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CTRI Number  CTRI/2018/02/012123 [Registered on: 23/02/2018] Trial Registered Retrospectively
Last Modified On: 23/02/2018
Post Graduate Thesis  No 
Type of Trial  Observational 
Type of Study   Cross Sectional Study 
Study Design  Single Arm Study 
Public Title of Study   Understanding spiritual and religious beliefs of cancer patients and their impact on coping  
Scientific Title of Study   Spiritual/religious beliefs and their impact on coping in cancer patients: an exploratory study in an Indian setting 
Trial Acronym   
Secondary IDs if Any  
Secondary ID  Identifier 
NIL  NIL 
 
Details of Principal Investigator or overall Trial Coordinator (multi-center study)  
Name  Savita Goswami 
Designation  Clinical Psychologist 
Affiliation  Tata Memoral Hospital 
Address  Tata Memorial Hospital, Dr. E. Borges Road, Parel

Mumbai
MAHARASHTRA
400012
India 
Phone  9820050072  
Fax  022-24146937  
Email  savitata@yahoo.co.in  
 
Details of Contact Person
Scientific Query
 
Name  Savita Goswami 
Designation  Clinical Psychologist 
Affiliation  Tata Memoral Hospital 
Address  Tata Memorial Hospital, Dr. E. Borges Road, Parel

Mumbai
MAHARASHTRA
400012
India 
Phone  9820050072  
Fax  022-24146937  
Email  savitata@yahoo.co.in  
 
Details of Contact Person
Public Query
 
Name  Savita Goswami 
Designation  Clinical Psychologist 
Affiliation  Tata Memoral Hospital 
Address  Tata Memorial Hospital, Dr. E. Borges Road, Parel

Mumbai
MAHARASHTRA
400012
India 
Phone  9820050072  
Fax  022-24146937  
Email  savitata@yahoo.co.in  
 
Source of Monetary or Material Support  
Tata Memorial Hospital Ernest Borges Marg, Parel, Mumbai - 400012 
 
Primary Sponsor  
Name  Savita Goswami 
Address  Psychiatric Unit, Golden Jubilee Block, Basement, Room no-20,Tata Memorial Hospital, Parel, Mumbai 
Type of Sponsor  Other [(SELF)] 
 
Details of Secondary Sponsor  
Name  Address 
NIL  NIL 
 
Countries of Recruitment     India  
Sites of Study  
No of Sites = 1  
Name of Principal Investigator  Name of Site  Site Address  Phone/Fax/Email 
Savita Goswami  Tata Memorial Hospital  Tata Memorial Hospital, Golden Jubilee Block, Psychiatric Unit,Room No- 20, Dr. Ernest Borges Marg Parel, Mumbai - 400012
Mumbai
MAHARASHTRA 
9820050072
022-24146937
savitata@yahoo.co.in 
 
Details of Ethics Committee  
No of Ethics Committees= 1  
Name of Committee  Approval Status 
Tata Memorial Hospital  Approved 
 
Regulatory Clearance Status from DCGI  
Status 
Not Applicable 
 
Health Condition / Problems Studied  
Health Type  Condition 
Patients  Adult cancer patients referred to Psycho-oncology service ,  
 
Intervention / Comparator Agent  
Type  Name  Details 
 
Inclusion Criteria  
Age From  18.00 Year(s)
Age To  90.00 Year(s)
Gender  Both 
Details  1. Adult cancer patients above 18 years of age
2. Any cancer site
3. Outpatients
4. On active cancer directed treatment (curative intent) or on follow up after completion of treatment
• Able to participate in 30-45 minutes of in depth interview
• Able to give informed consent
• Marathi, Hindi or English speaking
 
 
ExclusionCriteria 
Details  1. Patients receiving only palliative care
2. History of pre-existing psychotic disorder, cognitive impairment, delirium or dementia
 
 
Method of Generating Random Sequence   Not Applicable 
Method of Concealment   Not Applicable 
Blinding/Masking   Not Applicable 
Primary Outcome  
Outcome  TimePoints 
To understand spiritual/ religious beliefs of cancer patients when they are undergoing cancer treatment (curative intent) and follow up after completion   In depth interview at single point  
 
Secondary Outcome  
Outcome  TimePoints 
1. To understand patients’ perspectives on the impact of spiritual/ religious beliefs on their coping with cancer and its treatment

2. To examine the association of religious/spiritual beliefs of cancer patients with socio-demographic factors (age, gender, ethnicity, religious affiliation
 
In depth interview at single point 
 
Target Sample Size   Total Sample Size="10"
Sample Size from India="10" 
Final Enrollment numbers achieved (Total)= "10"
Final Enrollment numbers achieved (India)="10" 
Phase of Trial   N/A 
Date of First Enrollment (India)   02/02/2015 
Date of Study Completion (India) 07/07/2017 
Date of First Enrollment (Global)  Date Missing 
Date of Study Completion (Global) Date Missing 
Estimated Duration of Trial   Years="0"
Months="9"
Days="0" 
Recruitment Status of Trial (Global)   Not Applicable 
Recruitment Status of Trial (India)  Completed 
Publication Details   Data not yet published 
Individual Participant Data (IPD) Sharing Statement

Will individual participant data (IPD) be shared publicly (including data dictionaries)?  

Brief Summary   The aim of our study is to explore the beliefs related to religious and spiritual well being in cancer patients’ undergoing treatment or on follow up after completion of treatment and the impact of religious/ spiritual well being on their coping with cancer and its treatment

OBJECTIVES
Primary 
- To understand religious/spiritual beliefs of cancer patients’ when they are undergoing cancer treatment and follow up after completion
Secondary
- To understand patients’ perspectives on the impact of religious/spiritual well being on their coping with cancer and its treatment
- To examine the association of religious /spiritual beliefs of cancer patients with socio-demographic factors
 
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