Clinical trials: Grief
Pregnancy Loss, Grief
Individualized Grief Support With Swanson Model
This study aims to examine the effects of individualized grief support for women experiencing pregnancy loss. The research, which will be conducted at Süleyman Demirel University, is a mixed-method design and includes both…
- Trial name
- NCT07333391
- Testing
- Assigned Interventions
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 48 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Suleyman Demirel University
Prolonged Grief Disorder
Measurement and Assessment of Prolonged Grief Disorder in Asia
The overall project includes three sub-studies. Sub-Study I aims to develop the content of a new cultural sensitive grief questionnaire (International Prolonged Grief Disorder Scale, IPGDS Killikelly and Maercker, 2018) through…
- Trial name
- MAP Asia (NCT03568955)
- Testing
- International Prolonged Grief Disorder Scale (IPGDS)
- Where
- Switzerland
- Volunteers
- healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Zurich
Grief, Cardiovascular Health
Cardiovascular Effects of Grieving
Self-affirmation (SA) theory proposes that people are motivated to maintain a positive self-image of being worthy, stable, and capable.
- Conditions
- Grief, Cardiovascular Health, Emotion
- Trial name
- SAGE (NCT07356635)
- Testing
- Value-affirmation
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 140 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of South Florida
Physicians' Knowledge and Diagnostic Practices for PGD in Older Adults, Effect of Brief Training on PGD Diagnosis
Prolonged Grief Disorder (PGD) Diagnosis in Older Adults: Physicians' Knowledge and Practice
Background: Prolonged Grief Disorder (PGD) is a psychiatric diagnosis with significant implications for individuals and society.
- Trial name
- PGD (NCT07487233)
- Testing
- PGD Informational Video, Bereavement Educational Video
- Volunteers
- 198 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Ruppin Acdemic Center
Advanced Malignant Neoplasm
Enhancing Connections Program in Improving Family Adjustment in Patients With Incurable Cancer
This pilot clinical trial studies how well the Enhancing Connections program improves family adjustment in patients with incurable cancer.
- Trial name
- NCT03049397
- Testing
- Communication Intervention, Questionnaire Administration
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 15 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center
Grief, Bereavement
Pragmatic RCT to Assess the Effectiveness of an Online Self-help Programme for Older Adults After Spousal Bereavement
Introduction: The death of a partner is a frequent and very stressful critical life event in later life. Grief and psychological distress after the loss of a partner are normative reactions.
- Trial name
- LEAVES-PT (NCT05156346)
- Testing
- LEAVES
- Where
- Portugal
- Volunteers
- 30 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Universidade Nova de Lisboa
Grief, Emotion Regulation
Islamically Integrated Chair-Work for Bereaved Muslims
This study aims to develop and to evaluate the efficacy of an Islamically integrated chair-work intervention designed to assist Muslims experiencing prolonged grief in resolving unfinished business tension.
- Conditions
- Grief, Emotion Regulation, Bereavement
- Trial name
- NCT07193732
- Testing
- Psychotherapy-Empathic Attunement Phase, Psychotherapy - Chair-work intervention phase, Psychotherapy - Cognitive consolidation and spiritually behavioral activation phase
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 15 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Ibn Haldun University
Prolonged Grief Disorder
Iyengar Yoga for Prolonged Grief Disorder
Experiencing the death of a loved one is inevitable for older adults. Before the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, over 2.5 million people died annually in the United States, including 52,000 in Wisconsin alone, and…
- Trial name
- Yoga (NCT05026827)
- Testing
- Iyengar Yoga, Socialization Control
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 68 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Medical College of Wisconsin
Prolonged Grief Disorder
Psilocybin for Prolonged Grief Disorder
The primary purpose of this study is to explore the feasibility of conducting a clinical trial on the effects of psilocybin for individuals with prolonged grief disorder (PGD).
- Trial name
- NCT06724289
- Testing
- Psilocybin 25 mg, Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging (fMRI)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 12 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Virginia
Bereavement
Bereaved Young Adults Study
Bereaved adolescents and emerging adults are at risk for developing psychological disorders and complicated grief. Clinical grief interventions and conventional wisdom reflect an implicit assumption that sharing and expressing…
- Trial name
- NCT05352243
- Testing
- Expressive Disclosure, Expressive Helping, Fact-Writing
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 178 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of California, Los Angeles
Spinal Cord Injuries, Transverse Myelitis
The Impact of Expressive Emotional Writing on Facilitating Grief Resolution in Adults With Spinal Cord Injury
The aim of this study is to evaluate the therapeutic benefits of a 10-week online coach-guided EEWP on psychosocial health among adults with SCI.
