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Does fear of death push cancer patients toward aggressive treatment?

NCT ID NCT06545188

Knowledge-focused Sponsor: Heinrich-Heine University, Duesseldorf Source: ClinicalTrials.gov ↗

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First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026

Summary

This study looked at whether reminding people of their own mortality influences how aggressively they choose to treat urological cancer. Researchers surveyed 746 urologists and patients, asking them to imagine treatment scenarios after thinking about death. The goal was to understand what drives more aggressive treatment choices and to test a screening tool for fear of cancer recurrence.

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Study facts

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Phase

Not a phased trial

Phase numbers describe drug development. The registry uses this when they do not apply, as it does for trials of devices, procedures or behaviour changes, and for observational studies.

Participants

746 people

The number who actually took part.

Started

Sep 2024

Finished

Nov 2025

Lead sponsor

Other sponsor

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Who can take part

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Ages

18 years and older

Sex

Anyone

Healthy volunteers

Not accepted

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Study 1) Urologists Inclusion Criteria: * sufficient cognitive ability * German language skills Exclusion Criteria: * none Study 2) Patients Inclusion Criteria: * urological cancer (ICD-10: C60, C61, C62, C63, C64, C65, C66, C67, C68) * age at least 18 years * German language skills * sufficient cognitive ability * capacity to consent Exclusion Criteria: * none

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Conditions

The condition(s) this trial relates to.

benign urinary system neoplasm malignant urinary system neoplasm Necrophobia

As listed by the trial registrant

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Urological cancer

Contacts and locations

Locations

  • University Hospital Düsseldorf, Department of Urology

    Düsseldorf, 40225, Germany

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