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Adolescent Bereavement Initiative in the Free State, South Africa

NCT02368808 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 843

Last updated 2017-03-13

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Summary

Coping with Loss is a randomized controlled trial to assess the effectiveness of a bereavement intervention targeting female adolescents who have experienced the death of someone important in their lives. Adolescents aged 12 and older in the Free State province of South Africa will be invited to participate in an 8-session school-based peer support group focused on coping with loss. Interventions will be implemented by Social Workers from Child Welfare Bloemfontein and Childline Free State (CWBFN \& CLFS) that have provided support services for orphans and vulnerable children (OVC) in the Free State Province since 2013. The study population will be identified through the CWBFN \& CLFS intake process and consist of bereaved female adolescents from up to 11 participating schools. Eligible adolescents will be randomly assigned to receive the intervention in 2015 or wait-listed for enrollment following the study period. Survey data will be collected from adolescents and caregivers before and two months following the completion of the interventions. Data will be analyzed to assess for pre- and post-test differences between the intervention and wait-listed group on key psychosocial outcomes, including measures of grief, resilience, mental health, social support, academic competence and adolescent-caregiver interactions.

Conditions

  • Grief
  • Bereavement

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

Abangane Support Group

The Abangane support group program consists of 8 sessions for bereaved adolescents with standardized activities and discussion content based the Khululeka Grief Support Program in Cape Town, South Africa. The materials include a resource book that provides training and referral agencies for grief group facilitators as well as exercises and creative activities designed to stimulate group discussions that will help adolescents to deal with loss and grief.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • United States Agency for International Development (USAID)

    collaborator FED

  • Tulane University School of Social Work

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Tonya R Thurman, MPH, PhD · Tulane University School of Social Work

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
13 Years
Max Age
18 Years
Sex
FEMALE
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2015-01-31
Primary Completion
2015-11-30
Completion
2015-11-30

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