Active Not RecruitingNot applicableNCT07176559
Official study title

Pilot Randomized Clinical Trial of Informational Support Versus Spiritual Care

Study summary

The purpose of this study is to address the need for effective spiritual care support for patients with lung and gastrointestinal cancer. This study will examine how spiritual care affects spiritual wellbeing, anxiety, depression, satisfaction with spiritual care, and quality of communication.

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Key things to know

Main goalSupportive Care

This describes the study’s primary purpose.

What is being studiedSpiritual Care and Informational Support

The study team can explain what participation involves.

Who it may be forMetastatic or stage IV

These are broad labels—not an eligibility decision.

Checked against the public recordLast updated Jul 2, 2026 · Source: ClinicalTrials.gov

Is enrollment open?Active Not Recruiting

The study is underway but is not accepting new participants.

What kind of study?Not applicable

Interventional

Where is it offered?4 U.S. locations

Locations may change over time.

Who runs it?Indiana University

Study sponsor

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Study overview

What this study is about

Purpose
Supportive Care
Study type
Interventional
Phase
Not applicable
Sponsor
Indiana University
Interventions being studied
Behavioral: Spiritual Care; Behavioral: Informational Support
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How this study is categorized

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Public criteria

Who may be able to participate

The sponsor separates these requirements into two groups. You do not need to interpret them alone—use them to guide a conversation with the study team.

Requirements people may need to meetInclusion criteria

1. ≥ 18 years old at the time of informed consent 2. Ability to provide informed consent and HIPAA authorization 3. Subject is at least 2 weeks post-diagnosis of an incurable and advanced stage (IV) lung or gastrointestinal (GI) malignancy and receiving cancer care at IU Simon Cancer Center, other IU Health Oncology Clinics, or Eskenazi Health Oncology Clinics 4. Subject has a reliable phone and is willing to participate in 4 sessions with the chaplain 5. Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) score ranging from 0 (fully active) to 3 (able to conduct limited self-care in bed or chair more than 50% of waking hours) 6. Has low Spiritual Well-Being score of 35 or less on the FACIT-Sp 7. Subject makes 2 or fewer errors on the Callahan 6-item cognitive screener administered during screening

Reasons someone may not be able to joinExclusion criteria

1. Subject makes 3 or more errors on the Callahan 6-item cognitive screener administered during screening, or exhibits significant psychiatric or cognitive impairment (e.g., dementia/delirium, intellectual disability, active psychosis) that in the judgment of the research team would preclude providing informed consent and study participation 2. Currently receiving hospice care Note: subjects who enroll in hospice during the trial will have the option of continuing trial participation 3. Have had a visit with a healthcare chaplain within the past 3 months

Important: This is the sponsor’s public criteria, not a determination of eligibility. The study team must review your individual situation.

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Study sites

U.S. locations

  • IU Health Joe and Shelly Schwarz Cancer CenterCarmel, Indiana
  • Indiana University Melvin & Bren Simon Comprehensive Cancer CenterIndianapolis, Indiana
  • Sidney and Lois Eskenazi HospitalIndianapolis, Indiana
  • IU Health Arnett HospitalLafayette, Indiana

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