Clinical trial · Interventional
Trial of Family Focused Grief Therapy in Palliative Care and Bereavement
Randomized Controlled Trial of Family Focused Grief Therapy in Palliative Care and Bereavement
- Source
- ClinicalTrials.gov
- Retrieved
- Sep 8, 2026
- Layer
- normalized (units and labels harmonized; values unchanged)
- Run
- ING-CLINICALTRIALS-20260908-000001
Summary
Brief summary (as posted)
The purpose of this study is to learn how well family therapy works if given while a family member is being treated for a serious illness and whether it helps their family to continue meeting for a time after their death. The therapy aims to assist the family communication and support during both palliative care and bereavement. The investigators also want to learn how many family therapy sessions spread out over time are best for helping patients and their families. Patients are randomly assigned to one of three groups: patients who receive standard palliative care, patients and their families who take part in 6 sessions, and patients and their families who take part in 10 sessions.
Conditions
Conditions (1)
Free-text conditions as registered, with the CancerIndex entity they were reconciled to and the match type.
| Condition (as posted) | Mapped entity | Match | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cancer | Malignant Neoplasm | ALIAS | 0.90 |
Interventions
Interventions (2)
| Intervention | Type | Mapped drug | Match |
|---|---|---|---|
| Family Focused Group Therapy | Behavioral | — | UNRESOLVED |
| Standard of Care | Behavioral | — | UNRESOLVED |
Design
Arms and outcomes
Arms (3)
- type
- EXPERIMENTAL
- label
- 1
- description
- 6 sessions of Family Focused Group Therapy
- interventionNames
- Behavioral: Family Focused Group Therapy
- type
- EXPERIMENTAL
- label
- 2
- description
- 10 Sessions of Family Focused Group Therapy
- interventionNames
- Behavioral: Family Focused Group Therapy
- type
- ACTIVE_COMPARATOR
- label
- 3
- description
- Standard Care- Social work consultations are routinely provided to the cancer patients, but relatives are only seen during admissions or upon request
Eligibility
Eligibility (as posted)
- Sex
- All
- Minimum age
- 12 Years
Show eligibility criteria text
Inclusion Criteria: Subject/Patient Inclusion Criteria * Individuals with advanced disease/Stage 4-IV cancer who may be involved in palliative care treatment program. * Individuals with a poor prognosis Patient and Family Member Inclusion Criteria. * Per investigator's judgment participants must have satisfactory cognitive functioning to provide valid informed consent and participate in family therapy. * In the event that the index family member is declining or too frail to take part in family meetings, the family is able to participate without the index patient being involved in the study. * For every enrolled family there must be at least 2 family members willing/able to take part at the time of recruitment. * The presence of FRI screening scores of ≤ 9 or cohesiveness subscale score \< 4 based on the perception of any single family member, including the patient. Exclusion Criteria: * Inability through language to complete the study questionnaires - inability to speak English with an English-speaking therapist. * Age less than 12 years old for a child. * Patient and family member determined geographical inaccessibility to attend family sessions. * Significant psychiatric disturbance sufficient, in the investigator's judgment, to preclude participation in a psychotherapeutic intervention.
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