Evaluation of Grief Therapy Approaches for Bereaved Parents

Part of paid clinical trials in Stanford, California.

Sponsor
University of Miami
Study ID
NCT05142605
Status
Recruiting
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Conditions

  • Bereavement
  • Cancer
  • Grief

Eligibility Criteria

Sex
ALL
Age
18 Years - N/A
Healthy Volunteers
Not accepted

Interventions

  • Meaning-Centered Grief Therapy — BEHAVIORAL
    Meaning-Centered Grief Therapy is a therapy that focuses on helping participants find a sense of meaning or purpose in participants' life after participants' loss. Parents will be provided (via mail or email) a workbook. This support program will involve 16 sessions that will take place about once a week. Each session will last 60 to 90 minutes and will be delivered through videoconferencing.
  • Supportive Psychotherapy — BEHAVIORAL
    Supportive Psychotherapy will help participants cope with participants' loss by giving them a place to express participants' feelings and providing participants with support during the sessions. Supportive counseling will involve 16 sessions that will take place about once a week. Each session will last 60 to 90 minutes and will be delivered through videoconferencing.
  • Enhanced Usual Care — BEHAVIORAL
    Enhanced usual care includes any support or resources participants may receive as part of participants' standard care (for example, therapy sessions with a local therapist), enhanced with additional resources.

Study Details

The purpose of this study is to compare three types of support programs for parents who have lost a child. The study will see how these support programs affect participants' grief and depression symptoms. The three support programs are called Meaning-Centered Grief Therapy, Supportive Counseling, and Enhanced Usual Care.

Key Dates

Start date
Mar 31, 2022
Status verified
Mar 2026
Primary completion
May 31, 2026
Completion
May 31, 2026

Study Design

Enrollment
415 participants (estimated)
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
TREATMENT

Arms

  • Experimental: Cohort 1: Meaning-Centered Grief Therapy (MCGT)
    Participants will receive the MCGT intervention for approximately 4 months or longer as needed.
  • Active Comparator: Group 2: Supportive Psychotherapy (SP)
    Participants will receive the SP intervention for approximately 4 months or longer as needed.
  • Active Comparator: Group 3: Enhanced usual care (EUC)
    Participants will receive EUC for approximately 4 months or longer as needed.

Primary Outcome Measure

Change in Prolonged Grief Disorder-13-R (PG-13-R) scores [ Time Frame: Baseline up to 10 months ]

Central Contacts

Locations (5)

FacilityCityStateZIPSite coordinators
Stanford University (Data Collection Only)StanfordCalifornia94305
Justin Baker, MD
[email protected]
650-725-4187
University of MiamiMiamiFlorida33136
Wendy Lichtenthal
[email protected]
305-243-8983
Wendy Lichtenthal, PhD (PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR)
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer CenterNew YorkNew York10065
Talia Zaider, PhD
646-888-0162
Talia Zaider, PhD (PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR)
Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (Data Collection Only)PhiladelphiaPennsylvania19104
Lamia Barakat, PhD
(267) 426-0762
Lamia Barakat, PhD (PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR)
St Jude's Children's Hospital (Data collection only)MemphisTennessee38105
Erica Kaye, MD
[email protected]
901-595-8188
Erica Kaye (PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR)

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