- Trial name
- NCT06147258
- Testing
- expressive writing
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Alabama at Birmingham
Depression in Adults, Anxiety Disorder Generalized
ACT for Individuals With MNCD and Their Care Partners
This project aims to implement and evaluate a dyadic intervention (i.e., acceptance commitment therapy) for persons with AD/ADRD and their care partners.
- Conditions
- Depression in Adults, Anxiety Disorder Generalized, Grief
- Trial name
- ACT (NCT07239609)
- Testing
- Acceptance Commitment Therapy
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 100 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Texas Tech University
Grief, Trauma
A Clinical Trial of Interventions to Support Family Surrogates of Critically Ill Patients
Hypotheses 1a and 1b: Compared to Supportive Conversation arm, the EMPOWER intervention will significantly decrease surrogate decision makers' symptoms of grief and Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) (primary outcomes); and…
- Conditions
- Grief, Trauma, Psychotherapy, Critical Care
- Trial name
- NCT05587517
- Testing
- EMPOWER, Supportive Conversation
- Where
- 3 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 172 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Weill Medical College of Cornell University
Caregiver Burden, Bereavement
Caregiver Stress and Bereavement
The death of a spouse is considered one of the most stressful and impactful life events and is associated with increased morbidity and premature mortality.
- Conditions
- Caregiver Burden, Bereavement, Cancer
- Trial name
- NCT05867706
- Where
- Switzerland
- Volunteers
- 150 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Zurich
Bereavement, Death
An Individualized Grief Intervention for Spouses of Cancer Patients After the Patient's Death
Individuals providing end-of-life caregiving to partners with terminal cancer often begin the bereavement process before the patient dies and with additional sources of stress.
- Conditions
- Bereavement, Death, Cancer
- Trial name
- DPM (NCT02112084)
- Testing
- Individualized DPM
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 237 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Utah
Bereavement
Family Cancer Caregivers Receiving a Specific Supportive Care Intervention Pre- and Postloss
Background and study aims The effect of cancer caregiving may have profound impact on the psychosocial health of family caregivers and become evident after loss.
- Trial name
- FAM-SOTC-PL (NCT03850132)
- Testing
- FAM-SOTC-PL
- Volunteers
- 51 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Iceland
Bereavement, Severe Grief Reaction
Supporting Family Members With Severe Grief Reaction During the COVID-19 Pandemic
This is a feasibility study taking place at The Ottawa Hospital (TOH), Hôpital Montfort, and Queensway Carleton Hospital that seeks to evaluate the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on family member bereavement and study the effect…
- Trial name
- NCT04588415
- Testing
- Bereavement Virtual Support Group
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 121 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Ottawa Hospital Research Institute
Depressive Symptoms, Perinatal Loss
e-Perinatal Butterfly: An Embedded Study for Parents Experiencing Perinatal Loss
This study is part of the e-Perinatal project and is embedded within the parent e-Perinatal cluster randomized controlled trial (NCT07613008). No additional randomization is performed for this embedded study.
- Conditions
- Depressive Symptoms, Perinatal Loss, Perinatal Grief, Anxiety Symptoms
- Trial name
- e-Butterfly (NCT07898176)
- Testing
- e-Perinatal Butterfly, Standard routine maternal care
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Seville
Alzheimer Disease (AD), Occupational Therapy
Understanding the Lived Experience and Bereavement of Caregivers of People With Alzheimer's Disease
The main objective of this study is to explore the lived experience of caregivers and family members of people with Alzheimer's disease (AD), from the beginning of caregiving through the bereavement process following the…
- Conditions
- Alzheimer Disease (AD), Occupational Therapy, Family Caregivers
- Trial name
- ALCARE (NCT07251738)
- Testing
- Assessment of occupational balance, role performance, caregiving burden, and quality of life among carers or family members of individuals with Alzheimer's disease (AD).
- Volunteers
- 66 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Universidad Rey Juan Carlos
Bereaved Parents
Parental Bereavement Study Among Couples Coping Traumatic Loss of a Child
1. Develop a treatment for clinically significant parental bereavement. The proposed treatment development activities include: 1. Development of a treatment manual, associated fidelity rating forms, and training aids, 2.
- Trial name
- PBS (NCT00447174)
- Testing
- Dyadic treatment for parental bereavement
- Where
- Israel
- Volunteers
- 64 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Herzog Hospital