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Behavioral Intervention

Accelerated Resolution Therapy for Grief

N/A
Recruiting
Led By Cindy Tofthagen, PhD
Research Sponsored by Mayo Clinic
Eligibility Criteria Checklist
Specific guidelines that determine who can or cannot participate in a clinical trial
Must have
Be older than 18 years old
Timeline
Screening 3 weeks
Treatment Varies
Follow Up baseline, 4 weeks, 6 and 13 months post-bereavement
Awards & highlights

Study Summary

This trial tests how a therapy called ART affects grief in older adult caregivers and what it takes for them to respond to the therapy.

Who is the study for?
This trial is for older adult caregivers experiencing intense grief, caring for an immediate family member with less than a year to live. Participants must show signs of psychological trauma but not be suicidal or have psychotic behavior. They can't have had similar psychotherapy since becoming a caregiver, nor suffer from major psychiatric disorders, substance dependence, or cognitive impairment.Check my eligibility
What is being tested?
The study tests Accelerated Resolution Therapy (ART) on caregivers dealing with pre-loss and prolonged grief. It aims to understand who benefits most from ART and how it affects the thinking processes of those grieving.See study design
What are the potential side effects?
While specific side effects are not listed here, therapies addressing grief may lead to emotional discomfort, increased anxiety or sadness temporarily as individuals process their loss during treatment.

Timeline

Screening ~ 3 weeks
Treatment ~ Varies
Follow Up ~baseline, 4 weeks, 6 and 13 months post-bereavement
This trial's timeline: 3 weeks for screening, Varies for treatment, and baseline, 4 weeks, 6 and 13 months post-bereavement for reporting.

Treatment Details

Study Objectives

Outcome measures can provide a clearer picture of what you can expect from a treatment.
Primary outcome measures
Changes in clinical measure of prolonged grief disorder
Changes in pre-loss grief
Changes in prolonged grief disorder
Other outcome measures
Caregiver burden
Change in anxiety
Change in depression
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Trial Design

2Treatment groups
Experimental Treatment
Active Control
Group I: Accelerated Resolution Therapy GroupExperimental Treatment1 Intervention
Primary caregivers of an immediate family member enrolled in a hospice or palliative care program will receive 4 weekly sessions of accelerated resolution therapy (ART)
Group II: Information and Support GroupActive Control1 Intervention
Primary caregivers of an immediate family member enrolled in a hospice or palliative care program will receive four-time and attention matched sessions of a standardized social work intervention consisting of information and provision of emotional support.
Treatment
First Studied
Drug Approval Stage
How many patients have taken this drug
Accelerated Resolution Therapy
2018
N/A
~60

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Who is running the clinical trial?

Mayo ClinicLead Sponsor
3,216 Previous Clinical Trials
3,767,048 Total Patients Enrolled
Cindy Tofthagen, PhDPrincipal InvestigatorMayo Clinic

Media Library

Accelerated Resolution Therapy (Behavioral Intervention) Clinical Trial Eligibility Overview. Trial Name: NCT05624879 — N/A
Grief Research Study Groups: Information and Support Group, Accelerated Resolution Therapy Group
Grief Clinical Trial 2023: Accelerated Resolution Therapy Highlights & Side Effects. Trial Name: NCT05624879 — N/A
Accelerated Resolution Therapy (Behavioral Intervention) 2023 Treatment Timeline for Medical Study. Trial Name: NCT05624879 — N/A

Frequently Asked Questions

These questions and answers are submitted by anonymous patients, and have not been verified by our internal team.

Are there vacancies available on this clinical trial for participants?

"The clinicaltrial.gov page for this trial indicates that recruitment is closed, having been initially posted on December 1st 2022 and last updated on November 15th 2022. Nonetheless, 8 other medical studies are currently looking to enrol patients in their trials."

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Who else is applying?

What portion of applicants met pre-screening criteria?
Did not meet criteria

Why did patients apply to this trial?

I lost my husband to Covid in December 2021. I have tried therapy, grief conseling and medications....
PatientReceived no prior treatments
Recent research and studies
clinicaltrials.govStudy
Accelerated Resolution Therapy for Early Maladaptive Grief
Cindy Tofthagen 2023. "Accelerated Resolution Therapy for Early Maladaptive Grief". ClinicalTrials.gov. https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT05624879.
~293 spots leftby Mar 2028
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