Clinical trials: Bereavement
Grief
The Aarhus Bereavement Study
Psychological distress is a natural reaction following the death of a loved one. Nevertheless, research has shown that for a significant minority of bereaved individuals the grieving process is disturbed.
- Trial name
- TABS (NCT03049007)
- Testing
- Survey
- Where
- Denmark
- Volunteers
- 1,243 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Aarhus
Physician-Family Communication in Intensive Care Units, Surrogate Decision-making for Critically Ill Patients
Family Support Intervention in Intensive Care Units (The Four Supports Study)
The purpose of this study is to test the effectiveness of a multi-faceted communication intervention for family members of critically ill patients to reduce the family members' long-term symptoms of depression and anxiety.
- Trial name
- NCT01107704
- Testing
- Family Support Intervention
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 159 people
- Sponsor
- University of Pittsburgh
Perinatal Loss
The Effect of Mandala Coloring on Perinatal Grief and Psychological Resilience Levels in Women Experiencing Perinatal Loss
The goal of this clinical trial is to evaluate if mandala colouring helps to decrease grief symptoms and increase resilience in women who experienced perinatal loss.
- Trial name
- NCT07060768
- Testing
- Mandala Coloring
- Volunteers
- 60 people
- Sponsor
- University of Yalova
Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder, Major Depressive Episode
Terrorist Attack - Continuity of Care
On November 13th 2015, a terrorist attack killed 129 victims in Paris. An emergency crisis unit (CUMP) has been activated in Paris in the days following the attack and a subunit was in charge to answer to the phone calls of…
- Trial name
- CUMP75 (NCT03770156)
- Testing
- Questionnaires
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 14 people
- Sponsor
- Assistance Publique - Hôpitaux de Paris
Advanced Cancer
Identifying Family Members in Need of Support While Caregiving and After Loss
This screening tool will be used to identify significant relations of patients with advanced medical illness or serious hospitalization and family individuals who lost their loved one and who could use professional support in the…
- Trial name
- NCT02455505
- Testing
- background questionnaire, bereavement risk screening tool
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 52 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
Pregnancy Loss, Grief
Effect of Social Support Program on Grief of Pregnancy Loss in Sunpasitthiprasong Hospital
Research Question: Does participation in a social support program have an impact on the Perinatal Grief Scale of women who experience pregnancy loss through abortion? Research hypothesis 1.
- Conditions
- Pregnancy Loss, Grief, Social Support
- Trial name
- NCT06295939
- Testing
- social support program, Routine nursing care
- Where
- Thailand
- Volunteers
- 90 people
- Sponsor
- Sanpasitthiprasong Hospital
Sleep Disturbance, Inflammation
Rest to Overcome Loss and Reduce Risk
The purpose of this study is to develop and optimize a targeted behavioral intervention for sleep disturbance among individuals who have recently lost a spouse/long-term cohabitating partner.
- Conditions
- Sleep Disturbance, Inflammation, Quality of Life, Bereavement
- Trial name
- RESTore Plus (NCT05803499)
- Testing
- Targeted Cognitive Behavior Therapy for Insomnia, Information-Only Control
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 40 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Northwestern University
Posttraumatic Growth, Grief
The Effect of Mobile Health Application on Posttraumatic Growth in Women Diagnosed With Breast Cancer
Breast cancer is the type of cancer that significantly affects women's health and causes the most mortal in women. Despite the high incidence of breast cancer, women living after breast cancer are increasing due to advances in…
- Trial name
- NCT06279806
- Testing
- Mobile health application use, Information of the breast cancer survivor period booklet
- Volunteers
- 56 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Gazi University
Grief
Prolonged Grief in Young Bereaved Spouses and Partners
The purpose of the research is to learn more about the experience of grief in young bereaved spouses/partners. Recent research has shown that young bereaved spouses/partners experience grief uniquely from other age groups, but it…
- Trial name
- NCT00745784
- Testing
- in-person or telephone interview
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
Advanced Cancer
Caregiver Assessments of the Quality of Home Hospice Care
The Objectives are to administer the Family Evaluation of Hospice Care (FEHC) questionnaire and The Texas Revised Inventory of Grief (TRIG) to caregivers previously enrolled into the parent grant and conduct supplemental analyses…
- Trial name
- NCT00895024
- Testing
- Phone Interview/Questionnaire
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 74 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- M.D. Anderson Cancer Center
Bereavement, Healthy
The Impact of Familiarity and Emotional Attachment on the Visual Processing of Faces
This study uses functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) to look at brain activity while patients view pictures of people's faces that they are familiar with or have emotional attachment to.
