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

Study Overview
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Brief Summary
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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.

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

Conditions
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Mourning,, Grief,, Bereavement.

Intervention / Treatment
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* Behavioral: Group intervention based on mutual aid.


Participation Criteria
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Eligibility Criteria
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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.

Ages Eligible for Study
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Minimum Age: 8 Years
Maximum Age: 12 Years

Sexes Eligible for Study
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All

Accepts Healthy Volunteers
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No

Study Plan
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How is the study designed?
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Design Details

Primary Purpose: Supportive Care
Intervention Model: Single Group Assignment
Masking: None (Open Label)


Arms and Interventions

| Intervention/Treatment |
| --- |
|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.|

What is the study measuring?
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Primary Outcome Measures

| Outcome Measure | Measure Description | Time Frame |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 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 | 

Secondary Outcome Measures

| Outcome Measure | Measure Description | Time Frame |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 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 | 
| 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 | 

 Terms related to the study
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Keywords Provided by Centre Hospitalier Valida
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bereaved children, mutual aid group, death, group intervention.