Resolving Grief After Spinal Cord Injury

Dr. Karen Ethans

Status: Unknown

Conditions: Spinal Cord Injury

Treatments: Behavioral: The Grief Recovery Method

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT01957358

GR2013

Details and patient eligibility

About

The purpose of this study is to examine the usefulness of the Grief Recovery Method in assisting persons with spinal cord injuries to achieve as complete a recovery as possible, thereby allowing for fuller participation in life.

Enrollment: 8 estimated patients

Sex: All

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

* Persons with a spinal cord injury who are willing to participate in the program.

Exclusion criteria

* Unable or unwilling to participate.

Trial design

Primary purpose: Health Services Research

Allocation: N/A

Interventional model: Single Group Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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8 participants in 1 patient group

Lifestyle counselling using the Grief Recovery Method

Experimental group

Description:

Volunteers will participate in a series of weekly and twice-weekly sessions with a counselor who has obtained special training in the Grief Recovery Method.

Treatment:

Behavioral: The Grief Recovery Method