Bereaving, But Not Alone : the Development and Actualization of a Mutual Aid Group for Children Who Have Lost a Parent.

The methodology of this clinical trial is based on the realisation of a group intervention with children who lost a parent. Interviews preintervention and postintervention with participants will be done as well. The purpose of this study is to answer the following question: "What are the benefits for children who are in the process of bereaving a parent to participate in a group work intervention based on the mutual aid model ?". The aim of the research is to explore the benefits for grieving children to participate in an group work intervention based on the mutual aid model. To do so, the research has three distinct objectives : 1) to develop and apply a program of group work interventions for grieving children based on the mutual aid model ; 2) to explore the extent to which participation in the group facilitates changes in the children's discourse about death and the loss of their parents, and 3) to examine, from the children's own perceptive, the possible impact that their participation in the group have on their experience of bereavement.

Study Overview

• Status: Completed
• Conditions: Mourning,; Grief,; Bereavement.
• Intervention / Treatment: Behavioral: Group intervention based on mutual aid.

• Study Type: Interventional
• Enrollment (Actual): 4
• Phase: Not Applicable

Contacts and Locations

Study Locations

• Canada
  • Quebec
    • Laval, Quebec, Canada, H7P 1C9
      • Lumi-Vie

Participation Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

• Ages Eligible for Study: 8 years to 12 years (Child)
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: No
• Genders Eligible for Study: All

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

• Children between 8 and 12 years old.
• Children who had lost a parent within 3 months and two years before the beginning of the group intervention.

Exclusion Criteria:

• Children who experimented death of his parent by suicide.

Study Plan

How is the study designed?

Design Details

• Primary Purpose: Supportive Care
• Allocation: N/A
• Interventional Model: Single Group Assignment
• Masking: None (Open Label)

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
Mutual aid group intervention	A mutual aid group intervention has been develop to help children who had lost a parent. The activities are based on the theoretical knowledge and needs of grieving children.	8 weeks

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
Interview before the group intervention	The interview aim is to know and to understand the experience of each participant about the death of their parent.	one of 60 minutes
Interview after the group intervention	The aim of this interview is to ask questions about the death and the experience of the children after the end of the group intervention. Through the answers, we will find out about to understanding and the perceptions of the children about the group intervention.	One of 60 minutes

Collaborators and Investigators

• Sponsor: Université de Montréal

Study record dates

Study Major Dates

• Study Start: September 1, 2012
• Primary Completion (Actual): November 1, 2012
• Study Completion (Actual): November 1, 2012

Study Registration Dates

• First Submitted: April 5, 2012
• First Submitted That Met QC Criteria: April 6, 2012
• First Posted (Estimate): April 9, 2012

Study Record Updates

• Last Update Posted (Estimate): May 9, 2013
• Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria: May 7, 2013
• Last Verified: May 1, 2013

More Information

Terms related to this study

• Keywords: bereaved children, mutual aid group, death, group intervention.
• Other Study ID Numbers: VLeblanc - bereaved children