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My Grief My Way: a development study of an online support package for coping with bereavement

Development of an online self-directed Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) intervention to improve ability to cope and quality of life after bereavement

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
ISRCTN
Registry ID
ISRCTN18357870
Enrollment
30
Registered
2024-02-07
Start date
2024-02-09
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2026-02-02

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

Conditions

People with moderate bereavement support needs Other

Interventions

The intervention is called My Grief My Way. It is an online psychological intervention for people with mild to moderate problems with grieving / bereavement. It can be delivered as a pure self-help or

Sponsors

University of Edinburgh
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
All
Age
18 Years to 100 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1. Bereaved people who are seeking bereavement support via Marie Curie bereavement support services, and Cruse Scotland 2. Age 18 years old and over 3. English speakers

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1. Individuals who are judged to have complex bereavement support needs (Nice Level 3) 2. Individuals who are currently or may require specialist mental health input

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Acceptability and user experience measured using rapid qualitative methods informed by a framework approach, at around 8 weeks after the initiation of the intervention, which is considered post-intervention

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
1. Feasibility measure using recording recruitment rate, eligibility, attrition post-intervention: 8 weeks after intervention start 2. Module usefulness measure using website feedback continuously assessed throughout the intervention, participants can provide website feedback at any point they wish. These data will be collated and synthesised after each cohort of fifteen participants has finished the intervention (8 weeks after they begin) 3. Module engagement measure using website analytics continuously assessed as participants use the website. These data will be downloaded and synthesised to see patterns of use after each cohort of fifteen participants has used the website for 8 weeks. There will be three such cohorts of fifteen leading to a total of 45 people user testing and providing experience of the website. 4. The following outcome data are measured pre-intervention and at approximately 8 weeks later: 4.1. Wellbeing measured using the Warwick Edinburgh Mental Wellbeing Scale 4.2. Coping with grief measured using the Adult Attitude to Grief Scale and the Inventory of Daily Widowed Life - Modified version 4.3. Quality of life measured using the EQ-5D-SL and the ICECAP-A (Health economics) 4.4. Social Support measured using the Inventory of Social Support 4.5. Psychological Flexibility measured using the PsyFlex

Countries

Scotland, United Kingdom, Wales

Contacts

Public ContactAnne;Study Canny;Contact

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anne.canny@ed.ac.uk;mygriefmyway@ed.ac.uk+44 (0)1316513969;None available

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ISRCTN (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 7, 2026