Spiritual blessing to improve well-being in stem cell transplant patients
Part of Blood & lymphatic, Cancer clinical trials.
This study adds a special spiritual blessing—given by a chaplain—to your regular stem cell transplant care. The goal is to see if this blessing improves your emotional well-being and overall quality of life during treatment.
Summary written for real people, not researchers, by Clin2.
Who can take part
- You must be 18 years old or older.
- You must be planning to have a stem cell transplant (using your own or a donor's cells).
- You must be able to read and write in English.
- You must be open to talking with a chaplain or receiving a spiritual blessing as part of your care.
- You must not have severe memory or thinking problems that make it hard to participate.
- You must not be pregnant (because pregnancy disqualifies you from stem cell transplant itself).
Quick eligibility check
Answer a few plain-language questions, based on this study's own requirements, to get a preliminary sense of fit.
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