AI-GF-GNW on Prolonged Grief Reactions
9 de mayo de 2026 actualizado por: Yinyin Zang, PhD, Peking University
AI-Assisted Grief-Focused Guided Narrative Writing for Subclinical Prolonged Grief Disorder in Bereaved Chinese Adolescents: A Three-Arm Parallel Randomized Controlled Trial.
Prolonged Grief Disorder (PGD) is a severe, disabling condition characterized by intense yearning and difficulty accepting the reality of loss, which significantly impairs the academic and psychosocial functioning of bereaved adolescents. While Grief-Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (GF-CBT) is effective, its high cost and resource-intensive nature limit its accessibility for adolescents in mainland China. Grief-Focused Guided Narrative Writing (GF-GNW) offers a scalable, low-cost alternative that facilitates memory integration.
Furthermore, integrating Artificial Intelligence (AI) to provide personalized, structured feedback has the potential to simulate therapist functions and enhance intervention efficacy. However, the specific efficacy of AI-assisted feedback in this context remains empirically unvalidated.
This parallel randomized controlled trial aims to examine the effectiveness of AI-assisted GF-GNW (AI-GF-GNW) in treating Chinese adolescents (aged 10-19) with subclinical PGD, compared to a no-feedback NF-GF-GNW group and a free writing group. Primary outcomes include PGD symptom severity, while secondary outcomes assess depression, anxiety, and daily functioning. We hypothesize that both active intervention arms will significantly alleviate PGD and related symptoms compared to the free writing group, and that the AI-GF-GNW group will demonstrate a significantly greater reduction in symptoms and functional impairment than the NF-GF-GNW group.
Descripción general del estudio
Estado
Aún no reclutando
Condiciones
Tipo de estudio
Intervencionista
Inscripción (Estimado)
126
Fase
- No aplica
Contactos y Ubicaciones
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Estudio Contacto
- Nombre: Yinyin Zang, PhD
- Número de teléfono: +86-010-62756953
- Correo electrónico: yinyin.zang@pku.edu.cn
Ubicaciones de estudio
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Beijing Municipality
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Beijing, Beijing Municipality, Porcelana
- Peking University
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Criterios de participación
Los investigadores buscan personas que se ajusten a una determinada descripción, denominada criterio de elegibilidad. Algunos ejemplos de estos criterios son el estado de salud general de una persona o tratamientos previos.
Criterio de elegibilidad
Edades elegibles para estudiar
- Niño
- Adulto
Acepta Voluntarios Saludables
Sí
Descripción
Inclusion Criteria:
- Junior and senior high school students currently studying in Chinese Mainland, aged 10-19;
- Between 6 and 60 months prior to the experimental period, experienced the death of a significant family member or close friend or close friend;
- The total symptom score of PG-13-R is between 20-29 points;
- Ability to write and understand written guidelines, to use the mobile phone to interact with AI;
- Consent to participate in the study.
Exclusion Criteria:
- Diagnosed or previously diagnosed with mental illness
- The bereavement time does not meet the time window
- PG-13-R score is not within the range
- At present, there is suicidal ideation or recent severe self harm behavior (Reynolds' Suicidal Ideation Questionnaire, SIQ-JR-4>0), and a crisis intervention hotline is provided when necessary.
- Has received other grief counseling or is currently taking psychiatric medication within the past month
Plan de estudios
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¿Cómo está diseñado el estudio?
Detalles de diseño
- Propósito principal: Tratamiento
- Asignación: Aleatorizado
- Modelo Intervencionista: Asignación paralela
- Enmascaramiento: Triple
Armas e Intervenciones
Grupo de participantes/brazo |
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Experimental: AI-GF-GNW
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Participants will independently complete the intervention writing tasks via the H5 platform.
Participants were required to complete a 6-day, 3-session narrative writing task.
Each session requires more than 20 minutes of uninterrupted writing.
Session 1 requires describing the specific details and feelings of the bereavement event; Session 2 requires describing the negative impact of the event and one's own negative feelings; Session 3 requires a description of the positive impact of the event and one's own positive feelings, with a one-day interval between each session, synchronized with the NF-GF-GNW group.
