New online treatments could ease prolonged grief
NCT ID NCT06932120
First seen Jun 24, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study tests two internet-based therapy programs for adults with prolonged grief disorder. One combines online self-help with video sessions with a therapist; the other is self-guided with smartphone check-ins. Both aim to reduce grief symptoms compared to a waiting list. The trial involves 141 participants and lasts 8-12 weeks.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- internet-based therapy (GROw) with therapist videoconferencing or self-guided with smartphone support
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could provide effective, accessible online treatments for prolonged grief disorder, reducing symptoms without needing in-person visits.
- What could go wrong
- This is a relatively small trial (141 participants) comparing two therapy formats to a waiting list, so results may not apply broadly. The treatments are behavioral, not a cure, and rely on participants' engagement and tech access.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Not a phased trial
Phase numbers describe drug development. The registry uses this when they do not apply, as it does for trials of devices, procedures or behaviour changes, and for observational studies.
- Participants
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About 141 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Nov 2025
- Expected to finish
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Sep 2027
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
- Ages
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18 years and older
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Accepted
You do not need to have the condition being studied to take part.
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: * Being at least 18 years old. * Meeting diagnostic criteria for Prolonged Grieft Disorder based on the International Classification of Diseases 11 edition (ICD-11). * Sign an informed consent. * Ability to understand and read Spanish. * Ability to use a computer. * Having an e-mail address. * Having an internet connection and Access to a Smartphone. Exclusion Criteria: * Presence of high risk of suicide. * Presence of axis I severe mental disorder: substance abuse or dependence, psychotic disorder, dementia, bipolar disorder; severe personality disorder or medical illness whose severity or characteristics prevent treatment. * Receiving other psychological treatment during the study. * An increase and/or change in the medication during the study period, in the case of receiving pharmacological treatment.
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
As listed by the trial registrant
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How to take part
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The places running it
2 sites. The list below names each one and where it is.
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The official record
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Universitat Jaume I
RECRUITINGCastellon, Castellón de La Plana, 12071, Spain
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Universitat Jaume I
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGCastellon, Castellón, 12071, Spain
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