Emotion-Focused Therapy for Prolonged Grief Disorder

Is this trial a fit for you?

A plain-English reading of the study's rules. Only the study team can confirm whether you qualify.

What this trial studies

Adults who have lost a loved one at least six months ago and meet criteria for Prolonged Grief Disorder are randomized to receive either in-person Emotion-Focused Therapy for grief over 8–10 weekly sessions or a 10-week self-help program based on EFT. The study uses questionnaires to measure grief, mood, and well-being before, during, and after the intervention. Primary aims are to see if EFT reduces grief symptoms and whether it also affects anxiety, depression, trauma, and overall distress. The trial is conducted at UNINPSI in Madrid under the lead sponsorship of Universidad Pontificia Comillas, with participants required to have stable medications and no active concurrent psychological treatment.

Why it matters

Who can join: the full rules

Inclusion Criteria:

* Adults (≥18 years).
* Undergoing a grief process (including perinatal grief).
* Meeting ICD-11 diagnostic criteria for Prolonged Grief Disorder, assessed with the Traumatic Grief Inventory - Clinician Administered (TGI-CA); death occurred six months or more prior to assessment; PG-13-R score ≥30.
* Provision of informed consent.
* Stable psychopharmacological medication for at least six weeks prior to therapy onset, with physician approval to maintain stability during the intervention.

Exclusion Criteria:

* Concurrent psychological treatment
* Bereavement occurring less than six months prior to the loss
* Substance abuse
* Eating disorder
* Psychosis;
* Organic brain syndrome
* Suicide risk
* Risk of harm to others.

Where it's running

• Unidad Clínica de Psicología de la Universidad Pontificia Comillas (UNINPSI)
  Madrid, Madrid, Spain Recruiting

Study contacts

• Principal investigator: José Gamoneda, PhD — Universidad Pontificia Comillas
• Study coordinator: José Gamoneda, PhD
• Email: jgamoneda@comillas.edu
• Phone: +34636894995

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How to take part

1. Review the eligibility criteria above with your treating physician.
2. Check the official listing on ClinicalTrials.gov for the latest contact details and recruitment status.
3. Contact the study coordinator or principal investigator to ask for pre-screening. Pre-screening is free and never obligates you to enroll.