Prolonged Grief in Young Bereaved Spouses and Partners

August 17, 2011 updated by: Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center

Lost to Cancer: Prolonged Grief in Young Bereaved Spouses and Partners

The purpose of the research is to learn more about the experience of grief in young bereaved spouses/partners. Recent research has shown that young bereaved spouses/partners experience grief uniquely from other age groups, but it is still unclear how certain factors affect the experience of grief. The investigators research team is interested in studying how the psychological factors of trauma, personality, and meaning of the loss affect grief reactions in young spouses/partners after the loss of a spouse to cancer.

Study Overview

Status

Completed

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Study Type

Observational

Enrollment (Actual)

60

Contacts and Locations

This section provides the contact details for those conducting the study, and information on where this study is being conducted.

Study Locations

  • United States
    • New York
      • Bronx, New York, United States, 10462
        • Calavery Hospital
      • New York, New York, United States, 10065
        • Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

Eligibility Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study

20 years to 49 years (Adult)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Sampling Method

Non-Probability Sample

Study Population

Only spouses/partners of deceased Calvary and Memorial Sloan Kettering patients will be assessed in this study.

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Participants must be at least 20 years old and no older than 49 years and 11 months old.
  • Participants must have lost a spouse/domestic partner to cancer 6 months to 3 years earlier.
  • Participants must be able to give informed consent.
  • Participants must be able to comprehend English to complete study assessments.

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Major psychopathology or cognitive impairment likely in the judgment of the research staff to interfere with the participation or completion of the protocol.

Study Plan

This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.

How is the study designed?

Design Details

Cohorts and Interventions

Group / Cohort
Intervention / Treatment
1
Young spouses/domestic partners (20-49 years old) of cancer patients who have died from cancer.
Behavioral: in-person or telephone interview
Participants will be administered one battery of questionnaires that should take 50- 55 minutes, which may be broken down into two or more segments if necessary. They may choose to have these questionnaires administered to them in person at the hospital, in person at their home, or via telephone by a trained master's level research assistant.

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Time Frame
To determine the rate and levels of prolonged grief in young bereaved spouses/partners of cancer patients
Time Frame: conclusion of the study
conclusion of the study

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Time Frame
To determine associations among prolonged grief, personality characteristics , previous trauma, & subjective meanings of the loss to the bereaved spouse in young bereaved spouses/partners of cancer
Time Frame: conclusion of the study
conclusion of the study
To evaluate whether unique themes emerge among those reporting prolonged grief
Time Frame: conclusion of the study
conclusion of the study
To evaluate whether unique themes emerge among those reporting obsessive and histrionic personality traits
Time Frame: conclusion of the study
conclusion of the study

Collaborators and Investigators

This is where you will find people and organizations involved with this study.

Sponsor

Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center

Collaborators

Calvary Hospital, Bronx, NY

Investigators

  • Principal Investigator: Sherry Schacter, PhD, Calvary Hospital, Bronx, NY

Publications and helpful links

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Helpful Links

Study record dates

These dates track the progress of study record and summary results submissions to ClinicalTrials.gov. Study records and reported results are reviewed by the National Library of Medicine (NLM) to make sure they meet specific quality control standards before being posted on the public website.

Study Major Dates

Study Start

January 1, 2009

Primary Completion (Actual)

August 1, 2011

Study Completion (Actual)

August 1, 2011

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

September 2, 2008

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

September 2, 2008

First Posted (Estimate)

September 3, 2008

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Estimate)

August 18, 2011

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

August 17, 2011

Last Verified

August 1, 2011

More Information

Terms related to this study

Keywords

Other Study ID Numbers

  • 08-100

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