Emotional IntelligenceECCTNCT03790319
Emotional Competence and Compassion Training
An observational study of Emotional Intelligence, run by Charite University, Berlin, Germany at 1 site in Germany.
Trial summary
In this study several different face-to-face workshops about emotional competence and compassion are scientifically evaluated with psychometric questionnaires and heart rate variability measuring. Read more about this study
- Who is it for?
- Ages 18 to 85 yearsHealthy volunteers can take part
- Conditions the study is for
- Emotional Intelligence
- What is being tested?
- The Power of Feelings and The Emotional Backpack
- Type of treatment
- Lifestyle or therapy programme
- How many people
- 50 participants
- Where
- 1 siteGermany
- Study dates
- 1 Jan 2019to 31 Jul 2020
- Phase
- Observational
- Are there results?
- None posted in the registry
Key requirements
Who can take part, as listed by the sponsor. Only the study team can confirm whether you are eligible, so take this list to your doctor.
- Ages 18 to 85 years
- All sexes
- Healthy volunteers accepted
- Adult, Older adult
Study population: healthy adults who enrolled themselves from their own initiative into one of the included courses
Who may be able to join
- 18-85 years
- participation in one of the included courses
- e-mail address
Who cannot join
- participation in another study
- no verbal communication (german) possible
- dementia or another disease that limits cognitive abilities
Trial locations and contacts
1 site in 1 country.
Germany1 site, 1 recruiting
- Recruiting
Charité Medical University, Department of Integrative Medicine at the Immanual Hospital Berlin
Berlin, 14109
Miriam Rösner, 030 - 80505 - 682, m.roesner@immanuel.de
About this study
Official title: Scientific Evaluation of Trainings for Emotional Competence, Compassion and Relationship Competences
In this study several different face-to-face workshops about emotional competence and compassion are scientifically evaluated with psychometric questionnaires and heart rate variability measuring.
Read the detailed description
Stress and stress related diseases are a huge health burden in modern societies. Psycho-emotional stress plays a key role in stress regulation. Therefore this study aims to investigate the effects of online-courses addressing emotion regulation.
For this aim several different workshops about emotional competence and compassion are scientifically evaluated with psychometric questionnaires and heart rate variability measuring. The workshops are planned by the trainers and people register on their own initiative.
The seminars are either single workshops over three days or a yearly program consisting of three three-day-workshops. They consist of lectures and exercises about the character of the different feelings, about the characteristics of emotions and teach practices on how to dael with difficult emotions.
- Conditions
- Emotional Intelligence
- Being tested
- The Power of Feelings, The Emotional Backpack
- Keywords
- Stress, Emotion
What participants receive
What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.
The Power of FeelingsBehavioural
Three workshops of three days each teach about the five basic feelings rage, sadness, fear, shame and joy and talk about the powerful and destructive qualities they can have. In addition to that they are about how to deal with emotions, which are defined as unfelt feelings of the past.
Smaller lectures give the participants an overview about the themes. Through exercises the participants can make experiences p.e. about each of the feelings. Another element is the sharing in dyads or small groups about actual feelings to practice emotional disclosure and to build a culture of openness and compassion.
The Emotional BackpackBehavioural
One workshop of three days teach about how to deal with emotions, which are defined as unfelt feelings of the past. They show a way to work in couples with a form of emotional disclosure that helps process emotions that have been overwhelming in the past.
Smaller lectures give the participants an overview about the themes. Through exercises the participants can make experiences p.e. about each of the feelings. Another element is the sharing in dyads or small groups about actual feelings to practice emotional disclosure and to build a culture of openness and compassion.
| Study group | Role | What they receive |
|---|---|---|
| Single Workshop 'The Emotional Backpack' | Subjects of this group are participating in one single workshop over three days. Receives: Behavioral: The Emotional Backpack | |
| Year Program 'The Power of Feelings' | Subjects of this group are participating in three workshops of over 3 days each in a continuing group over nine months. They are animated to deal with the content inbetween the workshops through biweekly e-mails and to exchange in couples. Receives: Behavioral: The Power of Feelings |
What is being measured
The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.
