Self-CompassionCOMPASSIONNCT06598540
Comparison of Two Nutrition-Based Interventions on Physician Well-being
A study testing Kindness-focused and Health-focused in people with Self-Compassion and Self-care, run by Stanford University at 1 site in United States.
Trial summary
Several studies have shown that self-valuation (also known as self-compassion) strongly predicts burnout in physicians. Although effective, existing self-compassion cultivation programs designed for physicians have significant time commitments and, historically, have had low physician participation rates. Read more about this study
- Who is it for?
- Ages 21 years and olderHealthy volunteers can take part
- Conditions the study is for
- Self-Compassion, Self-care, Self-care Agency
- What is being tested?
- Kindness-focused and Health-focused
- Type of treatment
- Lifestyle or therapy programme
- Could I receive a placebo?
- No, everyone receives an active treatment
- How many people
- 177 participants
- Where
- 1 siteUnited States
- Study dates
- 15 Mar 2025to 20 Jul 2025
- Phase
- Interventional
- 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 21 years and older
- All sexes
- Healthy volunteers accepted
- Adult, Older adult
Who may be able to join
- Physicians of all genders and racial/ethnic backgrounds licensed to practice medicine in the US, and
- Physicians who spend at least 8 hours per week doing clinical work (based on self-report)
Who cannot join
- Anyone who is not a licensed physician in the US
- Physicians who are not licensed to practice medicine in the US, and
- Physicians who spend less than 8 hours per week doing clinical work.
Trial locations and contacts
1 site in 1 country.
About this study
Official title: Comparison of Two Nutrition-Based Interventions on Physician Well-being - A Randomized Controlled Trial
Several studies have shown that self-valuation (also known as self-compassion) strongly predicts burnout in physicians. Although effective, existing self-compassion cultivation programs designed for physicians have significant time commitments and, historically, have had low physician participation rates. With occupational burnout among US physicians at an all-time high, there is a compelling and urgent need to identify pragmatic approaches to address low levels of self-valuation in physicians. This study aims to test the impact of a brief mindset intervention that frames daily food choices as an opportunity to demonstrate self-kindness on self-valuation and burnout in physicians over 6 weeks. Instilling a mindset shift that enables physicians to practice self-valuation as part of their existing, daily routine amidst extreme time pressures is a pragmatic and potentially powerful vehicle to promote self-valuation for physicians.
Read the detailed description
We will conduct a randomized controlled trial to compare the impact on physician well-being outcomes of a brief mindset intervention that frames daily food choices as an opportunity for demonstrating self-kindness to a brief nutrition education intervention among physicians. Surveys will be completed at baseline and in weeks 3 and 6 after the start of the intervention.
If this proof-of-concept intervention is effective, it will not only provide evidence regarding the value of the specific intervention tested for increasing self-valuation in physicians but also provide a novel framework for future interventions evaluating the ability of mindset interventions to foster self-valuation and clinician well-being.
Primary outcome measures: percentage change in mean scores from baseline at week 6 in scores of the measures below.
- Self-valuation: We will use two standardized measures to assess self-valuation:
1a. The 4-item Clinician Self-valuation Scale assesses deferment of self-care to meet work demands and harsh responses to personal imperfections and errors during the past two weeks. (1) This assessment will be collected at baseline, week 3, and week 6.
1b. The 3-item self-kindness subscale of the Modified State Self-Compassion Measure, a validated construct developed by Kristin Neff, PhD in 2021 (2). This assessment will be collected at baseline, week 3, and week 6.
- We will also evaluate participants' self-reported readiness to practice self-valuation, and the importance and confidence in practicing it on a sliding scale.
- Burnout: We will use the burnout sub-scales of the validated Stanford Professional Fulfillment Index which includes 4 items evaluating the Work Exhaustion domain of burnout and 6 items assessing the Interpersonal Disengagement domain of burnout over the past 2 weeks. These assessments will be collected at baseline, week 3, and week 6.(3)
Secondary outcome measure: percentage change in mean score from baseline at week 6 in scores of diet quality assessed by the validated 9-item Mini-EAT dietary questionnaire designed to assess diet quality in clinician practice. (4) This assessment will be collected at baseline, week 3, and week 6.