- Trial name
- NCT00001913
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 80 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH)
Depression, Spinal Cord Injuries
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy for Depressed Individuals Living With Spinal Cord Injury Sustained Within 5 Years
This randomized controlled trial aims to assess effects of videoconferencing acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT) on mental health outcomes in individuals living with spinal cord injuries (SCI).
- Trial name
- NCT05725161
- Testing
- Acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT), Wait-list control group with psychoeducation materials provided
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 34 people
- Sponsor
- University of Alabama at Birmingham
Grief, Communication
Grief and Communication Family Intervention
The overall purpose of this project is to evaluate the effects of a family therapy intervention for grieving families with children. The main outcome variable is family communication.
- Trial name
- NCT03351582
- Testing
- Grief and Communication Family Intervention
- Where
- Sweden
- Volunteers
- 24 people
- Sponsor
- Ersta Sköndal University College
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)
Resilience,Psychological, Bereavement
A Community-based Resilience Program of Only-child Loss Parents
This is a community-based participatory research aiming at helping the only-child loss parents to be happier and resilient from bereavement. It is a psycho-behavioral intervention research.
- Conditions
- Resilience,Psychological, Bereavement, Happiness
- Trial name
- NCT03328598
- Testing
- Positive psychology therapy group, Resilience promotion therapy group, Controlled routine activity
- Where
- 2 sites in China
- Volunteers
- 144 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Central South University
Posttraumatic Stress Disorder, Prolonged Grief Disorder
Tele-based Psychological Emotional Support for Informal CARegivers of COVID-19 Patients in Intensive Care
The experience of a loved one's stay in a COVID-19 intensive care unit (ICU), either intubated or on respiratory support, forces family caregivers (hereafter 'caregivers') to face core existential fears, such as uncertainty and…
- Conditions
- Posttraumatic Stress Disorder, Prolonged Grief Disorder, COVID
- Trial name
- CO-CarES (NCT04409821)
- Testing
- Tele-delivered psychological intervention
- Where
- 6 sites in Denmark
- Volunteers
- 40 people
- Sponsor
- Copenhagen University Hospital, Rigshospitalet
Parent Support
Support Sessions for Parents With Children in the Pediatric Intensive Care Unit
The goal of this clinical trial is to learn if Grief-informed Parent Support sessions offered weekly to parents with a child in the pediatric intensive care unit work to decrease symptoms of parent grief compared to a non-grief…
- Trial name
- NCT06919601
- Testing
- Grief-Informed Healing Circles
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 100 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Texas Woman's University
Prolonged Grief Disorder (PGD)
Emotion-Focused Therapy in the Treatment of Prolonged Grief Disorder
The goal of this clinical trial is to learn if Emotion-Focused Therapy (EFT) works to reduce symptoms of Prolonged Grief Disorder (PGD) in adults.
- Trial name
- EFT-PGD (NCT07207512)
- Testing
- Emotion-Focused Therapy for Grief, Self-help intervention based on EFT
- Where
- Spain
- Volunteers
- 128 people
- Sponsor
- Universidad Pontificia Comillas
Prolonged Grief Symptoms
Compassion-Focused Therapy for Prolonged Grief Symptoms
Prolonged grief disorder (PGD) is a novel diagnostic entity proposed to describe a psychiatric disorder that occurs after the loss of a loved one.
- Trial name
- NCT03384615
- Testing
- Compassion-Focused Therapy
- Where
- Denmark
- Volunteers
- 82 people
- Sponsor
- University of Aarhus
Bereavement
The Grief Navigation Trial: A Comparison of Two Interventions to Support Parents After Their Child's Unexpected or Traumatic Death
Parents of children who die traumatically or unexpectedly from things like suicide or an overdose suffer from mental and physical health problems and can experience massive disruptions in their family life.
- Trial name
- NCT06136260
- Testing
- CommunityRx-Bereavement, General Bereavement Support Information
- Where
- 7 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 2,000 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Ann & Robert H Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago