Internet-based therapy for bereaved relatives of people who died of cancer

Internet-based therapy for bereaved relatives of people who died of cancer - Online grief therapy

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Phase 4

Study type

Interventional

Source

DRKS

Registry ID

DRKS00011001

Enrollment

128

Registered

2016-12-01

Start date

2017-01-11

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2025-04-07

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Conditions

Prolonged grief F43.2

Interventions

Group 1: Intervention group: The therapy program includes three modules which deal with the domains of self-confrontation, cognitive restructuring and social sharing. The participants receive ten ther

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Age

18 Years to No maximum

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1) 18 years or older 2) loss of a significant other to cancer (11.01.17 to 25.04.18 loss of a significant other to haematological cancer) 3) fluent in German language 4) access to a computer with internet 5) informed consent to participate in the study 6) prolonged grief

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1) severe depression 2) suicidal ideation 3) psychosis 4) current substance abuse 5) current psychotherpeutic or psychiatric treatment 6) current psychopharmacological treatment if not stable for at least 4 weeks 7) cognitive or physical impairments that would constrain participation in the study 8) tendency to psychological dissociation 9) posttraumatic stress disorder when related to an event other than the loss

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Prolonged grief measured with the German version of the Inventory of Complicated Grief (ICG-D; Lumbeck, Brandstätter, & Geissner, 2012). Measured before therapy, immediately after therapy/waiting (after 5 weeks), and 3, 6 and 12 months after therapy.	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Depression (PHQ-9), somatization (PHQ-15), anxiety (GAD-7), posttraumatic distress (IES-R), health related quality of life (SF-12), sleep quality (PSQI), posttraumatic growth (PGI). Measured before therapy, immediately after therapy/waiting (after 5 weeks), and 3, 6 and 12 months after therapy.	—

Countries

Germany

Contacts

Public ContactAnette Kersting

Universitätsklinikum Leipzig AöR Department für Psychische Gesundheit Klinik und Poliklinik für Psychosomatische Medizin und Psychotherapie

Anette.Kersting at medizin.uni-leipzig.de0049 341 9718850

Outcome results

None listed

Source: DRKS (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 13, 2026