Trials / Recruiting
RecruitingNCT05142605
Evaluation of Grief Therapy Approaches for Bereaved Parents
Meaning-Centered Grief Therapy for Parents Bereaved by Cancer: A Multisite Randomized Controlled Trial
- Status
- Recruiting
- Phase
- N/A
- Study type
- Interventional
- Enrollment
- 415 (estimated)
- Sponsor
- University of Miami · Academic / Other
- Sex
- All
- Age
- 18 Years
- Healthy volunteers
- Not accepted
Summary
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.
Conditions
Interventions
| Type | Name | Description |
|---|---|---|
| BEHAVIORAL | Meaning-Centered Grief Therapy | 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. |
| BEHAVIORAL | Supportive Psychotherapy | 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. |
| BEHAVIORAL | Enhanced Usual Care | 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. |
Timeline
- Start date
- 2022-03-31
- Primary completion
- 2026-05-31
- Completion
- 2026-05-31
- First posted
- 2021-12-02
- Last updated
- 2026-03-24
Locations
5 sites across 1 country: United States
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov record NCT05142605. Inclusion in this directory is not an endorsement.