Spirituality, Religiosity, and Immune Functioning

Status

Completed

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Observational

Source

ClinicalTrials.gov

Registry ID

NCT00066924

Enrollment

120

Registered

2003-08-08

Start date

2003-09-30

Completion date

2004-06-30

Last updated

2005-06-24

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

Conditions

Cancer, Depression, Dying Process

Keywords

spirituality, religiosity, immune functioning, psychoneuroimmunology, cytokines, cancer, death, depression

Brief summary

The purpose of this study is to determine whether religiosity and spirituality are related to immune functioning, as measured by interleukin-6 blood plasma level, among terminally ill cancer patients.

Interventions

None listed

Study design

Observational model

DEFINED_POPULATION

Time perspective

OTHER

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

ALL

Age

21 Years to No maximum

Healthy volunteers

Inclusion criteria

* Inpatient at Calvary Hospital * Diagnosis of terminal cancer * Score of 20 or above on Mini-Mental State Exam

Exclusion criteria

* Presence of a psychiatric disorder that would preclude the production of meaningful data

Countries

United States

Outcome results