Internet therapy of complicated grief and chronic rumination after the loss of a loved one: an intervention study

Completed

Conditions: Complicated Grief
Problematic grief
10001302

Registration Number: NL-OMON38564

Lead Sponsor: niversiteit Utrecht

Brief Summary: Not available

Detailed Description: Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status: Completed

Sex: Not specified

Target Recruitment: 135

Inclusion Criteria

1) The participant is 18 years or older
2) The participant has been bereaved of a partner, child, parent or sibling at least 6 months ago.
3)The participant expresses a need for psychosocial help with dealing with his or her loss.
4) The participant has elevated scores on grief rumination (>42) measured with the Utrecht Grief Rumination Scale
5) The participant has elevated scores (>25) on symptoms of complicated grief measured with the short version of Inventory of Complicated Grief (ICG);See paragraph 4.2 of the research protocol for details on inclusion criteria.

Exclusion Criteria

1) The participant has no or limited access to internet.
2) The participant currently suffers from a severe depressive episode
3) The participant currently suffers from suicidal ideation
4) The participant has recently experienced dissociation or psychotic symptoms
5) The participant is physically disabled, in the sense that he or she is limited in physical mobility;See paragraph 4.3 of the research protocol for details on exclusion criteria.

Study & Design

Study Type: Interventional

Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
<p>Primary study parameters are (grief) rumination and complicated grief symptoms.</p><br>

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
<p>Secondary outcome measures are depressive rumination and symptoms of anxiety,<br /><br>depression and posttraumatic stress disorder. Control variables are demographic<br /><br>variables (i.e. age, gender, education level), loss-related variables (time<br /><br>since loss, relationship with deceased, gender deceased, expectations about the<br /><br>loss) and medication use. Moreover, the therapist(s) will fill out a<br /><br>registration form on therapeutic adherence and motivation of the participant. </p><br>