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Bereavement Virtual Support Group for Grief

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Waitlist Available
Led By Peter G Lawlor, MD
Research Sponsored by Ottawa Hospital Research Institute
Eligibility Criteria Checklist
Specific guidelines that determine who can or cannot participate in a clinical trial
Must have
Family Members of deceased patients from The Ottawa Hospital, Queensway-Carleton Hospital, and Hôpital Montfort
Be older than 18 years old
Timeline
Screening 3 weeks
Treatment Varies
Follow Up through study completion, an average of 1 year
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Study Summary

This study is evaluating whether a virtual support group can help reduce the risk of developing severe grief reactions in family members of deceased patients.

Eligible Conditions
  • Grief
  • Grief Reaction

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

You may be eligible if you check “Yes” for the criteria below

Timeline

Screening ~ 3 weeks
Treatment ~ Varies
Follow Up ~through study completion, an average of 1 year
This trial's timeline: 3 weeks for screening, Varies for treatment, and through study completion, an average of 1 year for reporting.

Treatment Details

Study Objectives

Outcome measures can provide a clearer picture of what you can expect from a treatment.
Primary outcome measures
Change in ICG-r score from 6 months to 12 months post-death
Qualitative Interviews Post-Virtual Support Group
The Inventory for Complicated Grief-revised (ICG-r) score at 12 months post-death
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Trial Design

2Treatment groups
Experimental Treatment
Active Control
Group I: Virtual Support Group ArmExperimental Treatment1 Intervention
Those with severe symptoms (indicated by an ICG-r score >25) will be notified that their symptoms are considered to be severe, with a suggestion to attend the virtual support groups. A recent meta-analysis of psychological interventions for grief found higher effect sizes in studies of participants who were >6 months post-loss, and those with higher baseline symptom levels. However, no participant in our study will be randomized to any treatment assignment, and the decision to attend the VSG will be left to the family members.
Group II: Non-Virtual Support Group ArmActive Control1 Intervention
Family members that choose not to participate in the Virtual Support Group will be part of this non-intervention arm

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Who is running the clinical trial?

Ottawa Hospital Research InstituteLead Sponsor
561 Previous Clinical Trials
2,785,491 Total Patients Enrolled
James Downar, MDStudy ChairOttawa Hospital Research Institute
1 Previous Clinical Trials
130 Total Patients Enrolled
Peter G Lawlor, MDPrincipal InvestigatorBruyere Continuing Care

Frequently Asked Questions

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Recent research and studies
clinicaltrials.govStudy
Supporting Family Members With Severe Grief Reaction During the COVID-19 Pandemic
Peter Lawlor 2021. "Supporting Family Members With Severe Grief Reaction During the COVID-19 Pandemic". ClinicalTrials.gov. https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT04588415.
~47 spots leftby Apr 2025
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