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Mindfulness Compassionate Living TrainingNCT06840301

The Effect of Mindfulness Compassionate Living Training on Ruminative Thinking and Sleep Quality

A study testing Session 1: How We Evolved - Threat, Impulse, and Soothing Systems, Session 2: Threat and Self-Compassion and Session 3: Unraveling the Knots of Desire and Patterns in people with Mindfulness Compassionate Living Training, run by Ataturk University at 1 site in Turkey (Türkiye).

Completed

Finished. The study has ended and is not enrolling. Results may be posted on the official record.

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Trial summary

This study was planned to evaluate the effects of Mindfulness Compassionate Living training on ruminative thinking and sleep quality in informal caregivers of patients in a palliative clinic in Turkey. Read more about this study

Who is it for?
Ages 18 to 65 yearsHealthy volunteers can take part
What is being tested?
Session 1: How We Evolved - Threat, Impulse, and Soothing Systems, Session 2: Threat and Self-Compassion and Session 3: Unraveling the Knots of Desire and Patterns
Could I receive a placebo?
No, everyone receives an active treatment
How many people
59 participants
Where
1 siteTurkey (Türkiye)
Study dates
30 Nov 2024to 18 Feb 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 18 to 65 years
  • All sexes
  • Healthy volunteers accepted
  • Adult, Older adult

Who may be able to join

  • Being a caregiver of a patient in a palliative clinic,
  • Being between the ages of 18 and 45,
  • Being willing to participate in the study
  • Being open to communication and cooperation

Who cannot join

  • Having a psychiatric problem in the caregiver of a patient in a palliative clinic.
  • Not being open to communication and cooperation,

Trial locations and contacts

1 site in 1 country.

Turkey (Türkiye)1 site
  • Ataturk University Faculty of Nursing

    Erzurum, Yakutiye

Other trials in Turkey (Türkiye)

About this study

Official title: The Effect of Mindfulness Compassionate Living Training on Ruminative Thinking and Sleep Quality in Informal Caregivers of Inpatients in Palliative Clinic: a Randomized Controlled Trial

This study was planned to evaluate the effects of Mindfulness Compassionate Living training on ruminative thinking and sleep quality in informal caregivers of patients in a palliative clinic in Turkey. The data of the study will be conducted between November 2024 and April 2025 in the Palliative Clinic of Atatürk University Health Research and Application Center located in the city center of Erzurum. The universe of the study will consist of individuals between the ages of 18 and 45 who are caregivers of patients in the palliative clinic during the specified date range. The sample size of the study was calculated using the GPower computer program. In the calculation made with the power analysis at α=0.05 level, the effect size was 150, 153 (d=0.8) and the power of the study was 90%, it was calculated that at least 68 patients should be included in the sample. Patients who meet the research criteria and agree to participate in the study will be randomly assigned to one experimental and one control group.An introductory information form prepared by the researcher in line with the literature, containing the socio-demographic data of patients and their caregivers in the palliative clinic, the Ruminative Thinking Style Scale to assess the general thought tendency of individuals, the Level 2 Sleep Disorder Adult Short Form (PROMIS) to assess sleep quality, the Self-Compassion Scale Short Form (SCI-S) to assess self-compassion, and the Mindful Awareness Scale (MMIS) to assess conscious awareness will be used.

Read the detailed description

Research data will be collected face to face by the researcher. The study will be conducted with informal caregivers who meet the inclusion criteria (being a caregiver of the patient in a palliative clinic, being willing to participate in the research, being open to communication and cooperation). Pre-test measurement tools will be applied to the informal caregivers participating in the study. Then, Mindfulness Compassionate Living Training will be applied. Eight After the session application process, the final test data will be applied.

Being tested
Session 1: How We Evolved - Threat, Impulse, and Soothing Systems, Session 2: Threat and Self-Compassion, Session 3: Unraveling the Knots of Desire and Patterns, Session 4: Internalizing compassion, Session 5: Me and others - Expanding the circle
Keywords
Mindfulness, Sleep Quality, Ruminative Thinking
Medical subject headings
Sleep Initiation and Maintenance Disorders

What participants receive

What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.

