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NCT02153619
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Development of Psychotherapeutic Interventions for Parents Who Lost a Child

Sponsor: Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center

View on ClinicalTrials.gov

Summary

Many parents who have lost a child use counseling or other resources to help with the emotional burden of their loss. The aim of this study is to begin to test a new counseling program for parents who have lost a child.

Key Details

Gender

All

Age Range

Any - Any

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Enrollment

108

Start Date

2014-05

Completion Date

2026-05

Last Updated

2025-06-03

Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

Meaning-Centered Grief Therapy (MCGT)

MCGT is a manualized, one-on-one intervention that uses psychoeducation, experiential exercises, and homework focusing on themes related to meaning, identity, purpose, and legacy. Post-intervention qualitative exit interviews will assess acceptability of the MCGT intervention (see Appendix I). Participants randomized to MCGT will provide their feedback about MCGT and the measures (n = 33).

BEHAVIORAL

Supportive Psychotherapy (SP)

"SP is the comparison condition in this study and is a standardized, manualized intervention developed by the MSK Psychiatry Service and utilized in our completed and ongoing RCTs of Meaning-Centered Psychotherapy."

BEHAVIORAL

questionnaires assessments

Locations (1)

Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center

New York, New York, United States