Prolonged Grief in Young Bereaved Spouses and Partners

Completed

Conditions studied: Grief

In brief

The purpose of the research is to learn more about the experience of grief in young bereaved spouses/partners. Recent research has shown that young bereaved spouses/partners experience grief uniquely from other age groups, but it is still unclear how certain factors affect the experience of grief. The investigators research team is interested in studying how the psychological factors of trauma, personality, and meaning of the loss affect grief reactions in young spouses/partners after the loss of a spouse to cancer.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT00745784

Run by

Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center

People needed

60

Starts

2009-01-01

Expected to finish

2011-08-01

Last updated by the study team

2011-08-18

Who can join

Age: 20 and older, up to 49. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Participants must be at least 20 years old and no older than 49 years and 11 months old.
• Participants must have lost a spouse/domestic partner to cancer 6 months to 3 years earlier.
• Participants must be able to give informed consent.
• Participants must be able to comprehend English to complete study assessments.

You may not qualify if…

• Major psychopathology or cognitive impairment likely in the judgment of the research staff to interfere with the participation or completion of the protocol.

Where it is running

• Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center — New York, New York, United States
• Calavery Hospital — The Bronx, New York, United States

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