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NCT00580515 · ClinicalTrials.gov registry record · NA

Trial of Family Focused Grief Therapy in Palliative Care and Bereavement

A NA study, sponsored by Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center.

Completed
Registry status
NA
Development phase
700
Enrollment target

NCT00580515: Completed NA study, sponsored by Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center.

NCT00580515 is a NA study that has completed, run by Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center. The registered enrollment target is 700 participants, below the 1,404-participant average among 58,714 other NA trials with a reported enrollment target (50% lower). According to ClinicalTrials.gov, the official US trial registry.

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The verdict

NCT00580515, a NA study, has completed, sponsored by Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center.

COMPLETED
Registry status
NA
Development phase
700 participants
Enrollment target

Study Summary

The purpose of this study is to learn how well family therapy works if given while a family member is being treated for a serious illness and whether it helps their family to continue meeting for a time after their death. The therapy aims to assist the family communication and support during both palliative care and bereavement. The investigators also want to learn how many family therapy sessions spread out over time are best for helping patients and their families. Patients are randomly assigned to one of three groups: patients who receive standard palliative care, patients and their families who take part in 6 sessions, and patients and their families who take part in 10 sessions.

Interventions

  • BEHAVIORAL Standard of Care
  • BEHAVIORAL Family Focused Group Therapy

Trial Details

FieldValue
Enrollment Target 700 participants
Start Date 2005-11-08
Est. Completion 2026-03-11
Phase NA
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center

1,884 total trials

What the finished NCT00580515 record still lists

NCT00580515 is an interventional study that assigns participants to a tested intervention. The registered 700 participants enrollment target is mid-sized for trials with a published cap, below the 1,404-participant average among 58,714 other NA trials with a reported enrollment target (50% lower).

The record links to 0 conditions, and to 2 interventions - of which Standard of Care is the first listed.

NCT00580515 does not publish any study locations in the registry export this page uses.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is clinical trial NCT00580515 about?

NCT00580515 is a clinical study titled "Trial of Family Focused Grief Therapy in Palliative Care and Bereavement". The purpose of this study is to learn how well family therapy works if given while a family member is being treated for a serious illness and whether it helps their family to continue meeting for a time after their death. The therapy aims to assist the family communication and support during both pa...

What is the current status of trial NCT00580515?

This trial is currently completed. It is a NA study. The enrollment target is 700 participants. The study started on 2005-11-08. Estimated completion is 2026-03-11.

What interventions are being tested in trial NCT00580515?

The interventions under investigation include: Standard of Care (BEHAVIORAL), Family Focused Group Therapy (BEHAVIORAL).

Who is sponsoring clinical trial NCT00580515?

This trial is sponsored by Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, which has 1,884 total clinical trials registered on ClinicalTrials.gov.

How this trial's enrollment target compares

Where NCT00580515's enrollment target sits among peer trials

700 149th of 2000 higher than 1,850 of 2,000 other NA trials

participants (enrollment target), bucketed by value

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Source ClinicalTrials.gov registry export · 2026-08-08

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Source: ClinicalTrials.gov NCT00580515, the US trial registry maintained by the National Library of Medicine. NCT00580515 (mid enrollment · none site footprint · completed) retrieved and formatted by PlainTrial, see methodology.