Clinical trials: Grief
Stillbirth, Perinatal Death
A Feasibility Randomised Control Trial to Evaluate Early Perinatal Bereavement Counselling for Parents Who Have Experienced a Perinatal Death
The goal of this feasibility randomised control trial is to determine if a trial to evaluate perinatal bereavement counselling for parents who have experienced a perinatal death is feasible.
- Conditions
- Stillbirth, Perinatal Death, Psychological, Grief
- Trial name
- PEARL-C (NCT07494760)
- Testing
- Bereavement Counselling, Usual bereavement care
- Volunteers
- 26 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Manchester
Bereaved Families
The Family Talk Intervention When a Parent or a Child Had Died: A Feasibility Study
This is a family-centered bereavement intervention for families when a parent with dependent children has died. The goals of the manual-based intervention, the Family Talk Intervention (FTI), are to facilitate family…
- Trial name
- NCT07858032
- Testing
- The Family Talk Intervention
- Where
- Sweden
- Volunteers
- 50 people
- Sponsor
- Ersta Sköndal University College
Grief
Adolescent Suicide Loss Survivors Grief Intervention Group
This study will provide evidence-based recommendations for designing interventions tailored to adolescents dealing with suicide loss.
- Trial name
- NCT07151092
- Testing
- Adolescent Grief Group
- Volunteers
- 20 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Nova Southeastern University
Prolonged Grief Disorder (PGD)
F-PGT - Prolonged Grief Treatment for Families Affected by Suicide
This pilot open trial is being done to better understand the needs of families who have lost a parent to suicide at least a year ago and who have children ages 8-14 and to develop and test Family-Prolonged Grief Treatment…
- Trial name
- F-PGT (NCT07318090)
- Testing
- F-PGT
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 30 people
- Sponsor
- University of Pittsburgh
Bereaved Families
Needs Assessment for Bereaved Families
The present study will focus on several objectives in the framework of the family perspective and systemic understanding of the mourning process: 1.
- Trial name
- NABF (NCT00447252)
- Where
- Israel
- Volunteers
- 100 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Herzog Hospital
Grief, Traumatic Stress
Walk With Me for Perinatal Grief
This research will contribute to therapeutic technology to support bereaved parents who have experienced a perinatal loss. The proposed mobile application would accomplish this objective by providing a series of therapeutic…
- Conditions
- Grief, Traumatic Stress, Usability
- Trial name
- PeriGrief (NCT05318287)
- Testing
- Walk with Me
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 52 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Oregon Research Behavioral Intervention Strategies, Inc.
Artificial Intelligence (AI), Prolonged Grief Symptoms
AI-GF-GNW on Prolonged Grief Reactions
Prolonged Grief Disorder (PGD) is a severe, disabling condition characterized by intense yearning and difficulty accepting the reality of loss, which significantly impairs the academic and psychosocial functioning of bereaved…
- Conditions
- Artificial Intelligence (AI), Prolonged Grief Symptoms, Depression - Major Depressive Disorder, Anxiety
- Trial name
- NCT07589088
- Testing
- AI-Assisted Grief-Focused Guided Narrative Writing, No-Feedback Guided Narrative Writing, Free Writing
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 126 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Peking University
Burnout, Professional, Anxiety
Occupational Distress in Doctors: The Effect of an Induction Programme
Background: Over 39% of approximately 3,000 doctors (The British Medical Association quarterly survey, 2015) admitted to frequently feeling drained, exhausted, overloaded, tired, low and lacking energy.
- Conditions
- Burnout, Professional, Anxiety, Grief, Adaptation, Psychological
- Trial name
- NCT02838290
- Testing
- Induction, Control group
- Volunteers
- 232 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Birkbeck, University of London
Posttraumatic Stress Disorder, Depression
A Randomized Controlled Clinical Trial With Orphans and Widows Who Experienced the Rwandan Genocide
In the framework of the epidemiological study, local psychologists are trained in Butare in carrying out diagnostic interviews with orphans and widows who experienced the Rwandan genocide.
- Conditions
- Posttraumatic Stress Disorder, Depression, Prolonged Grief Disorder
- Trial name
- NCT00553956
- Testing
- Narrative Exposure Therapy/Interpersonal Psychotherapy
- Where
- Rwanda
- Volunteers
- 150 people
- Sponsor
- University of Konstanz
Adolescent Oncology Patients
Adolescent Loss: The Impact of Loss on Adolescent Oncology Patients
Teen loss is not uncommon. Depression, emptiness, disbelief, hopelessness, and guilt are typical responses. How teens with cancer cope with the loss of a loved one or a close friend has not been well-studied in the bereavement or…
- Trial name
- ALOSS (NCT01473862)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 153 people
- Sponsor
- St. Jude Children's Research Hospital
Bereavement, Depressive Disorder
Consequences of Conjugal Bereavement in Adults
Bereavement refers to the expected reactions and sadness associated with the loss of a loved one. It has been reported that the loss of a spouse is rated as the major life stressor among survivors of varying ages and diverse…
- Conditions
- Bereavement, Depressive Disorder, Immunologic Disease, Mental Disorder
- Trial name
- NCT00001659
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 210 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH)
Burnout, Burnout, Professional
Use of Death Cafes to Prevent Burnout in ICU Healthcare Employees
Burnout affects a significant number of healthcare employees and leads to worsened mental health, increased job turnover, and patient safety events.
- Conditions
- Burnout, Burnout, Professional, Burnout, Psychological, Anxiety
- Trial name
- STOPTHEBURN (NCT04347811)
- Testing
- Death Cafe
- Where
- 4 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 340 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Tulane University School of Medicine
Bereavement
Long-term Consequences of Bereavement in Children, Adolescents and Young Adults
The purpose of this study is to examine how the death of a parent as a child, adolescent or young adult affects health and psychosocial wellbeing in adult life and to evaluate the impact in adult life of counseling to children…
- Trial name
- NCT01453699
- Where
- Denmark
- Volunteers
- 1,225,660 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Danish Cancer Society
Depressive Symptoms, Anxiety
Culturally Adapted iCBT for Arabic-speaking Refugee and Migrant Youth With Common Mental Health Problems
The aim of the current study is to explore whether culturally adapted internet-based cognitive behavioral therapy is effective in reducing the symptoms of various common mental health problems among Arabic-speaking refugee and…
- Conditions
- Depressive Symptoms, Anxiety, Insomnia, Grief
- Trial name
- RAHA (NCT06102096)
- Testing
- Culturally Adapted iCBT
- Where
- Sweden
- Volunteers
- 125 people
- Sponsor
- Karolinska Institutet
Cancer
Trial of Family Focused Grief Therapy in Palliative Care and Bereavement
The purpose of this study is to learn how well family therapy works if given while a family member is being treated for a serious illness and whether it helps their family to continue meeting for a time after their death.
- Trial name
- NCT00580515
- Testing
- Family Focused Group Therapy, Standard of Care
- Where
- 3 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 700 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
Childhood Traumatic Grief, Post Traumatic Stress
Randomized Controlled Trial of Trauma-focused CBT in Tanzania and Kenya
The primary goal is to study the effectiveness of Trauma-focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (TF-CBT) in treating traumatic grief and traumatic stress for orphaned children and young adolescents in two East African sites with…
- Conditions
- Childhood Traumatic Grief, Post Traumatic Stress, Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, Depressive Symptoms
- Trial name
- NCT01822366
- Testing
- Trauma-focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
- Where
- 3 sites in United States, Kenya and 1 more
- Volunteers
- 1,280 people
- Sponsor
- Duke University
Mourning,, Grief,
Bereaving, But Not Alone : the Development and Actualization of a Mutual Aid Group for Children Who Have Lost a Parent.
The methodology of this clinical trial is based on the realisation of a group intervention with children who lost a parent. Interviews preintervention and postintervention with participants will be done as well.
- Conditions
- Mourning,, Grief,, Bereavement.
- Trial name
- NCT01573689
- Testing
- Group intervention based on mutual aid.
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 4 people
- Sponsor
- Université de Montréal
Grief
Complicated Grief Among Children After a Death From Cancer or Another Cause: A Longitudinal and Prospective Study (CAPS)
The purpose of this study is to identify risk factors of Complicated Grief (CG) among children and adolescents who lost a parent to cancer or from an other cause.
- Trial name
- CAPS (NCT03330145)
- Testing
- Scales, questionnaires and inventory
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 38 people
- Sponsor
- University Hospital, Toulouse
Spinal Cord Injury
Resolving Grief After Spinal Cord Injury
The purpose of this study is to examine the usefulness of the Grief Recovery Method in assisting persons with spinal cord injuries to achieve as complete a recovery as possible, thereby allowing for fuller participation in life.
- Trial name
- NCT01957358
- Testing
- The Grief Recovery Method
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 8 people
- Sponsor
- Dr. Karen Ethans
Pediatric Cancer, Communication
Revealing Information Genuinely & Honestly Across Time: Pediatric Oncology Stakeholder Preferences and Recommendations for Prognostic Communication
This study is being conducted to better understand the preferences and recommendations of patients and parents regarding optimal ways to share prognostic communication.
- Trial name
- NCT05116566
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 95 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- St. Jude Children's Research Hospital