NCT03484338

Accelerated Resolution Therapy for Complicated Grief

Accelerated Resolution Therapy for Treatment of Complicated Grief in Senior Adults

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 54 (actual)
• Sponsor: University of South Florida · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 60 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

This study will examine whether accelerated resolution therapy (ART) is effective for the treatment of prolonged and complicated grief and associated psychological trauma among older adult hospice caregivers who have experienced the death of an immediate family member at least 12 months ago.

Detailed description

ART is an evidence-based therapy for the treatment of depressive symptoms and trauma and stress-related disorders that includes the core components of trauma-focused therapy including imaging rescripting, voluntary image replacement, guided visualization with use of eye movements, desensitization and processing of distressing memories, and in-vitro exposure to future feared triggers. Mental health professionals are delivering ART in clinical practice to assist with grief; however, there is a need for formal research evaluation of the effects of ART on complicated grief and psychological distress.

Conditions

• Grief
• Depressive Symptoms
• Trauma, Psychological

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
BEHAVIORAL	Accelerated Resolution Therapy	ART is an evidence-based therapy for the treatment of depressive symptoms and trauma and stress-related disorders that includes the core components of trauma-focused therapy including imaging rescripting, voluntary image replacement, guided visualization with use of eye movements, desensitization and processing of distressing memories, and in-vitro exposure to future feared triggers

Timeline

• Start date: 2018-02-20
• Primary completion: 2019-07-31
• Completion: 2019-10-30
• First posted: 2018-03-30
• Last updated: 2020-12-07

Locations

1 site across 1 country: United States