Grief and Communication Family Intervention

NCT03351582 | Completed

• 1 other identifier: DRN 2016/1192/31/1
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 24
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

The overall purpose of this project is to evaluate the effects of a family therapy intervention for grieving families with children. The main outcome variable is family communication.

Conditions

Grief; Communication

Keywords

family therapy; psychological health

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• Parent-Adolescent Communication Scale

  questionnaire- scores between 20-100 with higher scores indicating better family communication.

  Change from baseline score at one month, six month, and 18 month follow up

Secondary Outcomes (7)

• The Prolonged Grief Disorder Inventory PG-13

  Change from baseline score at one month, six month, and 18 month follow up

• Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Checklist for DSM-5 (PCL-5)

  Change from baseline score at one month, six month, and 18 month follow up

• Montgomery-Åsberg Depression Rating Scale

  Change from baseline score at one month, six month, and 18 month follow up

• The Generalized Anxiety Disorder scale (GAD-7)

  Change from baseline score at one month, six month, and 18 month follow up

• The Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire (SDQ)

  Change from baseline score at one month, six month, and 18 month follow up

Study Arms (3)

Grief and Communication One Session

EXPERIMENTAL

Group one will meet with a family therapist for one 90 minute session where the main focus will be on providing psychoeducation on grief and communication to both children and parents. This arm receives only the first session of the grief and communication family intervention.

Behavioral: Grief and Communication Family Intervention

Grief and Communication Three Sessions

EXPERIMENTAL

Thie Group will receive all three sessions of the grief and communication family intervention.

Behavioral: Grief and Communication Family Intervention

Control

NO INTERVENTION

Group three will be the control group and will not receive the grief and communication family intervention.

Interventions

Grief and Communication Family Intervention BEHAVIORAL

This intervention is an integrative approach which uses techniques from systemic family therapy as well as cognitive behavioral therapy.

Grief and Communication One Session; Grief and Communication Three Sessions

Eligibility Criteria

• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: No
• Age Groups: Child (0-17), Adult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)

You may qualify if:

• Participants are families with Children ages 3-19 who have completed our questionnaire study and have responses indicating that one or more family members have symptoms of complicated grief or a negative pattern of communication within the family. All family members who live in the same home may participate in the family therapy intervention including new partners or step children. It is up to the family to decide which family members will be included.

You may not qualify if:

• Participants must reside in Stockholm, Sweden during data collection, speak and understand written and spoken Swedish.

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Ersta Sköndal University College: lead

Study Sites (1)

Private clinic

Stockholm, Sweden

Location

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Communication; Psychological Well-Being

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Behavior; Personal Satisfaction

Study Officials

• Josefin Sveen, PhD

  Ersta Sköndal University College

  PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: RANDOMIZED
• Masking: NONE
• Purpose: SUPPORTIVE CARE
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: Associate professor in medical psychology

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: November 14, 2017
• First Posted: November 24, 2017
• Study Start: January 15, 2018
• Primary Completion: December 31, 2019
• Study Completion: December 31, 2019
• Last Updated: August 12, 2020

Record last verified: 2020-08

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will not share

Locations

SE (1)