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Parental Bereavement Study Among Couples Coping Traumatic Loss of a Child (PBS)

The recruitment status of this study is unknown because the information has not been verified recently.
Verified March 2007 by Herzog Hospital.
Recruitment status was  Recruiting
Sponsor:
Collaborator:
Mount Sinai School of Medicine
Information provided by:
Herzog Hospital
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
NCT00447174
First received: March 13, 2007
Last updated: NA
Last verified: March 2007
History: No changes posted
  Purpose

  1. Develop a treatment for clinically significant parental bereavement. The proposed treatment development activities include:

    1. Development of a treatment manual, associated fidelity rating forms, and training aids,
    2. Pre-testing the treatment manual with bereaved parents, and revision in consultation with treatment development experts,

  2. Conduct a randomized, wait-list control, pilot study of the proposed treatment:

    1. Measure treatment-related change in (a) complicated grief symptoms, the primary outcome variable, which will be assessed using the Inventory of Complicated Grief, and, (b) marital adjustment, the secondary outcome measure, to be assessed using the Dyadic Adjustment Scale. These outcomes will be assessed in treatment and control groups at baseline, at treatment conclusion, and at three month follow-up.
    2. Test the difference between the treatment and control groups on changes from baseline to three month follow-up on the exploratory outcome variables of PTSD, depression, social and work impairment, and quality of life
    3. Estimate effect sizes of these differences in changes in outcomes
  3. Develop a proposal for a randomized controlled trial of the treatment, based on the results of aim 2.

Condition Intervention Phase
Bereaved Parents
 Behavioral: Dyadic treatment for parental bereavement
 Phase 1

Study Type: Interventional
Study Design: Allocation: Randomized
Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment
Masking: Single Blind
Primary Purpose: Treatment
Official Title: Dyadic Therapy Assessment Among Couples Coping With Traumatic Loss of a Child

Resource links provided by NLM:

MedlinePlus related topics: Bereavement
U.S. FDA Resources

Further study details as provided by Herzog Hospital:

Primary Outcome Measures:
  • complicated grief symptoms (ICG) and
  • marital adjustment. An analysis of change scores is equivalent to a repeated measures analysis comparing only baseline to three-month follow-up.

Estimated Enrollment: 80
Study Start Date: January 2007
Estimated Study Completion Date: March 2007
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  Eligibility

Ages Eligible for Study:   21 Years to 80 Years
Genders Eligible for Study:   Both
Accepts Healthy Volunteers:   Yes
Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

  • 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 Criteria:

  • 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
  Contacts and Locations
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT00447174

Contacts
Contact: Danny Brom, Ph.D +972-2-6449666 DBROM@HERZOGHOSPITAL.ORG

Locations
Israel
The Israel Center for the Treatment of Psychotrauma Recruiting
Jerusalem, Israel
Contact: Danny Brom, Ph.D     +972-2-6449666     DBROM@HERZOGHOSPITAL.ORG    
Principal Investigator: Danny Brom, Ph.D            
Sponsors and Collaborators
Herzog Hospital
Mount Sinai School of Medicine
Investigators
Principal Investigator: Claude M Chemtob, Ph.D Mount Sinai Medical School
  More Information

No publications provided

ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00447174     History of Changes
Other Study ID Numbers: BromD1CTIL
Study First Received: March 13, 2007
Last Updated: March 13, 2007
Health Authority: Israel: Ministry of Health

Keywords provided by Herzog Hospital:
Grief
parental bereavement

ClinicalTrials.gov processed this record on May 19, 2013