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NCT Number: NCT01433653

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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Key information

Conditions

Grief

Age range

18 year and older

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Not applicable

Primary location

LMU

Munich, D-80802, Germany

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: No

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

Inclusion criteria

  • age complicated grief diagnosis

Exclusion criteria

  • acute suicidality

Treatment and study plan

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Complicated Grief

Behavioral

Manualized CBT with 25 sessions, once a week. Key elements are exposition and cognitive restructuring.

Primary outcomes

  1. 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)

Secondary outcomes

  1. 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)

  2. 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)

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Ludwig-Maximilians - University of Munich

Other

Registry information

Official study title

Randomized Controlled Clinical Trial of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Complicated Grief

Acronym: CG-CBT

Important dates

Study start
2005
Primary completion
2011
Study completion
2011
First posted
Sep 14, 2011
Registry last updated
Jun 9, 2015

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This listing is for discovery and informational purposes only. It is not medical advice, does not guarantee that a study is recruiting, and does not determine eligibility. Contact the study team and a qualified healthcare professional when considering participation.

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