Poetry therapy aims to bring dignity to LGBTQ+ cancer patients

NCT ID NCT06293456

First seen Oct 31, 2025 · Last updated May 23, 2026 · Updated 26 times

Summary

This study tests whether a special type of talk therapy called poetic dignity therapy is practical and helpful for sexual and gender minority (LGBTQ+) patients with cancer who are nearing the end of life. The therapy involves a clinician asking questions to help patients share their life story, which is then turned into a poem they can leave for loved ones. The study aims to enroll 15 adults from Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center to see if they can complete the process and receive their poem.

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Contacts and locations

Locations

  • Memorial Sloan Kettering Basking Ridge (Consent only)

    Basking Ridge, New Jersey, 07920, United States

  • Memorial Sloan Kettering Bergen (Consent Only)

    Montvale, New Jersey, 07645, United States

  • Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center

    New York, New York, 10065, United States

  • Memorial Sloan Kettering Monmouth (Consent Only)

    Middletown, New Jersey, 07748, United States

  • Memorial Sloan Kettering Nassau (Consent Only)

    Uniondale, New York, 11553, United States

  • Memorial Sloan Kettering Suffolk- Commack (Consent Only)

    Commack, New York, 11725, United States

  • Memorial Sloan Kettering Westchester (Consent only)

    Harrison, New York, 10604, United States

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