New hope for chinese cancer patients: therapy that restores purpose

NCT ID NCT02112188

First seen Nov 01, 2025 · Last updated Apr 28, 2026 · Updated 23 times

Summary

This study adapts a type of counseling called Meaning-Centered Psychotherapy for Chinese immigrants with advanced cancer. The goal is to help patients maintain a sense of meaning and purpose in life despite their illness. Researchers will interview and test the adapted program with 84 participants to ensure it fits their cultural and language needs.

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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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