Self-Report Measure for the Assessment of Emotion Regulation Skills (SEK-27)
Assessing full scale, range 0-108, higher score meaning a better outcome
Measured: Assessing change from baseline to 3 months and 6 months after baseline in single workshops and baseline to 3, 6, 9 and 12 months after baseline in the yearly program
Secondary outcomes (8)
The Saarbrücken Personality Questionnaire (SPF) based on the Interpersonal Reactivity Index (IRI)
Assessing full scale, range 16-80, higher score meaning a better outcome
Measured: Assessing change from baseline to 3 months and 6 months after baseline in single workshops and baseline to 3, 6, 9 and 12 months after baseline in the yearly program
The World Health Organisation- Five Well-Being Index (WHO-5)
assessing full scale, range 0-100, higher score meaning a better outcome
Measured: Assessing change from baseline to 3 months and 6 months after baseline in single workshops and baseline to 3, 6, 9 and 12 months after baseline in the yearly program
General Self-efficacy Short Scale (ASKU)
Assessing full scale, range 3-15, higher score meaning a better outcome
Measured: Assessing change from baseline to 3 months and 6 months after baseline in single workshops and baseline to 3, 6, 9 and 12 months after baseline in the yearly program
Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS)
Assessing full scale, range 0-42, lower score meaning a better outcome
Measured: Assessing change from baseline to 3 months and 6 months after baseline in single workshops and baseline to 3, 6, 9 and 12 months after baseline in the yearly program
Mindful Attention Awareness Scale (MAAS)
Assessing full scale, range 15-90, higher score meaning a better outcome
Measured: Assessing change from baseline to 3 months and 6 months after baseline in single workshops and baseline to 3, 6, 9 and 12 months after baseline in the yearly program
Perceived Stress Scale (PSS-10)
Assessing full scale, range 0-40, lower score meaning a better outcome
Measured: Assessing change from baseline to 3 months and 6 months after baseline in single workshops and baseline to 3, 6, 9 and 12 months after baseline in the yearly program
Medical Outcomes Study Short Form (MOS SF-36)
Assessing full scale, range 0-100, higher score meaning a better outcome
Measured: Assessing change from baseline to 3 months and 6 months after baseline in single workshops and baseline to 3, 6, 9 and 12 months after baseline in the yearly program
Heart Rate Variability (HRV)
24h measuring
Measured: Assessing change from baseline to 3 and 6 months after baseline in the yearly program
Timeline
From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.
- First posted31 Dec 2018
- Study start1 Jan 2019
- Primary completion31 Dec 2019 (estimated)
- Study completion31 Jul 2020 (estimated)
Resources
- Official record on ClinicalTrials.govThe registry entry this page is built from, with its full change history.
- Other trials for Emotional IntelligenceStudies of the same condition, open and under way.
- More trials run by Charite University, Berlin, GermanyThe sponsor's other registered studies.
- What the trial phases meanHow a treatment moves from first tests in people to approval.
More details
For doctors and researchers: how the study is designed, who runs it, and its registry IDs.
Study design
- Study type
- Observational
- Observational model
- Cohort
- Time perspective
- Prospective
- Enrolment
- 50 participants (estimated)
Sponsor and investigators
- Lead sponsor
- Charite University, Berlin, Germany
- Sponsor type
- University, hospital or other
- Responsible party
- Principal investigator, Andreas Michalsen, Charite University, Berlin, Germany
- Investigators
- Andreas Michalsen, Prof., Principal investigator, Charite - Universitätsmedizin Berlin
IDs, dates and publications
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT03790319
- Sponsor's protocol ID
- ECCT
- Acronym
- ECCT
- Status last verified
- Feb 2019
- First submitted
- 14 Dec 2018
- Last updated
- 12 Feb 2019
- Results posted
- No
- Data monitoring committee
- No
- FDA-regulated drug
- No
- FDA-regulated device
- No
Study at a glance
From the registry record, last updated by the sponsor on 12 Feb 2019. Recruitment status is as the sponsor reported it: confirm with the study team.
