Meaninglessness in terminally ill cancer patients: Doctor Education Intervention Trial

Meaninglessness in terminally ill cancer patients: Doctor Education Intervention Trial - Meaninglessness in terminally ill cancer patients: Doctor Education Intervention Trial

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

JPRN

Registry ID

JPRN-UMIN000001613

Enrollment

Registered

2009-01-02

Start date

2007-06-01

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2026-06-29

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Conditions

Spiritual pain

Interventions

Three 240-minute sessions over 7 weeks, including lectures and exercises using structured assessment

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Doctor

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Non

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Confidence and Self-reported practice scales, and the Attitudes toward caring for patients feeling meaningless scale (Willingness to help, Positive appraisal, and Helplessness), Maslach burnout scale	—

Countries

Japan

Contacts

Public ContactYasunori Matoba, M.D., PhD.

Kagoshima University Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences Department of surgical oncology and digestive surgery

matoba@m3.kufm.kagoshima-u.ac.jp099-275-5361

Outcome results

None listed

Source: JPRN (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Jul 3, 2026