Support for Bereaved Cancer Caregivers

Launched by MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY · Oct 25, 2024

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ClinConnect Summary

This clinical trial is focused on helping caregivers who have recently lost a loved one to cancer. These caregivers often experience intense feelings of grief and emotional stress after the death of the patient they cared for. The study will test a program called nature-based healing meditation, which is designed to support these caregivers during their difficult time of mourning.

To participate in this trial, individuals must be at least 18 years old, able to speak and understand English, and have access to a telephone. Participants will need to demonstrate that they can perform certain tasks accurately. If you join the study, you can expect to engage in meditation activities that may help ease your grief and provide a sense of comfort. This trial is currently not recruiting participants, but it aims to understand if such a meditation program can be beneficial for those experiencing loss after caregiving for a cancer patient.

Gender

ALL

Eligibility criteria

• Inclusion Criteria:
• • 18 years old or older; Able and willing to provide reflexology
• • Able to speak and understand English
• • Have access to a telephone
• • Able to hear normal conversation
• • Cognitively oriented to time, place, and person (determined via recruiter)
• Exclusion Criteria:
• • Unwilling to perform return demonstration with 90% accuracy