In the final survey ( week 6) we will collect participant feedback about satisfaction with the program and recommendations for improvement.
References:
- Trockel MT, Hamidi MS, Menon NK, et al. Self-valuation: Attending to the Most Important Instrument in the Practice of Medicine. Mayo Clin Proc. 2019;94(10):2022-2031.
- Neff, K. D., Tóth-Király, I., Knox, M. C., Kuchar, A., \& Davidson, O. (2021). The Development and Validation of the State Self-Compassion Scale (Long-and Short Form). Mindfulness, 12(1), 121-140.
- Trockel M, Bohman B, Lesure E, et al. A Brief Instrument to Assess Both Burnout and Professional Fulfillment in Physicians: Reliability and Validity, Including Correlation with Self-Reported Medical Errors, in a Sample of Resident and Practicing Physicians. Acad Psychiatry. 2018;42(1):11-24.
- Lara-Breitinger KM, Medina Inojosa JR, Li Z, et al. Validation of a Brief Dietary Questionnaire for Use in Clinical Practice: Mini-EAT (Eating Assessment Tool). J Am Heart Assoc. 2023;12(1):e025064.
- Conditions
- Self-Compassion, Self-care, Self-care Agency, Self-kindness, Self-valuation
- Being tested
- Kindness-focused, Health-focused
- Keywords
- self-compassion, physician well-being, diet, diet quality, self-care, physician burnout, self-valuation
What participants receive
What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.
Kindness-focusedBehavioural
This mindset intervention frames food choices as an opportunity to practice self-kindness. Individuals randomized to this arm will participate in a 15-20-minute live virtual educational session delivered via the Stanford Zoom platform. The recording of the session will be available for 7 days on a private and secure educational web-based platform. After participating in the initial educational session, participants will have the option to engage in brief (less than 10-minute) web-based activities on their own time during weeks 2 and 5. Examples of such activities include sharing their experiences about considering food choices as an act of self-kindness with other study participants or writing an encouraging letter to a study participant and physician colleague through the private and secure message board of a web-based educational platform.
Health-focusedBehavioural
Brief education intervention framing food choices as a component of a healthy lifestyle. Individuals randomized to this arm will participate in a 15-20-minute live virtual educational session. The recording of the session will be available for 7 days on a private and secure educational web-based platform. After participating in the initial educational session, participants will have the option to engage in brief (less than 10-minute) web-based activities on their own time during weeks 2 and 5. Examples of such activities include writing a brief statement about their perspective on the usefulness of healthy eating and sharing it with physician colleagues in their group through the private and secure message board of a web-based educational platform.
| Study group | Role | What they receive |
|---|---|---|
| Kindness-focused intervention arm | Experimental | Mindset intervention framing food choices as an opportunity to practice self-kindness. Individuals randomized to this arm will participate in a 15-20-minute live virtual educational session delivered via the Stanford Zoom platform. The recording of the session will be available for 7 days on a private and secure educational platform for those who cannot attend the live session and for future review. After participating in the initial educational session, participants can engage in brief (less than 10 minutes) web-based activities on their own time during weeks 2 and 5. Receives: Behavioral: Kindness-focused |
| Health-focused intervention arm | Active comparator | Brief education intervention framing food choices as a component of a healthy lifestyle. Individuals randomized to this arm will participate in a 15-20-minute live virtual educational session. The recording of the session will be available for 7 days on a private and secure educational platform for those who cannot attend the live session and for future review. After participating in the initial educational session, participants will have the option to engage in brief (less than 10-minute) web-based activities on their own time during weeks 2 and 5. Receives: Behavioral: Health-focused |
What is being measured
The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.
