Clinical trial · Observational
Understanding the Psychosocial Needs of Parents Who Have Lost a Child to Cancer
NCT00968500CI-TRIAL-00108925active not recruitingClinicalTrials.gov clinicaltrialsProvenance
- 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 understand the experiences and needs of parents who have lost a child to cancer. This will aid us in developing an intervention that may help parents cope with their loss.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Parents Who Have Lost a Child to Cancer | — | UNRESOLVED | — |
Interventions
Interventions (1)
| Intervention | Type | Mapped drug | Match |
|---|---|---|---|
| Questionnaires/Interviews | Behavioral | — | UNRESOLVED |
Design
Arms and outcomes
Arms (1)
- label
- Parents Who Have Lost a Child to Cancer
- description
- The overall goal of the proposed cross-sectional study is to obtain information necessary to the development of an effective Meaning-Centered Grief Intervention for parents who lost a child to cancer. In order to identify a subset of parents with whom we will conduct qualitative interviews with a subset of participants to address Aims 1 and 2, we will first screen participants to determine their levels of Prolonged Grief Disorder symptoms using a quantitative assessment (PG-13). The screening measure (PG-13) and the additional questionnaires included in the quantitative battery of measures will be analyzed to achieve Aim 3.
- interventionNames
- Behavioral: Questionnaires/Interviews
Primary outcomes (1)
- measure
- Identify the unique qualitative themes related to finding meaning among parents who lost a child to cancer to inform development of a conceptually sound meaning-centered grief intervention.
- timeFrame
- 2 years
Secondary outcomes (2)
- measure
- Determine differences in qualitative themes of meaning in parents in the high and low Prolonged Grief Disorder subgroups to help select a target population for a meaning-centered grief intervention.
Eligibility
Eligibility (as posted)
- Sex
- All
- Minimum age
- 18 Years
Show eligibility criteria text
Inclusion Criteria: * Loss of a child to cancer between 6 months and 6 years ago * Loss of a child between the ages of 6 months and 25 years * Biological or adoptive parent or stepparent * Parent must be age 18 or over * In the judgment of investigators/consenting professionals able to comprehend English to complete study assessments * To be eligible for the qualitative interview, participants more score of 19 or less (\< 19)or 34 or greater (\> 34) on the PG-13 to qualify Exclusion Criteria: * Significant psychiatric disturbance sufficient, in the investigator's judgment, to preclude completion of the assessment measures, interview or informed consent.
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