Internet-based Intervention for Complicated Grief: A Pilot Study

University of Tromso (UiT)

Status: Unknown

Conditions: Complicated Grief

Treatments: Other: Internet-based cognitive-behavioral therapy

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT02519569

2015/388(REK)

Details and patient eligibility

About

A considerable proportion of bereaved individuals experience chronic and disabling grief (so-called complicated or prolonged grief). Complicated grief is associated with severe mental and physical health problems as well as impaired social and occupational functioning. Interventions based on cognitive-behavioral therapy and applied via the internet have shown to be efficacious for this condition, but have not yet been adapted and evaluated in Norway. The aim of the current study is to adapt an internet-based cognitive-behavioral intervention for complicated grief and evaluate its effectiveness as a pilot study.

Enrollment: 10 estimated patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18+ years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Complicated grief
• Internet access
• Fluent in Norwegian
• No concomitant psychological treatment

Exclusion criteria

• Severe depression
• Psychotic symptoms
• Dissociation
• Suicidality

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: N/A

Interventional model: Single Group Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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10 participants in 1 patient group

Intervention group

Experimental group

Description:

Internet-based cognitive-behavioral therapy for complicated grief

Treatment:

Other: Internet-based cognitive-behavioral therapy