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
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
Bereavement
Family-authored Digital ICU Diary Intervention to Support Bereaved Family Members in Intensive Care Unit: A Pilot Mixed Methods Study
Objectives: To assess the feasibility, acceptability and appropriateness of a family-authored digital ICU diary intervention for bereaved family members in Hong Kong ICUs, and to explore family members' experiences of writing…
- Trial name
- ICU-Diary-HK (NCT07788768)
- Testing
- Family-authored Digital ICU Diary Intervention, Standard Care
- Volunteers
- 40 people
- Sponsor
- The University of Hong Kong
Mood Disorders, Depression
Promoting Widowed Elders Lifestyle After Loss
This study is for adults 60 years and older who are grieving the recent loss of a spouse or partner. Bereavement is one of the most distressing transitions faced by older adults and triggers dramatic changes to older adults'…
- Conditions
- Mood Disorders, Depression, Anxiety, Grief
- Trial name
- NCT02631291
- Testing
- Behavioral self-monitoring, Behavioral self-monitoring + Motivational interviewing
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 57 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Pittsburgh
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.
Complicated Grief
Evaluation of a French Unguided Internet-based Intervention for Adults Struggling With Their Partner's Loss
The purpose of this study is to demonstrate the effectiveness of an unguided self-help program for people struggling with the loss of their partner, either by separation/divorce or death.
- Trial name
- LIVIA-FR (NCT03714516)
- Testing
- Psychological internet intervention
- Where
- Switzerland
- Volunteers
- 47 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Lausanne
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
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, 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
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
Grief, Depressive Symptoms
Impact of a Neonatal-Bereavement-Support DVD on Grief
Experts agree that neonatal death has long-term impact on parents. Many parents experience sadness, pain, anger, bouts of crying, and a depressed mood after the death of a child.
- Trial name
- NCT01926080
- Testing
- DVD Intervention Arm
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 107 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Washington University School of Medicine
Complicated Grief Disorder
Alba - a Mobile App to Provide Bereavement Support for Adolescents in Grief
The goal of this two-armed randomised controlled trial is to evaluate a psychosocial self-management mobile app providing bereavement support to adolescents in grief. The main questions it aims to answer are: 1.
- Trial name
- NCT06093113
- Testing
- Alba - Youth in grief, Control website
- Where
- Sweden
- Volunteers
- 126 people
- Sponsor
- Uppsala University
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
Death, Communication, Multidisciplinary
Preserving Compassionate End of Life Care in the Pandemic
Compassionate and humanistic care for patients dying in the hospital has been especially challenging during the pandemic. Family presence is restricted, maximal barrier precautions are advised, and personal protective equipment…
- Conditions
- Death, Communication, Multidisciplinary, Empathy, Compassion
- Trial name
- NCT04602520
- Testing
- 3 Wishes Project
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 118 people
- Sponsor
- McMaster University
Depressive Symptoms
A Ten-Week Online Acceptance and Commitment Therapy Intervention for Family Caregivers of People With Dementia
This randomized controlled trial aims to assess the effects of a coach-guided ten-week videoconferencing acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT) program on mental health outcomes in depressed family caregivers of people with…
- Trial name
- NCT05043441
- Testing
- Acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT), Psychoeducation
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 33 people
- Sponsor
- University of Alabama at Birmingham
Bereavement
Collateral Effects of Pandemics - Care for Informal Caregivers
The study is a workpackage in the German research consortium COLLPAN. The study will map collateral effects in terms of psychosocial and spiritual burden of informal caregivers during after the pandemic and identification/mapping…
- Trial name
- COLLPAN-3A (NCT06302283)
- Testing
- Survey
- Where
- Germany
- Volunteers
- 400 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Bonn
Neoplasms, Bereavement
ERANet-LAC CODE: International Care Of the Dying Evaluation
Providing high quality care for dying patients and their families is very important. One way one can assess the care provided is to ask bereaved relatives to complete a questionnaire after their family member has died.
- Conditions
- Neoplasms, Bereavement, Quality of Life
- Trial name
- NCT03566732
- Where
- 20 sites in Argentina, Brazil and 5 more
- Volunteers
- 914 people
- Sponsor
- University of Bergen
Grief
Oral Hygiene Self-efficacy in Patients With Grief
to investigate the effect of oral hygiene self-efficacy in patients with grief (G) and complicated grief (CG)
- Trial name
- OHGRIEF (NCT03286647)
- Testing
- Oral hygiene instruction
- Where
- Brazil
- Volunteers
- 90 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Sao Paulo General Hospital
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
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