Percentage change in mean score of self-kindness from baseline at week 6
The 3-item self-kindness subscale of the Modified State Self-Compassion Measures: A validated construct developed by Kristin Neff, PhD in 2021. This assessment will be collected at baseline, week 3, and week 6. Instructions ask respondents to answer questions about their relevant experience "during the past 2 weeks." An example of an item is "I'm being kind to myself."; Scale items are scored on a 5-point Likert scale (Not at all true for me=1;Very true for me=5).
The scale range is standardized to 0 to 10. Higher scores are more favorable.
Measured: 6 weeks
Percentage change in mean score of self-valuation from baseline at week 6
The 4-item Clinician Self-valuation Scale assesses deferment of self-care to meet work demands and harsh responses to personal imperfections and errors during the past two weeks. This assessment will be collected at baseline, week 3, and week 6. Instructions ask respondents to answer questions about their relevant experience "during the past 2 weeks." Example items are "When I made a mistake, I felt more self-condemnation than self-encouragement to learn from the experience" and "I put off taking care of my own health due to time pressure." Scale items are scored on a 5-point Likert scale (always = 0; never = 4) and reverse scored such that higher scores are more favorable. The scale range is 0 to 10.
Measured: 6 weeks
Changes in Stage of Change from baseline at week 6
Perceptions of importance and confidence in practicing self-valuation will be measured on a sliding scale that ranges from 0 to 10 with higher scores being more favorable. Together, indicate how ready the client is to change target behaviors. Lower scores of both ( less than 30) indicate pre-contemplation stage and higher scores ( more than 90) indicate the maintenance stage in terms of four stages of the change: Precontemplation, Contemplation, Action, and Maintenance. We will also evaluate participants' self-reported readiness (5 option Likert scale from not ready to practice: 0, to have been practicing it consistently for 6 months: 4).These assessments will be collected at baseline, week 3 and week 6.
Measured: 6 weeks
Physician Burnout
We will use the burnout sub-scales of the validated Stanford Professional Fulfillment Index which includes 4 items evaluating the Work Exhaustion domain of burnout and 6 items assessing the Interpersonal Disengagement domain of burnout over the past 2 weeks. This includes 4 items that assess work exhaustion and 6 items that assess interpersonal disengagement. Items are scored on a 5-point Likert scale from "not at all" to "extremely." The average item score from the 10 work exhaustion items and interpersonal disengagement items is used to derive an overall burnout score ranging from 0 to 10 with lower scores being favorable. This assessment will be collected at baseline, week 3 and week 6.
Measured: 6 weeks
Secondary outcomes (1)
Percentage change in mean scores from baseline at week 6 in diet quality
Diet quality: assessed by the validated 9-item Mini-EAT dietary questionnaire designed to assess diet quality in clinician practice. This assessment will be collected at baseline, week 3, and week 6. The scores range from 53 to 72 with scores of less than 61: Unheathy, 61-69: Intermediate, mand ore than 69: Healthy indicating diet qualities respectively.
Measured: 6 weeks
Timeline
From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.
- First posted19 Sep 2024
- Study start15 Mar 2025
- Primary completion20 Jul 2025
- Study completion20 Jul 2025
Resources
- Official record on ClinicalTrials.govThe registry entry this page is built from, with its full change history.
- Publications (4)Papers the sponsor has linked to this study.
- Other trials for Self-CompassionStudies of the same condition, open and under way.
- More trials run by Stanford UniversityThe 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
- Interventional
- Phase
- Phase N/A
- Primary purpose
- Other
- Allocation
- Randomised
- Intervention model
- Parallel groups
- Model description
- We will conduct a randomized controlled trial to compare the impact on physician well-being outcomes of a brief mindset intervention that frames daily food choices as an opportunity for demonstrating self-kindness to a brief nutrition education intervention among physicians on burnout, self-compassion, self-kindness, diet quality, and readiness to change in physician during 6-weeks. Surveys will be completed at baseline and in weeks 3 and 6.
