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Applying spiritual palliative care guidelines in patients with cancer

Investigating the effectiveness of spiritual palliative care guidelines in patients with cancer

Status
Recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
IRCT
Registry ID
IRCT20230129057271N5
Enrollment
44
Registered
2025-12-12
Start date
2025-12-22
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2026-02-02

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Conditions

Condition 1: Colon cancer. Condition 2: Breast cancer. Condition 3: Prostate cancer. Malignant neoplasm of colon Malignant neoplasm of breast Malignant neoplasm of prostate

Interventions

Intervention 1: Intervention group: During this study, the intervention group included patients who would receive spiritual palliative care from a nurse. Spiritual palliative care instructions will be

Sponsors

Bagheiat-allah University of Medical Sciences
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
All
Age
18 Years to 60 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Age between 18 and 60 years old Having sufficient literacy skills to complete the survey Cancer diagnosis for at least 6 months Lack of known mental illness Willingness to voluntarily participate in the study Failure to participate in other related educational programs Lack of sensory impairments, such as vision or hearing problems, that affect learning Having colon, breast, or prostate cancer

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Use of addictive substances Having diseases other than cancer Occurrence of a specific incident before the study

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Quality of life of patients. Timepoint: At the beginning of the study (before intervention) and after the last session of implementing spiritual palliative care guidelines. Method of measurement: Using the Missoula – VITAS quality of life index (MVQOLI).;Patients' perceptions of the quality of palliative care. Timepoint: After the last session of implementing spiritual palliative care guidelines. Method of measurement: Using the patients' perspectives of the quality of palliative care questionnaire.;Incidence of palliative care outcomes. Timepoint: After the last session of implementing spiritual palliative care guidelines. Method of measurement: Using the Palliative Care Outcome Scale (POS) questionnaire.

Countries

Iran (Islamic Republic of)

Contacts

Public ContactSeyed Morteza Hosseini

Bagheiat-allah University of Medical Sciences

sm_hosseini@yahoo.com+98 901 669 0780

Outcome results

None listed

Source: IRCT (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 7, 2026