UMIN-CTR Clinical Trial

Unique ID issued by UMIN UMIN000057923
Receipt number R000066212
Scientific Title A Study on Mental Health among Bereaved Individuals
Date of disclosure of the study information 2025/06/01
Last modified on 2025/05/20 17:19:46

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Basic information

Public title

Examining the Effects of Remembering the Deceased on Mental Health in Bereaved Individuals

Acronym

Study on Mental Health of Bereaved Individuals

Scientific Title

A Study on Mental Health among Bereaved Individuals

Scientific Title:Acronym

A Study on Mental Health among Bereaved Individuals

Region

Japan


Condition

Condition

Psychological Stress and Grief Reactions Associated with Bereavement

Classification by specialty

Psychiatry Adult

Classification by malignancy

Others

Genomic information

NO


Objectives

Narrative objectives1

To examine the effects of remembering the deceased (conversation and physical contact) on mental health indicators following bereavement.

Basic objectives2

Efficacy

Basic objectives -Others


Trial characteristics_1


Trial characteristics_2


Developmental phase



Assessment

Primary outcomes

K6 score

Key secondary outcomes

PANAS (affective state) scores, Changes in Brief Grief Questionnaire (BGQ), Single-item ICG, Meaning and Benefit Finding Scale, and Belongingness Reduction Scale.


Base

Study type

Interventional


Study design

Basic design

Parallel

Randomization

Randomized

Randomization unit

Individual

Blinding

Open -no one is blinded

Control

No treatment

Stratification


Dynamic allocation


Institution consideration


Blocking


Concealment



Intervention

No. of arms

3

Purpose of intervention

Educational,Counseling,Training

Type of intervention

Behavior,custom

Interventions/Control_1

Control group: No task to recall the deceased

Interventions/Control_2

Auditory recall group: Remembering conversation with the deceased

Interventions/Control_3

Tactile recall group: Remembering physical contact with the deceased

Interventions/Control_4


Interventions/Control_5


Interventions/Control_6


Interventions/Control_7


Interventions/Control_8


Interventions/Control_9


Interventions/Control_10



Eligibility

Age-lower limit

20 years-old <=

Age-upper limit

69 years-old >=

Gender

Male and Female

Key inclusion criteria

Adults who lost a partner or child within the past year

Key exclusion criteria

None

Target sample size

400


Research contact person

Name of lead principal investigator

1st name Yotaro
Middle name
Last name Katsumata

Organization

Tokyo Metropolitan University

Division name

Graduate School of Humanities

Zip code

192-0397

Address

1-1 Minami-Osawa, Hachioji-shi, Tokyo, Japan

TEL

042-677-1111

Email

yotaro-k@tmu.ac.jp


Public contact

Name of contact person

1st name Yuka
Middle name
Last name Igarashi

Organization

Tokyo Metropolitan University

Division name

Graduate School of Humanities

Zip code

192-0397

Address

1-1 Minami-Osawa, Hachioji-shi, Tokyo, Japan

TEL

042-677-1111

Homepage URL


Email

iga_y@tmu.ac.jp


Sponsor or person

Institute

Tokyo Metropolitan University

Institute

Department

Personal name



Funding Source

Organization

Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS)

Organization

Division

Category of Funding Organization

Japanese Governmental office

Nationality of Funding Organization



Other related organizations

Co-sponsor


Name of secondary funder(s)



IRB Contact (For public release)

Organization

Tokyo Metropolitan University, Minami-Osawa Campus Guidelines for Research Ethics

Address

1-1 Minami-Osawa, Hachioji-shi, Tokyo, Japan

Tel

N/A

Email

N/A


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

オンライン調査(全国)


Other administrative information

Date of disclosure of the study information

2025 Year 06 Month 01 Day


Related information

URL releasing protocol


Publication of results

Unpublished


Result

URL related to results and publications


Number of participants that the trial has enrolled


Results


Results date posted


Results Delayed


Results Delay Reason


Date of the first journal publication of results


Baseline Characteristics


Participant flow


Adverse events


Outcome measures


Plan to share IPD


IPD sharing Plan description



Progress

Recruitment status

Preinitiation

Date of protocol fixation

2025 Year 03 Month 28 Day

Date of IRB

2025 Year 03 Month 28 Day

Anticipated trial start date

2025 Year 06 Month 01 Day

Last follow-up date

2026 Year 03 Month 31 Day

Date of closure to data entry


Date trial data considered complete


Date analysis concluded



Other

Other related information



Management information

Registered date

2025 Year 05 Month 20 Day

Last modified on

2025 Year 05 Month 20 Day



Link to view the page

Value
https://center6.umin.ac.jp/cgi-open-bin/ctr_e/ctr_view.cgi?recptno=R000066212