Prolonged grief disorder due to the Covid-19 lockdown? - Impact of contact restrictions on the relatives of patients who died during lockdown

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Observational

Source

DRKS

Registry ID

DRKS00023713

Enrollment

1227

Registered

2020-12-02

Start date

2020-12-02

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2025-04-07

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

prolonged grief disorder

Interventions

Group 1: Relatives of patients who died during the Covid-19 lockdown (period March 15 - May 31, 2020) Group 2: Relatives of patients who died during the second german Covid-19 lockdown (period Decembe

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Age

18 Years to No maximum

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Adult relatives of deceased patients from the period 15/03/20 - 31/05/20 and 13/12/20 - 28/02/21 of the University Hospital Marburg. Sufficient knowledge of German to participate in the survey

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Relatives of deceased patients who are not of legal age Relatives of non-deceased patients during the study period Insufficient knowledge of German

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Did the ban on contact during the Covid-19 lockdown lead to an increase in symptoms of prolonged grief disorder as well as depressive symptoms and anxiety among the bereaved? Various questionnaires are used for this, these are listed below: 1. General information about the person 2. Information on the hospital stay and the course of the illness 3. Inventory of Complicated Grief (ICG-D) 4. General and mental constitution (HADS-D) 5. Utrecht Grief Rumination Scale (UGRS-D)	—

Measure

Time frame

Did the ban on contact during the Covid-19 lockdown lead to an increase in symptoms of prolonged grief disorder as well as depressive symptoms and anxiety among the bereaved? Various questionnaires are used for this, these are listed below: 1. General information about the person 2. Information on the hospital stay and the course of the illness 3. Inventory of Complicated Grief (ICG-D) 4. General and mental constitution (HADS-D) 5. Utrecht Grief Rumination Scale (UGRS-D)

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Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Did the relatives feel involved in decision-making processes despite the ban on contact? Did they have the opportunity to say goodbye? Are there differences in grief between the bereaved of deceased relatives who died of a long-term illness and those who died of an acute event?	—

Countries

Germany

Contacts

Public ContactChristian Volberg

Klinik für Anästhesie und Intensivmedizin Universitätsklinikum Gießen und Marburg Standort Marburg

christian.volberg@med.uni-marburg.de064215864934

Outcome results

None listed

Source: DRKS (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026