6-Year Follow-up of a Prevention Program for Bereaved Families
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interventional
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Brief Summary
Six-years following participation in the Family Bereavement Program (FBP) participants in the program as compared to a self-study control group will have lower levels of mental health problems, lower one-year prevalence of mental disorder that meets diagnostic criteria, lower use of substances, higher levels of competence at achieving developmentally appropriate tasks in academic achievement and social competence, and better self-esteem. The effects of the FBP will be moderated by baseline levels of mental health problems and gender. Bereaved caregivers who participated in the program will also show lower levels of mental health problems as compared with controls. Program effects will be mediated by theoretical mediators targeted by the program.
Trial Health
Trial Health Score
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participants targeted
Target at P50-P75 for phase_3
Started Jan 1996
Longer than P75 for phase_3
1 active site
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Trial Relationships
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Study Timeline
Key milestones and dates
Study Start
First participant enrolled
January 1, 1996
CompletedPrimary Completion
Last participant's last visit for primary outcome
July 1, 2005
CompletedStudy Completion
Last participant's last visit for all outcomes
July 1, 2009
CompletedFirst Submitted
Initial submission to the registry
September 24, 2009
CompletedFirst Posted
Study publicly available on registry
November 4, 2009
CompletedNovember 4, 2009
November 1, 2009
9.5 years
September 24, 2009
November 3, 2009
Conditions
Outcome Measures
Primary Outcomes (3)
Diagnostic Interview Schedule for Children (DISC)
One year
Child Behavior Checklist and Young Adult Behavior Checklist
one year
Youth Self Report (YSR)and Young Adult Self Report (YASR)
one year
Secondary Outcomes (8)
Monitoring the Future - substance use
one year
Rosenberg Self-esteem scale
one year
Beck Depression Inventory for parents
One week
Social and academic competence
one year
Grade point average
one year
- +3 more secondary outcomes
Study Arms (2)
Self study comparison group
ACTIVE COMPARATORCaregivers and children and adolescents each received three books about coping with grief after the death of a loved one and a syllabus to guide reading
Family Bereavement Program
EXPERIMENTAL12- session group for caregivers and bereaved children and adolescents plus 2 individual sessions
Interventions
Caregivers, children and adolescents each received three books about coping with grief following the death of a loved one plus a syllabus to guide reading
12 session groups for caregivers and bereaved children and adolescents plus two individual sessions
Eligibility Criteria
You may qualify if:
- Experienced parental death in prior 30 months
- Youth age 8-16 years old
You may not qualify if:
- Not currently in other treatment for mental health problems
- Caregiver not meet criteria for clinical depression
- Youth not meet criteria for externalizing problems
- Not currently suicidal
Contact the study team to confirm eligibility.
Sponsors & Collaborators
Study Sites (1)
Prevention Research Center Arizona State University
Tempe, Arizona, 85287, United States
Related Publications (5)
Sandler IN, Ayers TS, Wolchik SA, Tein JY, Kwok OM, Haine RA, Twohey-Jacobs J, Suter J, Lin K, Padgett-Jones S, Weyer JL, Cole E, Kriege G, Griffin WA. The family bereavement program: efficacy evaluation of a theory-based prevention program for parentally bereaved children and adolescents. J Consult Clin Psychol. 2003 Jun;71(3):587-600. doi: 10.1037/0022-006x.71.3.587.
PMID: 12795581BACKGROUNDSandler I, Tein JY, Zhang N, Wolchik SA. Developmental Pathways of the Family Bereavement Program to Prevent Major Depression 15 Years Later. J Am Acad Child Adolesc Psychiatry. 2023 Nov;62(11):1233-1244. doi: 10.1016/j.jaac.2023.02.012. Epub 2023 Mar 8.
PMID: 36898606DERIVEDDanvers AF, Scott BG, Shiota MN, Tein JY, Wolchik SA, Sandler II. Effects of Therapeutic Intervention on Parentally Bereaved Children's Emotion Reactivity and Regulation 15 Years Later. Prev Sci. 2020 Nov;21(8):1017-1027. doi: 10.1007/s11121-020-01142-2.
PMID: 32720190DERIVEDSandler I, Tein JY, Cham H, Wolchik S, Ayers T. Long-term effects of the Family Bereavement Program on spousally bereaved parents: Grief, mental health problems, alcohol problems, and coping efficacy. Dev Psychopathol. 2016 Aug;28(3):801-18. doi: 10.1017/S0954579416000328.
PMID: 27427807DERIVEDSandler I, Ayers TS, Tein JY, Wolchik S, Millsap R, Khoo ST, Kaplan D, Ma Y, Luecken L, Schoenfelder E, Coxe S. Six-year follow-up of a preventive intervention for parentally bereaved youths: a randomized controlled trial. Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med. 2010 Oct;164(10):907-14. doi: 10.1001/archpediatrics.2010.173.
PMID: 20921347DERIVED
MeSH Terms
Conditions
Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)
Study Officials
- PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
Irwin N Sandler, Ph.D.
Arizona State University
Study Design
- Study Type
- interventional
- Phase
- phase 3
- Allocation
- RANDOMIZED
- Masking
- SINGLE
- Who Masked
- OUTCOMES ASSESSOR
- Purpose
- PREVENTION
- Intervention Model
- PARALLEL
- Sponsor Type
- OTHER
Study Record Dates
First Submitted
September 24, 2009
First Posted
November 4, 2009
Study Start
January 1, 1996
Primary Completion
July 1, 2005
Study Completion
July 1, 2009
Last Updated
November 4, 2009
Record last verified: 2009-11