Clinical Trial

A Feasibility Randomised Control Trial to Evaluate Early Perinatal Bereavement Counselling for Parents Who Have Experienced a Perinatal Death

Study acronym: PEARL-C
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Summary
The goal of this feasibility randomised control trial is to determine if a trial to evaluate perinatal bereavement counselling for parents who have experienced a perinatal death is feasible. The main question it aims to answer is: • Is a trial to evaluate access to perinatal bereavement counselling feasible? Researchers will compare the intervention group (parents who have received counselling) to the control group (parents who have not received counselling) to see if there are differences in measurements of parents' grief and psychological symptoms. * Participants allocated to the intervention and control group will receive usual bereavement care from the perinatal bereavement team at the hospital * Parents allocated to the intervention group will receive counselling * Parents will complete validated psychometric questionnaires about their levels of perinatal grief, psychological distress, depression, and quality of life * Parents in the intervention group will be asked a series of open-ended written questions about their experience of participating in the trial * Healthcare professionals who have been involved with delivery of the intervention/referrals will be interviewed about their experience of the trial.
Trial Details
NCT Number NCT07494760
Lead Sponsor University of Manchester
Conditions Stillbirth, Perinatal Death, Psychological, Grief
Enrollment 26 participants
Start Date 2026-03-01
Primary Completion 2027-09-01 (estimated)
Study Completion 2027-09-01 (estimated)
Updated on ClinicalTrials.gov 2026-03-27