Clinical trials: Grief, open to volunteers
Prolonged Grief Disorder (PGD)
Technology-supported Interventions for Prolonged Grief Disorder (PGD)
The main aim of this project is to test the efficacy of two formats of delivering an internet- based treatment(GROw) for Prolonged Grief Disorder (PGD) in order to enhance treatment adherence: in a blended format (that combines…
- Trial name
- NCT06932120
- Testing
- Internet-based treatment (GROw) combined with face-to-face videoconferencing sessions with a therapist in BF-GROw group, Internet-based treatment (GROw) supported by the App developed which contains the EMA and EMI tools in iGROw group.
- Where
- 2 sites in Spain
- Volunteers
- 141 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Universitat Jaume I
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
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
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
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
Bereavement, Cancer
Support for Bereaved Cancer Caregivers
Friend and family caregivers of recently deceased cancer patients experience acute bereavement following the death. Post death bereavement is an intense period of mourning that includes an unfolding of the grief process and is…
- Conditions
- Bereavement, Cancer, Caregiver, Grief
- Trial name
- NCT06662409
- Testing
- Nature-based healing meditation (NBHM) intervention
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 70 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Michigan State University
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
Perinatal Loss, Perinatal Grief
The Effect of Nursing Care With Peri-Natal Loss
This study was planned to evaluate the effect of standardised nursing care given to women with perinatal loss using the nursing process on perinatal grief, posttraumatic stress and postpartum depression.
- Trial name
- NCT06896214
- Testing
- Standardised nursing care intervention
- Volunteers
- 58 people
- Sponsor
- Gazi 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
Prolonged Grief Disorder, Complicated Grief
Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation to Treat Prolonged Grief Disorder
Grief is a normal response after the death of a loved one. With time, the grief response decreases and people learn to cope with their loss. However, for some, the response becomes more intense and distressing.
- Trial name
- NCT06953596
- Testing
- Repetitive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (rTMS)
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 15 people
- Sponsor
- Bruyère Health Research Institute.
Insomnia, Insomnia Chronic
Sleep Difficulties After Loss: Exploring the Beneficial Effect of Brief Behavioral Therapy for Insomnia in a Sample of Bereaved Individuals
The goal of the study is to investigate whether a brief behavioral therapy for insomnia (BBTI) improves sleep in bereaved patients screened for insomnia compared to an active control group (sleep hygiene education).
- Conditions
- Insomnia, Insomnia Chronic, Complicated Grief
- Trial name
- SLEEPLOSS (NCT07167706)
- Testing
- Brief Behavioral Therapy for Insomnia, Sleep Hygiene Therapy
- Where
- Denmark
- Volunteers
- 58 people
- Sponsor
- University of Aarhus
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
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
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
Grief
Accelerated Resolution Therapy for Early Maladaptive Grief
The purpose study is to test the effects of accelerated resolution therapy (ART) on pre-loss grief and prolonged grief disorder among older adult family caregivers (FCGs).
- Trial name
- NCT05624879
- Testing
- Accelerated Resolution Therapy, Information and Support
- Where
- 4 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 440 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Mayo Clinic
Grief, Bereavement
Evaluation of Grief Therapy Approaches for Bereaved Parents
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.
- Conditions
- Grief, Bereavement, Cancer
- Trial name
- NCT05142605
- Testing
- Meaning-Centered Grief Therapy, Supportive Psychotherapy, Enhanced Usual Care
- Where
- 5 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 415 people
- Sponsor
- University of Miami
Suicide, Bereavement
Risk and Resilience to Suicide Following Late-Life Spousal Bereavement
The purpose of the RISE study is to examine how the 24-hour rhythm of sleep and social activity relate to mood and suicidal ideation among older adults that recently lost a spouse or life partner.
- Trial name
- RISE (NCT06191484)
- Testing
- WELL Behavioral Probe
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 169 people
- Sponsor
- University of Pittsburgh
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
Prolonged Grief Disorder
A Swedish Internet CBT for Prolonged Grief Disorder: a Three-armed RCT
The goal of this clinical trial is to evaluate the effectiveness of internet-delivered Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (iCBT) in reducing symptoms of prolonged grief in adults diagnosed with prolonged grief disorder.
- Trial name
- NCT06667674
- Testing
- iCBT for prolonged grief, Active control
- Where
- 2 sites in Sweden
- Volunteers
- 270 people
- Sponsor
- Uppsala University
Grief Disorder, Prolonged
A Multifaceted Intervention Strategy for Relatives of End-of-life Patients in the Emergency Department
In France, a study has reported that about 0.2% of patients visiting the ED died in the ED. A large survey of 145 EDs in 3 French speaking countries has reported that a median of 2 patients dies each week in each ED and its…
- Trial name
- MYRIADE (NCT06733974)
- Testing
- Multi-faceted Intervention
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 924 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Assistance Publique - Hôpitaux de Paris