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Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Complicated Grief (CG-CBT)

This study has been completed.
Sponsor:
Information provided by (Responsible Party):
Rita Rosner, Ludwig-Maximilians - University of Munich
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
NCT01433653
First received: July 18, 2011
Last updated: September 13, 2011
Last verified: September 2011
History of Changes

July 18, 2011
September 13, 2011
May 2005
February 2011   (final data collection date for primary outcome measure)
PG-13 (Prolonged Grief Interview - 13 Item version) [ Time Frame: Change between intake (t1) and end of treatment (t2) in complicated grief severity within 5 months. t1= before treatment or wait list begins, t2 = 4 months after t1 (end of treatment, end of waitlist), t3 = follow-up (1.5 years after t2) ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]
Same as current
Complete list of historical versions of study NCT01433653 on ClinicalTrials.gov Archive Site
  • Symptom Checklist 90 revised (SCL-90R; Subscale General Symptom Index, GSI) [ Time Frame: Change between intake (t1) and end of treatment (t2) in general distress symptoms within 5 months. t1= before treatment or wait list begins, t2 = 4 months after t1 (end of treatment, end of waitlist), t3 = follow-up (1.5 years after t2) ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]
  • Comorbid Diagnoses by DIA-X-Interview [ Time Frame: Change between intake (t1) and end of treatment (t2) in number of comorbid psychiatric diagnoses within 5 months; t1= before treatment or wait list begins, t2 = 4 months after t1 (end of treatment, end of waitlist), t3 = follow-up (1.5 years after t2) ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]
Same as current
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Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Complicated Grief
Randomized Controlled Clinical Trial of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Complicated Grief

The purpose of this study is to determine whether cognitive behavioral therapy (CG-CBT) for complicated grief is superior to wait list condition in patients with comorbid complicated grief. To evaluate the effect pre-post changes for patients in the CG-CBT-group will be compared to changes in the wait list group.
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Interventional
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Allocation: Randomized
Endpoint Classification: Efficacy Study
Intervention Model: Factorial Assignment
Masking: Open Label
Primary Purpose: Treatment
Grief
  • Behavioral: Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Complicated Grief
    Manualized CBT with 25 sessions, once a week. Key elements are exposition and cognitive restructuring.
  • Other: no treatment
    Four months waiting period with monthly no-treatment safety checks.
  • Experimental: CG-CBT
    Intervention: Behavioral: Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Complicated Grief
  • No Intervention: wait list control
    Intervention: Other: no treatment
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*   Includes publications given by the data provider as well as publications identified by ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier (NCT Number) in Medline.
 
Completed
51
February 2011
February 2011   (final data collection date for primary outcome measure)

Inclusion Criteria:

  • age complicated grief diagnosis

Exclusion Criteria:

  • acute suicidality
Both
18 Years and older
No
Contact information is only displayed when the study is recruiting subjects
Germany
 
NCT01433653
LMU-KlinPsy001
Yes
Rita Rosner, Ludwig-Maximilians - University of Munich
Ludwig-Maximilians - University of Munich
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Principal Investigator: Rita Rosner, Dr. phil. LMU
Ludwig-Maximilians - University of Munich
September 2011

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