Grief Navigation Trial for Parents After Child's Unexpected Death
This study, called The Grief Navigation Trial, is looking for parents or caregivers whose child (under 25 years old) died unexpectedly or traumatically and was handled by specific medical examiner or coroner offices in Illinois. The goal is to compare two ways to help families find grief support: CommunityRx-Bereavement and General Bereavement Support Information. Both strategies involve referring parents to an organization called Missing Pieces, which helps families find grief services in their community. Researchers want to see if these approaches improve a parent's ability to find resources and reduce complicated grief. The study aims to enroll 2000 participants and is currently unclear on its recruitment status.
- Study design
- This is an interventional study that will randomly assign participants to one of two support strategies. It plans to enroll 2000 parents or caregivers.
- What's involved
- Not specified in the trial record.
- Compensation
- Not stated in the trial record.
- Follow-up
- Participants will be followed for approximately 6.5 months after their child's death to measure self-efficacy for finding resources and complicated grief.
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The Grief Navigation Trial: A Comparison of Two Interventions to Support Parents After Their Child's Unexpected or Traumatic Death
At a glance
Conditions
Where it's being run
7 sites across 1 statesStudy leadership
- Kelly Michelson, MD, MPH · PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR · Ann & Robert H Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago
- Stacy Lindau, MD, MAPP · PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR · University of Chicago
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What this trial measures
- Parent Self-efficacy for Finding Resources~6.5 months after child's death
Domain-specific item assessing self-efficacy related to support after a child's death, based on Bandura's Self-Efficacy Scale, "How confident are you in your ability to find resources to support you after your child's death?" Responses are on a 5-point Likert scale ranging from "not at all confident" to "completely confident."
- Complicated Grief~6.5 months after child's death
Index of Complicated Grief, 19-item tool that uses a 5-point Likert scale ("never" to "always"). Responses are scored 0 to 4 and totaled (0 to 76) with higher scores indicating more symptoms of grief.