- Masking
- Double blind
- Who is masked
- Participant, Outcomes assessor
- Enrolment
- 177 participants (actual)
Sponsor and investigators
- Lead sponsor
- Stanford University
- Sponsor type
- University, hospital or other
- Responsible party
- Principal investigator, Maryam S Makowski, PhD, Stanford University
- Investigators
- Maryam Makowski, PhD, Principal investigator, Stanford University
IDs, dates and publications
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT06598540
- Sponsor's protocol ID
- 75576
- Acronym
- COMPASSION
- Status last verified
- Apr 2026
- First submitted
- 14 Sep 2024
- Last updated
- 24 Apr 2026
- Results posted
- No
- Data monitoring committee
- No
- FDA-regulated drug
- No
- FDA-regulated device
- No
- Individual data sharing
- No: Because the information in this study is collected from practicing physicians in the US, we want to keep the information confidential and will not be sharing individual participant data.
Publications
Lara-Breitinger KM, Medina Inojosa JR, Li Z, Kunzova S, Lerman A, Kopecky SL, Lopez-Jimenez F. Validation of a Brief Dietary Questionnaire for Use in Clinical Practice: Mini-EAT (Eating Assessment Tool). J Am Heart Assoc. 2023 Jan 3;12(1):e025064. doi: 10.1161/JAHA.121.025064. Epub 2022 Dec 30.
PubMed 36583423Trockel M, Bohman B, Lesure E, Hamidi MS, Welle D, Roberts L, Shanafelt T. A Brief Instrument to Assess Both Burnout and Professional Fulfillment in Physicians: Reliability and Validity, Including Correlation with Self-Reported Medical Errors, in a Sample of Resident and Practicing Physicians. Acad Psychiatry. 2018 Feb;42(1):11-24. doi: 10.1007/s40596-017-0849-3. Epub 2017 Dec 1.
PubMed 29196982Neff, K.D., Tóth-Király, I., Knox, M.C. et al. The Development and Validation of the State Self-Compassion Scale (Long- and Short Form). Mindfulness 12, 121-140 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12671-020-01505-4
Trockel MT, Hamidi MS, Menon NK, Rowe SG, Dudley JC, Stewart MT, Geisler CZ, Bohman BD, Shanafelt TD. Self-valuation: Attending to the Most Important Instrument in the Practice of Medicine. Mayo Clin Proc. 2019 Oct;94(10):2022-2031. doi: 10.1016/j.mayocp.2019.04.040. Epub 2019 Sep 19.
PubMed 31543254
Study at a glance
From the registry record, last updated by the sponsor on 24 Apr 2026. Recruitment status is as the sponsor reported it: confirm with the study team.
- Official title
- Comparison of Two Nutrition-Based Interventions on Physician Well-being - A Randomized Controlled Trial
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT06598540
- Acronym / sponsor ID
- COMPASSION / 75576
- Conditions
- Self-Compassion, Self-care, Self-care Agency, Self-kindness, Self-valuation
- Keywords
- self-compassion, physician well-being, diet, diet quality, self-care, physician burnout, self-valuation
- Study type
- Interventional
- Recruitment status
- Completed
- Enrolment
- 177 participants (actual)
- Lead sponsor
- Stanford UniversityUniversity, hospital or other
- Study start
- 15 Mar 2025 (actual)
- Primary completion
- 20 Jul 2025 (actual)
- Study completion
- 20 Jul 2025 (actual)
- First posted
- 19 Sep 2024 (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.
Several studies have shown that self-valuation (also known as self-compassion) strongly predicts burnout in physicians. Although effective, existing self-compassion cultivation programs designed for physicians have significant time commitments and, historically, have had low physician participation rates. With occupational burnout among US physicians at an all-time high, there is a compelling and urgent need to identify pragmatic approaches to address low levels of self-valuation in physicians. This study aims to test the impact of a brief mindset intervention that frames daily food choices as an opportunity to demonstrate self-kindness on self-valuation and burnout in physicians over 6 weeks. Instilling a mindset shift that enables physicians to practice self-valuation as part of their existing, daily routine amidst extreme time pressures is a pragmatic and potentially powerful vehicle to promote self-valuation for physicians.
