Intervention effects of Systematic Early Intervention for Bereaved (SEIB) with families who suddenly lose a partner/parent: A stepped wedge randomized controlled trial

Center for Crisis Psychology0 sites160 target enrollmentMarch 10, 2016

Overview

Registry

who.int

Start Date

March 10, 2016

End Date

November 17, 2017

Last Updated

6 years ago

Study Type

Interventional

Sex

All

Sponsor

Center for Crisis Psychology

•1\. Bereaved families with children below 18\-years\-old, who suddenly and unexpectedly lose a partner or parent
•2\. Criterion for unexpectedness \- The loss shall occur following an accident, a suicide, a murder, or a disease, as well as situations where people are missing (presumed dead).
•3\. Criterion for suddenness \- The loss shall occur shortly, or within the same day as the event/disease happened or started. This period can be extended up to five days for people who do not regain consciousness after the incident (e.g., illness/accident/suicide, etc).
•4\. All family members must speak Norwegian
•5\. Death has occurred within the past three weeks

•1\. Families with severe medical conditions for both the bereaved partner and their children such as:
•1\.1\. Serious physical impairment
•1\.2\. Intellectual deficit
•1\.3\. Severe child developmental problems
•1\.4\. Borderline personality disorder
•1\.5\. History of psychosis (e.g., schizophrenia, bipolar disorder)
•1\.6\. Current substance use disorder (in the past 6 months)
•1\.7\. Severe suicidal risk, or dementia
•2\. Families receiving other psychotherapeutic intervention for problems concerning loss and/or trauma