Status:
COMPLETED
Parental Bereavement Study Among Couples Coping Traumatic Loss of a Child
Lead Sponsor:
Herzog Hospital
Collaborating Sponsors:
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
Conditions:
Bereaved Parents
Eligibility:
All Genders
21-80 years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
1. Develop a treatment for clinically significant parental bereavement. The proposed treatment development activities include: 1. Development of a treatment manual, associated fidelity rating form...
Detailed Description
RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODS Treatment Manual Development: Psychoeducation, Dyadic Communication in Adversity, Stress inoculation training and skills building, Cognitive processing and restructuring, ...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Suffered the loss of a child between the ages of 0 and 25
- Loss occurred at least 6 months prior to beginning of study
- Score over 30 on the Inventory of Complicated Grief (ICG)
- Spouse living with identified patient and scoring less than 30 on the ICG
Exclusion
- Parents under the age of 21
- Presence of overt psychosis as measured with the SCID
- Active substance abuse or dependence as measured with the SCID
- Suicidal or homicidal ideation as measured with the SCID and the BSS
- Suicidal or homicidal plans within the previous 6 months
- Initiation or change in psychotropic medication within the past 3 months
- Cognitive impairment precluding informed consent or ability to participate in treatment activities
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
January 1 2007
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
January 1 2012
Estimated Enrollment :
64 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT00447174
Start Date
January 1 2007
End Date
January 1 2012
Last Update
November 3 2016
Active Locations (1)
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The Israel Center for the Treatment of Psychotrauma
Jerusalem, Israel