Bereaving, But Not Alone : the Development and Actualization of a Mutual Aid Group for Children Who Have Lost a Parent.

NCT01573689 | Completed

• 1 other identifier: VLeblanc - bereaved children
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 4
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

The methodology of this clinical trial is based on the realisation of a group intervention with children who lost a parent. Interviews preintervention and postintervention with participants will be done as well. The purpose of this study is to answer the following question: "What are the benefits for children who are in the process of bereaving a parent to participate in a group work intervention based on the mutual aid model ?". The aim of the research is to explore the benefits for grieving children to participate in an group work intervention based on the mutual aid model. To do so, the research has three distinct objectives : 1) to develop and apply a program of group work interventions for grieving children based on the mutual aid model ; 2) to explore the extent to which participation in the group facilitates changes in the children's discourse about death and the loss of their parents, and 3) to examine, from the children's own perceptive, the possible impact that their participation in the group have on their experience of bereavement.

Conditions

Mourning,; Grief,; Bereavement.

Keywords

bereaved children, mutual aid group, death, group intervention.

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• Mutual aid group intervention

  A mutual aid group intervention has been develop to help children who had lost a parent. The activities are based on the theoretical knowledge and needs of grieving children.

  8 weeks

Secondary Outcomes (2)

• Interview before the group intervention

  one of 60 minutes

• Interview after the group intervention

  One of 60 minutes

Interventions

Group intervention based on mutual aid. BEHAVIORAL

Development of a mutual aid group and his actualization on children between nine and twelve years old who had lost one of their parents.

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 8 Years - 12 Years
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: No
• Age Groups: Child (0-17)

You may qualify if:

• Children between 8 and 12 years old.
• Children who had lost a parent within 3 months and two years before the beginning of the group intervention.

You may not qualify if:

• Children who experimented death of his parent by suicide.

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Université de Montréal: lead

Study Sites (1)

Lumi-Vie

Laval, Quebec, H7P 1C9, Canada

Location

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Death

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Pathologic Processes; Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: NA
• Masking: NONE
• Purpose: SUPPORTIVE CARE
• Intervention Model: SINGLE GROUP
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: Social Work Master degree canditate

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: April 5, 2012
• First Posted: April 9, 2012
• Study Start: September 1, 2012
• Primary Completion: November 1, 2012
• Study Completion: November 1, 2012
• Last Updated: May 9, 2013

Record last verified: 2013-05

Locations

CA (1)