Detailed description
We will conduct a randomized controlled trial to compare the impact on physician well-being outcomes of a brief mindset intervention that frames daily food choices as an opportunity for demonstrating self-kindness to a brief nutrition education intervention among physicians. Surveys will be completed at baseline and in weeks 3 and 6 after the start of the intervention.
If this proof-of-concept intervention is effective, it will not only provide evidence regarding the value of the specific intervention tested for increasing self-valuation in physicians but also provide a novel framework for future interventions evaluating the ability of mindset interventions to foster self-valuation and clinician well-being.
Primary outcome measures: percentage change in mean scores from baseline at week 6 in scores of the measures below.
- Self-valuation: We will use two standardized measures to assess self-valuation:
1a. The 4-item Clinician Self-valuation Scale assesses deferment of self-care to meet work demands and harsh responses to personal imperfections and errors during the past two weeks. (1) This assessment will be collected at baseline, week 3, and week 6.
1b. The 3-item self-kindness subscale of the Modified State Self-Compassion Measure, a validated construct developed by Kristin Neff, PhD in 2021 (2). This assessment will be collected at baseline, week 3, and week 6.
- We will also evaluate participants' self-reported readiness to practice self-valuation, and the importance and confidence in practicing it on a sliding scale.
- Burnout: We will use the burnout sub-scales of the validated Stanford Professional Fulfillment Index which includes 4 items evaluating the Work Exhaustion domain of burnout and 6 items assessing the Interpersonal Disengagement domain of burnout over the past 2 weeks. These assessments will be collected at baseline, week 3, and week 6.(3)
Secondary outcome measure: percentage change in mean score from baseline at week 6 in scores of diet quality assessed by the validated 9-item Mini-EAT dietary questionnaire designed to assess diet quality in clinician practice. (4) This assessment will be collected at baseline, week 3, and week 6.
In the final survey ( week 6) we will collect participant feedback about satisfaction with the program and recommendations for improvement.
References:
- Trockel MT, Hamidi MS, Menon NK, et al. Self-valuation: Attending to the Most Important Instrument in the Practice of Medicine. Mayo Clin Proc. 2019;94(10):2022-2031.
- Neff, K. D., Tóth-Király, I., Knox, M. C., Kuchar, A., \& Davidson, O. (2021). The Development and Validation of the State Self-Compassion Scale (Long-and Short Form). Mindfulness, 12(1), 121-140.
- Trockel M, Bohman B, Lesure E, et al. A Brief Instrument to Assess Both Burnout and Professional Fulfillment in Physicians: Reliability and Validity, Including Correlation with Self-Reported Medical Errors, in a Sample of Resident and Practicing Physicians. Acad Psychiatry. 2018;42(1):11-24.
- Lara-Breitinger KM, Medina Inojosa JR, Li Z, et al. Validation of a Brief Dietary Questionnaire for Use in Clinical Practice: Mini-EAT (Eating Assessment Tool). J Am Heart Assoc. 2023;12(1):e025064.
Study design
- Primary purpose
- Other
- Allocation
- Randomised
- Intervention model
- Parallel groups
- Masking
- Double blind (participant, outcomes assessor)
- Number of arms
- 2
- Model description
- We will conduct a randomized controlled trial to compare the impact on physician well-being outcomes of a brief mindset intervention that frames daily food choices as an opportunity for demonstrating self-kindness to a brief nutrition education intervention among physicians on burnout, self-compassion, self-kindness, diet quality, and readiness to change in physician during 6-weeks. Surveys will be completed at baseline and in weeks 3 and 6.
