KF (12 items; short version: Herschbach & Heußner (2008) Hogrefe; Anja Mehnert, Peter Herschbach, Petra Berg, Gerhard Henrich, Uwe Koch (2015).), PHQ-4 (Depression and Anxiety (4 items + one additional item [PHQ-B])), PEACE (Peace, Equanimity, and Acceptance in the Cancer Experience Questionnaire (12 items); Mack et al (2008).), DAB-GR (Death Attitudes Profile – Revised (32 items); Jansen et al (2019))

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Secondary

Measure	Time frame
To assess the impact that psychologically supported exploration of existential questions at the end of life has on other areas, such as the experience of dignity, depression, anxiety, fear of progression, and acceptance of the situation.	—

Countries

Germany

Contacts

Public ContactKlaus Hönig

Klinik für Psychosomatische Medizin und Psychotherapie

klaus.hoenig@uniklinik-ulm.de+49 731 500-61880

Outcome results

None listed

Source: DRKS (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Aug 10, 2026