  • Session 1: How We Evolved - Threat, Impulse, and Soothing SystemsBehavioural

    The practice of "Breath break with kindness" will be applied for 5 minutes. Afterwards, 15 minutes of information on threats, impulses and soothing systems, "A safe place" application for 11 minutes, "Courtesy meditation" for 10 minutes. After each application, 10 minutes of feedback will be received from the participants.

  • Session 2: Threat and Self-CompassionBehavioural

    The practice of "breathing with kindness" will be done for 7 minutes. The practice of "Building a compassionate relationship with resilience" will be held for 12 minutes, and the practice of "Kindness meditation: a benevolent" will take place for 11 minutes. "A hand over your heart" application will be made for 3 minutes and "A compassionate comrade" application will be done for 10 minutes. After each application, 3 minutes of feedback will be received from the participants.

  • Session 3: Unraveling the Knots of Desire and PatternsBehavioural

    The practice of "breathing with kindness" will be done for 7 minutes. "Building a compassionate relationship with desire" 12 minutes, "Guided meditation to discover the inner pattern" 10 minutes and "Courtesy meditation: a good friend" 11 minutes. Except for the "breath break with kindness" application, 3 minutes of feedback will be received from the participants after each application

  • Session 4: Internalizing compassionBehavioural

    The "pretend-to-be" practice for the participants to observe themselves will be made for 10 minutes. The practice of "internalizing compassion" will be done for 7 minutes, "kindness meditation: a neutral person" practice for 10 minutes, and "kindness towards your body" for 10 minutes. After each application, 3 minutes of feedback will be received from the participants.

  • Session 5: Me and others - Expanding the circleBehavioural

    The "a compassionate letter" practice with the participants will continue for 15 minutes. "meditation: the 'difficult' person" 8 minutes, "compassion and breathing: yourself" 10 minutes and "compassionate breathing: others" 7 minutes. A "compassionate break" application is performed for 7 minutes.

  • Session 6: Growing happinessBehavioural

    The practice of "Revisiting the good" is carried out for 10 minutes with the participants. "Forgive yourself", "wish for forgiveness", "forgive others", "gratitude" practices will be held for 5 minutes each and will take 20 minutes in total. "Courtesy meditation: groups and all beings" will be practiced for 10 minutes. After each application, 3 minutes of feedback will be received from the participants

  • Session 7: Weaving Wisdom and Compassion into Daily LifeBehavioural

    Participants will be given 10 minutes to choose a day in their life and allow a few minutes to pause mindfully. The practice of "a breather for wise and compassionate action" is 10 minutes, the practice of "calmness meditation" is 8 minutes, and the practice of "sharing the joy meditation" is 8 minutes. After each application, 3 minutes of feedback will be received from the participants.

  • Session 8: Living with the HeartBehavioural

    The participants are told about the applications they can apply for, where they need help to develop compassion towards self-healing skills, and the entire training will be evaluated for 20 minutes. The "river of life" application is carried out for 20 minutes. 10 minutes of feedback will be received after the application.

