Spirituality, Religiosity, and Immune Functioning
Sponsor
National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health (NCCIH) (NIH)
Overall Status
Completed
CT.gov ID
NCT00066924
Collaborator
(none)
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Study Details
Study Description
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.
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Study Design
Study Type:
Observational
Observational Model:
Defined Population
Time Perspective:
Other
Study Start Date
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Sep 1, 2003
Study Completion Date
:
Jun 1, 2004
Outcome Measures
Primary Outcome Measures
Eligibility Criteria
Criteria
Ages Eligible for Study:
21 Years
to 0 Years
Sexes Eligible for Study:
All
Accepts Healthy Volunteers:
No
Inclusion criteria:
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Inpatient at Calvary Hospital
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Diagnosis of terminal cancer
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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
Contacts and Locations
Locations
| Site | City | State | Country | Postal Code | |
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| 1 | Calvary Hospital | Bronx | New York | United States |
Sponsors and Collaborators
- National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health (NCCIH)
Investigators
- Principal Investigator: Barry Rosenfeld, PhD, Fordham University
- Principal Investigator: William Breitbart, MD, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
Study Documents (Full-Text)
None provided.More Information
Publications
Responsible Party:
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ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
NCT00066924
Other Study ID Numbers:
- F31AT001769-01
First Posted:
Aug 8, 2003
Last Update Posted:
Jun 24, 2005
Last Verified:
May 1, 2005
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