Guided spiritual care sessions for adults with acute leukemia
Spiritual Care to Optimize Relationships and Experience in Adults With Acute Leukemia (SCORE Trial)
This will test whether adding guided spiritual care sessions helps adults hospitalized for initial treatment of acute leukemia compared with standard inpatient spiritual care.
Quick facts
| Phase | Not applicable |
|---|---|
| Study type | Interventional |
| Enrollment | 70 (estimated) |
| Ages | 18 Years and up |
| Sex | All |
| Sponsor | University of Chicago Academic / other |
| Locations | 1 site (Chicago, Illinois) |
| Trial ID | NCT07405424 on ClinicalTrials.gov |
What this trial studies
This randomized intervention assigns adults with newly diagnosed acute leukemia who are hospitalized for initial therapy to either usual inpatient spiritual care or to receive study-specific guided spiritual sessions. The guided sessions are delivered during the inpatient stay and aim to be integrated into the patient's care plan while feasibility, acceptability, and patient-reported outcomes are tracked. Eligible participants are English-speaking adults (18+) with AML or ALL who can provide informed consent, while patients with relapsed or refractory disease or cognitive deficits that limit participation are excluded. The trial is conducted at the University of Chicago Medicine Comprehensive Cancer Center.
Who should consider this trial
Good fit: Adults (18+) with newly diagnosed acute leukemia (AML or ALL) who are hospitalized for initial therapy, can read and understand English, and are able to provide informed consent.
Not a fit: Patients with relapsed or refractory leukemia, those unable to participate in or comply with spiritual sessions, or those with cognitive impairment that prevents participation are unlikely to benefit.
Why it matters
Potential benefit: If successful, integrating guided spiritual sessions could improve patients' spiritual well-being, coping, and overall experience during intensive leukemia treatment.
How similar studies have performed: Prior research in cancer and palliative care has shown that spiritual care interventions can improve spiritual well‑being and coping, but randomized evidence specifically in hospitalized acute leukemia patients is limited.
Eligibility criteria
Show full inclusion / exclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria * Adults (18 years or older) * Diagnosis of Acute Leukemia (AML or ALL) undergoing inpatient initial therapy * Ability to read, understand, and speak the English language * Ability to understand and the willingness to sign a written informed consent document Exclusion criteria * Unable to comply with spiritual care intervention * Relapsed or refractory acute leukemia * Cognitive deficits that limit participation and survey questionnaire completion
Where this trial is running
Chicago, Illinois
- UChicago Medicine Comprehensive Cancer Center — Chicago, Illinois, United States (Recruiting)
Study contacts
- Principal investigator: Wendy Stock — University of Chicago
- Study coordinator: Clinical Trials Intake
- Email: cancerclinicaltrials@bsd.uchicago.edu
- Phone: 1-855-702-8222
How to participate
- Review the eligibility criteria above with your treating physician.
- Visit the official trial page on ClinicalTrials.gov for the most current contact information and recruitment status.
- Contact the listed study coordinator or principal investigator to request pre-screening. Pre-screening is free and never obligates you to enroll.