Study groups in NCT06840301
Study groupRoleWhat they receive
Session 1: How We Evolved - Threat, Impulse, and Soothing SystemsExperimental* A "breath break with kindness" is practiced. * Encourage them to think about how threat, impulse and sedative systems have developed in their own lives. * A "safe place" application is made. * "Courtesy meditation" is done.
Receives: Behavioral: Session 1: How We Evolved - Threat, Impulse, and Soothing Systems
Session 2: Threat and Self-CompassionExperimental* A "breath break with kindness" is practiced. * "Building a compassionate relationship with resilience" and "kindness meditation: a benevolent" practices are made. * "A hand on your heart" and "a compassionate comrade" practices are made.
Receives: Behavioral: Session 2: Threat and Self-Compassion
Session 3: Unraveling the Knots of Desire and Patterns AgendaExperimental* Talk about homework. * A "breath break with kindness" is practiced. * "Establishing a compassionate relationship with desire", "guided meditation to discover the inner pattern", "courtesy meditation: a good friend" practices are made.
Receives: Behavioral: Session 3: Unraveling the Knots of Desire and Patterns
Session 4: Internalizing compassionExperimental* "Pretend-to-pretend" practice is made for participants to observe themselves. * In addition to the previous practices, the practice of "internalizing compassion" is made in order to increase their expanded mindfulness. * Courtesy meditation: a neutral person", "kindness towards your body", which is based on mindfulness practices and increases body awareness and mindful movement, is carried out. During the day, they will be informed that they should do the "walking with kindness" practice on their own.
Receives: Behavioral: Session 4: Internalizing compassion
Session 5: Me and others - Expanding the circleExperimental* A "compassionate letter" application is made by asking participants to think about a situation they encountered recently or some time ago and is still causing distress. It is explained that they can gain insight with this application. * "Courtesy meditation: the 'difficult' person", "compassion and breathing: yourself" and "compassionate breathing: others" practices are made
Receives: Behavioral: Session 5: Me and others - Expanding the circle
Session 6: Growing happinessExperimental* "Revisiting the good" practice is carried out to define the five sense organs for the participants. * "Forgiveness", "Asking for forgiveness", "forgiving others", "gratitude" practices are carried out. * The practice is expanded as "kindness meditation: groups and all beings".
Receives: Behavioral: Session 6: Growing happiness
Session 7: Weaving Wisdom and Compassion into Daily LifeExperimental* Participants are made to choose a day in their life and allow a few minutes to pause in a mindful way. * "A breather for wise and compassionate action", "calmness meditation" and "joy sharing meditation" practices are carried out.
Receives: Behavioral: Session 7: Weaving Wisdom and Compassion into Daily Life
Session 8: Living with the HeartExperimental* The participants are told about the applications that they can apply for, where they need help to develop compassion towards self-healing skills, and the whole training is evaluated. * The "river of life" application, which evaluates mindfulness in depth, is carried out. * An overall summary of the 8-session study is made and feedback is received.
Receives: Behavioral: Session 8: Living with the Heart

What is being measured

The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.

  1. Introductory Information Form

    The form consists of 16 questions prepared by the researcher within the scope of the literature, including information about the patient and caregiver in the palliative clinic. The created form includes questions covering the caregiver's age, gender, place of residence, education status, social security, marital status, profession and the process in which he/she provided care to the patient.

    Measured: up to 1 day

Secondary outcomes (1)
  1. Ruminative Thinking Style Scale

    The scale developed by Brinker and Dozois ignores the individual's current feelings and moods and tries to understand the general tendency of thought. This scale can also be used in other pathological conditions. The Ruminative Thinking Style Scale has a 7-point Likert-type scoring system ranging from 1 to 7, with 1 being "not descriptive at all" and 7 being "describes me very well". In this scale, participants indicate to what extent the statements in the scale reflect themselves by scoring options from 1 to 7. The Turkish version of this scale was carried out in our country by Karatepe, Yavuz and Türkcan; the Cronbach Alpha coefficient of the scale was found to be 0.90.

    Measured: up to 1 day

Timeline

From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.

  1. First posted21 Feb 2025
  2. Study start30 Nov 2024
  3. Primary completion20 Dec 2024
  4. Study completion18 Feb 2025

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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
Supportive care
Allocation
Randomised
Intervention model
Parallel groups
Masking
Single blind
Who is masked
Outcomes assessor
Enrolment
59 participants (actual)
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT06840301
Sponsor's protocol ID
MCENGİZ4
Status last verified
Feb 2025
First submitted
18 Feb 2025
Last updated
21 Feb 2025
Results posted
No
Data monitoring committee
No
FDA-regulated drug
No
FDA-regulated device
No
Individual data sharing
Undecided

Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

A study testing Session 1: How We Evolved - Threat, Impulse, and Soothing Systems, Session 2: Threat and Self-Compassion and Session 3: Unraveling the Knots of Desire and Patterns in people with Mindfulness Compassionate Living Training, run by Ataturk University at 1 site in Turkey (Türkiye).

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 4 inclusion and 2 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 21 Feb 2025. 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 Turkey (Türkiye). 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?

Introductory Information Form (time frame: up to 1 day). 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 21 Feb 2025.

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