Bereaving, But Not Alone : the Development and Actualization of a Mutual Aid Group for Children Who Have Lost a Parent.

Bereavement. Clinical Trial

Official title:

Bereaving, But Not Alone : the Development and Actualization of a Mutual Aid Group for Children Who Have Lost a Parent.

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Completed

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT01573689
• Other study ID #: VLeblanc - bereaved children
• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• First received: April 5, 2012
• Last updated: May 7, 2013
• Start date: September 2012
• Est. completion date: November 2012

Study information

• Verified date: May 2013
• Source: Université de Montréal
• Contact: n/a
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Health authority: Canada: Ethics Review Committee
• Study type: Interventional

Clinical Trial Summary

The methodology of this clinical trial is based on the realisation of a group intervention with children who lost a parent. Interviews preintervention and postintervention with participants will be done as well. The purpose of this study is to answer the following question: "What are the benefits for children who are in the process of bereaving a parent to participate in a group work intervention based on the mutual aid model ?". The aim of the research is to explore the benefits for grieving children to participate in an group work intervention based on the mutual aid model. To do so, the research has three distinct objectives : 1) to develop and apply a program of group work interventions for grieving children based on the mutual aid model ; 2) to explore the extent to which participation in the group facilitates changes in the children's discourse about death and the loss of their parents, and 3) to examine, from the children's own perceptive, the possible impact that their participation in the group have on their experience of bereavement.

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Enrollment: 4
• Est. completion date: November 2012
• Est. primary completion date: November 2012
• Accepts healthy volunteers: No
• Gender: Both
• Age group: 8 Years to 12 Years

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

• Children between 8 and 12 years old.

• Children who had lost a parent within 3 months and two years before the beginning of the group intervention.

Exclusion Criteria:

• Children who experimented death of his parent by suicide.

Study Design

Endpoint Classification: Efficacy Study, Intervention Model: Single Group Assignment, Masking: Open Label, Primary Purpose: Supportive Care

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Bereavement.
• Grief,
• Mourning,

Intervention

Behavioral:
• Group intervention based on mutual aid.
Development of a mutual aid group and his actualization on children between nine and twelve years old who had lost one of their parents.

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
Canada	Lumi-Vie	Laval	Quebec

Sponsors (1)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
Université de Montréal

Country where clinical trial is conducted

Canada, 

Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Primary	Mutual aid group intervention	A mutual aid group intervention has been develop to help children who had lost a parent. The activities are based on the theoretical knowledge and needs of grieving children.	8 weeks	No
Secondary	Interview before the group intervention	The interview aim is to know and to understand the experience of each participant about the death of their parent.	one of 60 minutes	No
Secondary	Interview after the group intervention	The aim of this interview is to ask questions about the death and the experience of the children after the end of the group intervention. Through the answers, we will find out about to understanding and the perceptions of the children about the group intervention.	One of 60 minutes	No