When participants complete and submit their writing, they will immediately receive a response generated by the AI large language model.
Participants are not allowed to engage in any additional interaction with the AI large language model other than submitting writing content and receiving feedback.
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Experimental: NF-GF-GNW
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All processes are the same as the AI-GF-GNW group, except that when participants complete their writing and submit, the platform will only display a "submission successful" prompt and will not provide any feedback on the writing content.
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Comparador activo: FWG
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Participants in the FWG will not receive structured guidance, and are only required to write freely about their loss experiences.
The writing sessions will follow the same schedule and duration as the other groups.
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¿Qué mide el estudio?
Medidas de resultado primarias
Medida de resultado |
Medida Descripción |
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Prolonged Grief Disorder-13-Revision (PG-13-R)
Periodo de tiempo: Baseline (0 Day), post-treatment assessment (5 Day), follow-up assessment (35 Day)
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PG-13-R is a standardized diagnostic tool designed to assess the severity of prolonged grief disorder symptoms over the past month.
The instrument consists of 10 questions scored on a 5-point Likert scale, alongside 2 true/false questions and 1 open-ended question assessing functional impairment and duration.Who gets 30 points or higher will be considered as clinical prolonged grief reactions.
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Baseline (0 Day), post-treatment assessment (5 Day), follow-up assessment (35 Day)
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Patient Health Questionnaire (PHQ-9)
Periodo de tiempo: Baseline (0 Day), post-treatment assessment (5 Day), follow-up assessment (35 Day)
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PHQ-9 is a brief, validated screening tool used to measure the severity of depression symptoms in adolescents over the past two weeks.
9 questions are scored on a Likert scale of 0-3 with 0 being not at all and 3 being nearly every day.
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Baseline (0 Day), post-treatment assessment (5 Day), follow-up assessment (35 Day)
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Medidas de resultado secundarias
Medida de resultado |
Medida Descripción |
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Generalized Anxiety Disorder (GAD-7)
Periodo de tiempo: Baseline (0 Day), post-treatment assessment (5 Day), follow-up assessment (35 Day)
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GAD-7 is an easy-to-perform initial screening tool for generalized anxiety disorder.
Questions are scored on a Likert scale of 0-3 with 0 being not at all and 3 being nearly every day.
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Baseline (0 Day), post-treatment assessment (5 Day), follow-up assessment (35 Day)
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WHO Disability Assessment Schedule-short version(WHODAS 2.0)
Periodo de tiempo: Baseline (0 Day), post-treatment assessment (5 Day), follow-up assessment (35 Day)
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WHODAS 2.0 is a comprehensive instrument developed by the World Health Organization to measure health status and functional disability across six core domains over the past 30 days.
12 questions are scored on a Likert scale of 1-5 with 1 being no difficulty and 5 being extreme difficulty.
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Baseline (0 Day), post-treatment assessment (5 Day), follow-up assessment (35 Day)
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Fechas de registro del estudio
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Fechas importantes del estudio
Inicio del estudio (Estimado)
25 de mayo de 2026
Finalización primaria (Estimado)
1 de mayo de 2027
Finalización del estudio (Estimado)
1 de mayo de 2027
Fechas de registro del estudio
Enviado por primera vez
9 de mayo de 2026
Primero enviado que cumplió con los criterios de control de calidad
9 de mayo de 2026
Publicado por primera vez (Actual)
15 de mayo de 2026
Actualizaciones de registros de estudio
Última actualización publicada (Actual)
15 de mayo de 2026
Última actualización enviada que cumplió con los criterios de control de calidad
9 de mayo de 2026
Última verificación
1 de mayo de 2026
Más información
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Otros números de identificación del estudio
- AI-assisted Grief-Focused GNW
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Información sobre medicamentos y dispositivos, documentos del estudio
Estudia un producto farmacéutico regulado por la FDA de EE. UU.
No
Estudia un producto de dispositivo regulado por la FDA de EE. UU.
No
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