New therapy aims to help chinese cancer patients find meaning and hope

NCT ID NCT02112188

Summary

This study is adapting a counseling therapy called 'Meaning-Centered Psychotherapy' to better meet the cultural and language needs of Chinese immigrant cancer patients. The goal is to help patients cope with the emotional burden of advanced cancer by finding a sense of purpose and meaning in their lives. The research involves interviews to adapt the therapy and then testing it with patients via telehealth sessions in Mandarin or English.

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Contacts and locations

Locations

  • City College of New York (Data Collection AND Data Analysis)

    New York, New York, 10031, United States

  • MSK at Ralph Lauren (Limited Protocol Activities)

    New York, New York, 10035, United States

  • Memorial Sloan Kettering Basking Ridge (Limited Protocol Activities)

    Basking Ridge, New Jersey, 07920, United States

  • Memorial Sloan Kettering Bergen (Limited Protocol Activities)

    Montvale, New Jersey, 07645, United States

  • Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center

    New York, New York, 10065, United States

  • Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center Suffolk- Commack (Limited Protocol Activities)

    Commack, New York, 11725, United States

  • Memorial Sloan Kettering Monmouth (Limited Protocol Activities)

    Middletown, New Jersey, 07748, United States

  • Memorial Sloan Kettering Nassau (Limited Protocol Activities)

    Uniondale, New York, 11553, United States

  • Memorial Sloan Kettering Westchester (Limited Protocol Activities)

    Harrison, New York, 10604, United States

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