- Official title
- Scientific Evaluation of Trainings for Emotional Competence, Compassion and Relationship Competences
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT03790319
- Acronym / sponsor ID
- ECCT / ECCT
- Conditions
- Emotional Intelligence
- Keywords
- Stress, Emotion
- Study type
- Observational
- Recruitment status
- Unknown status
- Enrolment
- 50 participants (estimated)
- Lead sponsor
- Charite University, Berlin, GermanyUniversity, hospital or other
- Study start
- 1 Jan 2019 (actual)
- Primary completion
- 31 Dec 2019 (estimated)
- Study completion
- 31 Jul 2020 (estimated)
- First posted
- 31 Dec 2018 (actual)
- Results
- Not posted in the source record
Clinical summary
The research question as the sponsor registered it. This describes what the study plans to test, not what it found.
In this study several different face-to-face workshops about emotional competence and compassion are scientifically evaluated with psychometric questionnaires and heart rate variability measuring.
Detailed description
Stress and stress related diseases are a huge health burden in modern societies. Psycho-emotional stress plays a key role in stress regulation. Therefore this study aims to investigate the effects of online-courses addressing emotion regulation.
For this aim several different workshops about emotional competence and compassion are scientifically evaluated with psychometric questionnaires and heart rate variability measuring. The workshops are planned by the trainers and people register on their own initiative.
The seminars are either single workshops over three days or a yearly program consisting of three three-day-workshops. They consist of lectures and exercises about the character of the different feelings, about the characteristics of emotions and teach practices on how to dael with difficult emotions.
Study design
- Observational model
- Cohort
- Time perspective
- Prospective
- Number of arms
- 2
| Arm | Type | Receives |
|---|---|---|
| Single Workshop 'The Emotional Backpack' | – | Behavioral: The Emotional BackpackSubjects of this group are participating in one single workshop over three days. |
| Year Program 'The Power of Feelings' | – | Behavioral: The Power of FeelingsSubjects of this group are participating in three workshops of over 3 days each in a continuing group over nine months. They are animated to deal with the content inbetween the workshops through biweekly e-mails and to exchange in couples. |
Who may qualify
- Ages
- 18 to 85 years
- Sex
- All
- Healthy volunteers
- Accepted
- Age groups
- Adult, Older adult
- Study population
- healthy adults who enrolled themselves from their own initiative into one of the included courses
Key inclusion criteria (3 listed)
- 18-85 years
- participation in one of the included courses
- e-mail address
Key exclusion criteria (3 listed)
- participation in another study
- no verbal communication (german) possible
- dementia or another disease that limits cognitive abilities
Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening; this overview does not establish that a patient qualifies. Full inclusion and exclusion criteria.
