UMIN-CTR Clinical Trial

Basic information
Official scientific title of the study	Effectiveness and feasibility study of internet-based cognitive behavioral therapy for complicated grief in Japanese clinical setting
Title of the study (Brief title)	An open label pilot study of internet-based cognitive behavioral therapy for complicated grief
Region	Japan

Condition
Condition	Complicated grief
Classification by specialty	Psychiatry
Classification by malignancy	Others
Genomic information	NO

Objectives
Narrative objectives1	To examine effectiveness and feasibility of internet-based cognitive behavioral therapy for complicated grief in Japanese clinical setting
Basic objectives2	Safety,Efficacy
Basic objectives -Others
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Trial characteristics_2
Developmental phase

Assessment
Primary outcomes	Inventory of Complicated Grief(ICG)
Key secondary outcomes	1. Mini-International Neuropsychiatric Interview (M.I.N.I.) 2. Grief Related Avoidance Questionnaire (GRAQ) 3. Beck Depression Inventory-2 (BDI-2) 4. State-Trait Anxiety Inventory (STAI) 5. Impact of Event Scale Revised (IES-R) 6. Posttraumatic Cognition Inventory (PTCI) 7. Connor-Davidson Resilience Scale (CD-RISC) 8. MOS 36-Item Short-Form Health Survey (SF-36)

Base
Study type	Interventional

Study design
Basic design	Single arm
Randomization	Non-randomized
Randomization unit
Blinding	Open -no one is blinded
Control	Uncontrolled
Stratification
Dynamic allocation
Institution consideration
Blocking
Concealment

Intervention
No. of arms	1
Purpose of intervention	Treatment
Type of intervention	Maneuver
Interventions/Control_1	Internet-based Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Complicated Grief (twice a week, 10 sessions)
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Eligibility
Age-lower limit	20 years-old <=
Age-upper limit	Not applicable
Gender	Male and Female
Key inclusion criteria	1. Complicated grief as the most important clinical problem 2. More than 20 score of Inventory of Complicated Greif 3. 13 months and over after the death of loved one 4. Stable antidepressant medication for a minimum of 3 months, with at least 6 weeks at the same dose. 5. Those who can give a written informed consent 6. Those who can use PC and E-mail 7. Native Japanese speaker
Key exclusion criteria	1. Comorbidity of psychotic disorders, bipolar disorder, alcohol/drug dependence or abuse and group A personality disorder 2. History of psychotic disorders and bipolar disorder 3. History of alcohol/drug dependence or abuse in past 3 months 4. History of suicidal attempt or severe self-injury in past 6 months 5. Those who have difficulty for intervention such as cognitive impairment and mental retardation 6. Other mental / physical conditions that may interfere this intervention 7. Ongoing or scheduled court litigation related to bereavement 8. Concurrent psychotherapy without supportive counseling 9. Pregnant or lactating woman 10. Concurrent other clinical trails 11. Those who are judged by screening doctors as inadequate
Target sample size	25

Research contact person
Name of lead principal investigator	Akemi Shirai
Organization	International University of Health and Welfare Graduate School
Division name	Research Institute of Health and Welfare Sciences, clinical psychology
Address	Aoyama-1chomme tower 4F,1-3-3, Minami Aoyama, Minato-ku, Tokyo, Japan
TEL	03-6864-0302
Email	akeshira@iuhw.ac.jp

Public contact
Name of contact person	Akemi Shirai
Organization	International University of Health and Welfare Graduate School
Division name	Research Institute of Health and Welfare Sciences, clinical psychology
Address	Aoyama-1chomme tower 4F,1-3-3, Minami Aoyama, Minato-ku, Tokyo, Japan
TEL	03-6406-8621
Homepage URL	http://www.j-itcg.jp/
Email	akeshira@iuhw.ac.jp

Sponsor
Institute	International University of Health and Welfare Graduate School Research Institute of Health and Welfare Sciences, clinical psychology
Institute
Department

Funding Source
Organization	Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology
Organization
Division
Category of Funding Organization	Japanese Governmental office
Nationality of Funding Organization

Other related organizations
Co-sponsor	Musashino University National Institute of Mental Health, National Center of Neurology and Psychiatry
Name of secondary funｄer(s)

Secondary IDs
Secondary IDs	NO
Study ID_1
Org. issuing International ID_1
Study ID_2
Org. issuing International ID_2
IND to MHLW

Institutions
Institutions	国際医療福祉大学大学院青山心理相談室（東京都）

Other administrative information
Date of disclosure of the study information	2012 Year 02 Month 21 Day

Progress
Recruitment status	Completed
Date of protocol fixation	2011 Year 12 Month 20 Day
Anticipated trial start date	2012 Year 03 Month 01 Day
Last follow-up date	2016 Year 08 Month 27 Day
Date of closure to data entry
Date trial data considered complete
Date analysis concluded

Related information
URL releasing protocol
Publication of results	Unpublished
URL releasing results
Results
Other related information

Management information
Registered date	2012 Year 02 Month 20 Day
Last modified on	2016 Year 08 Month 27 Day

Link to view the page
URL(English)	https://upload.umin.ac.jp/cgi-open-bin/icdr_e/ctr_view.cgi?recptno=R000008641