| Arm | Type | Receives |
|---|---|---|
| Kindness-focused intervention arm | Experimental | Behavioral: Kindness-focusedMindset intervention framing food choices as an opportunity to practice self-kindness. Individuals randomized to this arm will participate in a 15-20-minute live virtual educational session delivered via the Stanford Zoom platform. The recording of the session will be available for 7 days on a private and secure educational platform for those who cannot attend the live session and for future review. After participating in the initial educational session, participants can engage in brief (less than 10 minutes) web-based activities on their own time during weeks 2 and 5. |
| Health-focused intervention arm | Active comparator | Behavioral: Health-focusedBrief education intervention framing food choices as a component of a healthy lifestyle. Individuals randomized to this arm will participate in a 15-20-minute live virtual educational session. The recording of the session will be available for 7 days on a private and secure educational platform for those who cannot attend the live session and for future review. After participating in the initial educational session, participants will have the option to engage in brief (less than 10-minute) web-based activities on their own time during weeks 2 and 5. |
Who may qualify
- Ages
- 21 years and older
- Sex
- All
- Healthy volunteers
- Accepted
- Age groups
- Adult, Older adult
Key inclusion criteria (2 listed)
- Physicians of all genders and racial/ethnic backgrounds licensed to practice medicine in the US, and
- Physicians who spend at least 8 hours per week doing clinical work (based on self-report)
Key exclusion criteria (3 listed)
- Anyone who is not a licensed physician in the US
- Physicians who are not licensed to practice medicine in the US, and
- Physicians who spend less than 8 hours per week doing clinical work.
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kindness-focusedThis mindset intervention frames food choices as an opportunity to practice self-kindness. Individuals randomized to this arm will participate in a 15-20-minute live virtual educational session delivered via the Stanford Zoom platform. The recording of the session will be available for 7 days on a private and secure educational web-based platform. After participating in the initial educational session, participants will have the option to engage in brief (less than 10-minute) web-based activities on their own time during weeks 2 and 5. Examples of such activities include sharing their experiences about considering food choices as an act of self-kindness with other study participants or writing an encouraging letter to a study participant and physician colleague through the private and secure message board of a web-based educational platform. | Behavioural | Kindness-focused intervention arm |
| Health-focusedBrief education intervention framing food choices as a component of a healthy lifestyle. Individuals randomized to this arm will participate in a 15-20-minute live virtual educational session. The recording of the session will be available for 7 days on a private and secure educational web-based platform. After participating in the initial educational session, participants will have the option to engage in brief (less than 10-minute) web-based activities on their own time during weeks 2 and 5. Examples of such activities include writing a brief statement about their perspective on the usefulness of healthy eating and sharing it with physician colleagues in their group through the private and secure message board of a web-based educational platform. | Behavioural | Health-focused intervention arm |
Primary outcome
Percentage change in mean score of self-kindness from baseline at week 6
Time frame: 6 weeks
The 3-item self-kindness subscale of the Modified State Self-Compassion Measures: A validated construct developed by Kristin Neff, PhD in 2021. This assessment will be collected at baseline, week 3, and week 6. Instructions ask respondents to answer questions about their relevant experience "during the past 2 weeks." An example of an item is "I'm being kind to myself."; Scale items are scored on a 5-point Likert scale (Not at all true for me=1;Very true for me=5). The scale range is standardized to 0 to 10. Higher scores are more favorable.
Percentage change in mean score of self-valuation from baseline at week 6
Time frame: 6 weeks
The 4-item Clinician Self-valuation Scale assesses deferment of self-care to meet work demands and harsh responses to personal imperfections and errors during the past two weeks. This assessment will be collected at baseline, week 3, and week 6. Instructions ask respondents to answer questions about their relevant experience "during the past 2 weeks." Example items are "When I made a mistake, I felt more self-condemnation than self-encouragement to learn from the experience" and "I put off taking care of my own health due to time pressure." Scale items are scored on a 5-point Likert scale (always = 0; never = 4) and reverse scored such that higher scores are more favorable. The scale range is 0 to 10.
Changes in Stage of Change from baseline at week 6
Time frame: 6 weeks
Perceptions of importance and confidence in practicing self-valuation will be measured on a sliding scale that ranges from 0 to 10 with higher scores being more favorable. Together, indicate how ready the client is to change target behaviors. Lower scores of both ( less than 30) indicate pre-contemplation stage and higher scores ( more than 90) indicate the maintenance stage in terms of four stages of the change: Precontemplation, Contemplation, Action, and Maintenance. We will also evaluate participants' self-reported readiness (5 option Likert scale from not ready to practice: 0, to have been practicing it consistently for 6 months: 4).These assessments will be collected at baseline, week 3 and week 6.