Interventions
| Intervention | Type | Arms |
|---|---|---|
| The Power of FeelingsThree workshops of three days each teach about the five basic feelings rage, sadness, fear, shame and joy and talk about the powerful and destructive qualities they can have. In addition to that they are about how to deal with emotions, which are defined as unfelt feelings of the past. Smaller lectures give the participants an overview about the themes. Through exercises the participants can make experiences p.e. about each of the feelings. Another element is the sharing in dyads or small groups about actual feelings to practice emotional disclosure and to build a culture of openness and compassion. | Behavioural | Year Program 'The Power of Feelings' |
| The Emotional BackpackOne workshop of three days teach about how to deal with emotions, which are defined as unfelt feelings of the past. They show a way to work in couples with a form of emotional disclosure that helps process emotions that have been overwhelming in the past. Smaller lectures give the participants an overview about the themes. Through exercises the participants can make experiences p.e. about each of the feelings. Another element is the sharing in dyads or small groups about actual feelings to practice emotional disclosure and to build a culture of openness and compassion. | Behavioural | Single Workshop 'The Emotional Backpack' |
Primary outcome
Self-Report Measure for the Assessment of Emotion Regulation Skills (SEK-27)
Time frame: Assessing change from baseline to 3 months and 6 months after baseline in single workshops and baseline to 3, 6, 9 and 12 months after baseline in the yearly program
Assessing full scale, range 0-108, higher score meaning a better outcome
8 secondary outcomes
The Saarbrücken Personality Questionnaire (SPF) based on the Interpersonal Reactivity Index (IRI)
Time frame: Assessing change from baseline to 3 months and 6 months after baseline in single workshops and baseline to 3, 6, 9 and 12 months after baseline in the yearly program
The World Health Organisation- Five Well-Being Index (WHO-5)
Time frame: Assessing change from baseline to 3 months and 6 months after baseline in single workshops and baseline to 3, 6, 9 and 12 months after baseline in the yearly program
General Self-efficacy Short Scale (ASKU)
Time frame: Assessing change from baseline to 3 months and 6 months after baseline in single workshops and baseline to 3, 6, 9 and 12 months after baseline in the yearly program
Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS)
Time frame: Assessing change from baseline to 3 months and 6 months after baseline in single workshops and baseline to 3, 6, 9 and 12 months after baseline in the yearly program
Mindful Attention Awareness Scale (MAAS)
Time frame: Assessing change from baseline to 3 months and 6 months after baseline in single workshops and baseline to 3, 6, 9 and 12 months after baseline in the yearly program
Perceived Stress Scale (PSS-10)
Time frame: Assessing change from baseline to 3 months and 6 months after baseline in single workshops and baseline to 3, 6, 9 and 12 months after baseline in the yearly program
Medical Outcomes Study Short Form (MOS SF-36)
Time frame: Assessing change from baseline to 3 months and 6 months after baseline in single workshops and baseline to 3, 6, 9 and 12 months after baseline in the yearly program
Heart Rate Variability (HRV)
Time frame: Assessing change from baseline to 3 and 6 months after baseline in the yearly program
Results and safety
Results are not available in the source record.
Research links
- Official record on ClinicalTrials.govLast updated by the sponsor 12 Feb 2019.
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Referral and contact
AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals. Contact the study team or a site listed below; they decide who can take part. This study is not recruiting at the moment.
Andreas Michalsen, Prof. principal investigator
Charite - Universitätsmedizin Berlin
1 site in 1 country: see every site and its status.
Questions about this trial
What is this clinical trial studying?
An observational study of Emotional Intelligence, run by Charite University, Berlin, Germany at 1 site in Germany.
The full registered description is in the About this study section and the official record.
Who may be eligible to take part?
The sponsor lists 3 inclusion and 3 exclusion criteria. Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening, so read the full criteria and contact a listed site.
Is this clinical trial currently recruiting?
The record says: status not confirmed, as of the sponsor's last update on 12 Feb 2019. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.
Where is the study taking place?
The record lists 1 site in Germany. Whether a site is taking part right now should be confirmed with that site. See every site.
What are the possible benefits and risks?
They depend on the study and the treatment, and no study can promise a benefit. The study team explains the known risks during informed consent, before anyone joins; the record itself does not list them.
Are results available for this study?
Results are not available in the source record.
How can a doctor refer a patient or contact the research team?
Contact Michael Jeitler, Dr. (+49 30 80505 693, michael.jeitler@charite.de), or a site near the patient. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.
What does the primary outcome measure?
Self-Report Measure for the Assessment of Emotion Regulation Skills (SEK-27) (time frame: Assessing change from baseline to 3 months and 6 months after baseline in single workshops and baseline to 3, 6, 9 and 12 months after baseline in the yearly program). It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.
Where can I read the original study information?
Does a listing mean the treatment is approved or proven to work?
No. A listing means the study is registered. It does not show that the treatment is safe, works, or is approved by a regulator.
How often is this information updated?
AzTrials copies changed records from ClinicalTrials.gov every night and reloads the whole registry every week. The sponsor last updated this record on 12 Feb 2019.