Randomized controlled trial of cognitive behaviour therapy to reduce symptoms of complicated grief caused by the loss of a loved one

Status

Recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

ANZCTR

Registry ID

ACTRN12609000229279

Acronym

Treating complicated grief

Enrollment

Registered

2009-05-08

Start date

2008-06-01

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2020-01-13

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Conditions

None listed

Brief summary

Patients with complicated grief will be randomly allcoated to a combiantion of group and individual therapy. Patients will receive either 10 sessions of cognitive behaviour therapy with exposure therapy, cognitive behaviour therapy without exposure therapy, or skills training.

Interventions

Cognitive behaviour therapy involves 10 90-minute sessions of group therapy and 4 60-minute sessions of individual therapy over a 10-week period; the 4 individual sessions occur in weeks-3-6 of the treatment program. The therapy includes discussing memories of the deceased, re-appraising beliefs about the loss, and learning activity schedules.

Study design

Allocation

Randomised controlled trial

Intervention model

Parallel

Primary purpose

Treatment

Masking

Blinded (masking used)

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Age

18 Years to 80 Years

Healthy volunteers

Inclusion criteria

(a) Loss of loved one, (b) Meet criteria for complicated grief, (c) at least 6 months duration

Exclusion criteria

Psychosis, substance dependent, suicidal intent

Outcome results