Physician Burnout
Time frame: 6 weeks
We will use the burnout sub-scales of the validated Stanford Professional Fulfillment Index which includes 4 items evaluating the Work Exhaustion domain of burnout and 6 items assessing the Interpersonal Disengagement domain of burnout over the past 2 weeks. This includes 4 items that assess work exhaustion and 6 items that assess interpersonal disengagement. Items are scored on a 5-point Likert scale from "not at all" to "extremely." The average item score from the 10 work exhaustion items and interpersonal disengagement items is used to derive an overall burnout score ranging from 0 to 10 with lower scores being favorable. This assessment will be collected at baseline, week 3 and week 6.
1 secondary outcome
Percentage change in mean scores from baseline at week 6 in diet quality
Time frame: 6 weeks
Results and safety
The study is completed, but results are not available in the source record. That does not mean the treatment did or did not work.
Research links
- Official record on ClinicalTrials.govLast updated by the sponsor 24 Apr 2026.
- Results publication: PubMed 36583423Lara-Breitinger KM, Medina Inojosa JR, Li Z, Kunzova S, Lerman A, Kopecky SL, Lopez-Jimenez F. Validation of a Brief Dietary Questionnaire for Use in Clinical Practice: Mini-EAT (Eating Assessment Tool). J Am Heart Assoc. 2023 Jan 3;12(1):e025064. doi: 10.1161/JAHA.121.025064. Epub 2022 Dec 30.
- Results publication: PubMed 29196982Trockel M, Bohman B, Lesure E, Hamidi MS, Welle D, Roberts L, Shanafelt T. A Brief Instrument to Assess Both Burnout and Professional Fulfillment in Physicians: Reliability and Validity, Including Correlation with Self-Reported Medical Errors, in a Sample of Resident and Practicing Physicians. Acad Psychiatry. 2018 Feb;42(1):11-24. doi: 10.1007/s40596-017-0849-3. Epub 2017 Dec 1.
- Results publicationNeff, K.D., Tóth-Király, I., Knox, M.C. et al. The Development and Validation of the State Self-Compassion Scale (Long- and Short Form). Mindfulness 12, 121-140 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12671-020-01505-4
- Results publication: PubMed 31543254Trockel MT, Hamidi MS, Menon NK, Rowe SG, Dudley JC, Stewart MT, Geisler CZ, Bohman BD, Shanafelt TD. Self-valuation: Attending to the Most Important Instrument in the Practice of Medicine. Mayo Clin Proc. 2019 Oct;94(10):2022-2031. doi: 10.1016/j.mayocp.2019.04.040. Epub 2019 Sep 19.
- Individual participant dataSharing planned: No. Because the information in this study is collected from practicing physicians in the US, we want to keep the information confidential and will not be sharing individual participant data.
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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.
Maryam Makowski, PhD principal investigator
Stanford University
1 site in 1 country: see every site and its status.
Questions about this trial
What is this clinical trial studying?
A study testing Kindness-focused and Health-focused in people with Self-Compassion and Self-care, run by Stanford University at 1 site in United States.
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 2 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: finished, as of the sponsor's last update on 24 Apr 2026. 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 United States. 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?
The study is completed, but results are not available in the source record. That does not mean the treatment did or did not work.
How can a doctor refer a patient or contact the research team?
The record lists no contact. The official record names the sponsor, who can be asked directly. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.
What does the primary outcome measure?
Percentage change in mean score of self-kindness from baseline at week 6 (time frame: 6 weeks). The study lists 4 primary outcomes in all. It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.
Where can I read the original study information?
On the ClinicalTrials.gov record for NCT06598540, which also lists 4 linked publications.
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 24 Apr 2026; AzTrials last refreshed its copy on 6 Nov 2026.