Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Complicated Grief (CG-CBT)

June 8, 2015 updated by: Rita Rosner, Ludwig-Maximilians - University of Munich

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.

Study Overview

Status

Completed

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Actual)

51

Phase

  • Not Applicable

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

  • Germany
      • Munich, Germany, D-80802
        • LMU

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

14 years and older (Adult, Older Adult)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • age complicated grief diagnosis

Exclusion Criteria:

  • acute suicidality

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

  • Primary Purpose: Treatment
  • Allocation: Randomized
  • Interventional Model: Factorial Assignment
  • Masking: None (Open Label)

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm
Intervention / Treatment
Experimental: CG-CBT
Behavioral: Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Complicated Grief
Manualized CBT with 25 sessions, once a week. Key elements are exposition and cognitive restructuring.
No Intervention: wait list control

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Time Frame
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)
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 Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Time Frame
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)
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)
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)
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)

Collaborators and Investigators

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

Sponsor

Ludwig-Maximilians - University of Munich

Investigators

  • Principal Investigator: Rita Rosner, Dr. phil., LMU

Publications and helpful links

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General Publications

Study record dates

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Study Major Dates

Study Start

May 1, 2005

Primary Completion (Actual)

February 1, 2011

Study Completion (Actual)

February 1, 2011

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

July 18, 2011

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

September 13, 2011

First Posted (Estimate)

September 14, 2011

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Estimate)

June 9, 2015

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

June 8, 2015

Last Verified

June 1, 2015

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Keywords

Other Study ID Numbers

  • LMU-KlinPsy001

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