F-PGT - Prolonged Grief Treatment for Families Affected by Suicide

This pilot open trial is being done to better understand the needs of families who have lost a parent to suicide at least a year ago and who have children ages 8-14 and to develop and test Family-Prolonged Grief Treatment (F-PGT), a modification of prolonged grief therapy (PGT) as a way to help these families. PGT has been proven efficacious for adults with prolonged grief. The therapy has been adapted to include work with parents in helping their children (aged 8-14) and to include sessions with the child. All assessment and treatment sessions of the study are being conducted virtually.

NCT Number	NCT07318090
Lead Sponsor	University of Pittsburgh Collaborators: American Foundation for Suicide Prevention, Columbia University
Conditions	Prolonged Grief Disorder (PGD)
Enrollment	30 participants
Start Date	2025-12-17
Primary Completion	2026-12-31 (estimated)
Study Completion	2026-12-31 (estimated)
Updated on ClinicalTrials.gov	2026-07-15