Clinical trials: Compassion, open to volunteers
Healthy
Feasibility and Acceptability of Mindful Self-Compassion Among Transgender and Nonbinary Young Adults
The goal of this single-arm feasibility study is to evaluate the feasibility and acceptability of an 8-week mindful self-compassion intervention and associated data-collection plan among transgender and nonbinary young adults.
- Trial name
- NCT06409975
- Testing
- Mindful Self-Compassion (MSC)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 50 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Rhode Island
Juvenile Delinquency
The Effect of a Self-Compassionate Mindfulness Psychoeducation Program Implemented in Prison on Internalized Stigma, Emotion Regulation, and Forgiveness in Juvenile Delinquents
The aim of this study is to determine the effect of the Self-Compassionate Mindfulness Psychoeducation Program on internalized stigma, emotion regulation, and forgiveness among adolescents involved in delinquency under prison…
- Trial name
- NCT07098637
- Testing
- Self-Compassionate Mindfulness Psychoeducation Program
- Volunteers
- 68 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Ondokuz Mayıs University
Mental Health Issue
The Effect of Conscious Awareness Development Psychoeducation Program Prepared for Caregivers
This study aimed to increase the conscious awareness of caregivers and reduce work stress and compassion fatigue.
- Trial name
- NCT06675773
- Testing
- Conscious Awareness Development Psychoeducation Program
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 40 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Kafkas University
Body Image, Eating Behaviors
Nature for Body Image
Nature exposure has been found to be particularly beneficial for body image, as recent studies have identified a positive association between time spent in nature and positive body image.
- Conditions
- Body Image, Eating Behaviors, Self-Compassion, Interoception
- Trial name
- NBI (NCT06960668)
- Testing
- Nature for Body Image, Simple nature exposure, Structured Built Environment Exposure
- Where
- Italy
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Padova
Self-Compassion
An "EmbraceMe" Self-compassion Intervention for Transgender and Gender-diverse People in Hong Kong
This proposed pilot study aims to evaluate the "EmbraceMe", a self-compassion intervention to improve positive body image and mental health among transgender and gender-diverse (TGD) people in Hong Kong.
- Trial name
- NCT07809529
- Testing
- "Embraceme" self-compassion intervention
- Where
- Hong Kong
- Volunteers
- 70 people
- Sponsor
- Hong Kong Metropolitan University
Program Engagement, Treatment Adherence and Compliance
Choice and Autonomy in Learning Mindfulness for Pediatric Residents
This study is a pilot clinical trial designed to evaluate a flexible, online mindfulness program for pediatric residents. Medical training can be stressful, and although mindfulness programs are often offered to support…
- Conditions
- Program Engagement, Treatment Adherence and Compliance, Mindfulness, Self-Compassion
- Trial name
- CALM-PR (NCT07542769)
- Testing
- Wakeful Digital Mindfulness Program
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 42 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Northwestern University
Perceived Stress, Mental Well-being
Effect of a Brief Self-Compassion Intervention on Nursing Students
Nursing students may experience considerable stress related to academic demands, clinical training, adaptation to university life, and concerns about professional competence.
- Conditions
- Perceived Stress, Mental Well-being, Self-Compassion Training, Self-Compassion
- Trial name
- NCT07863297
- Testing
- Brief Self-Compassion Intervention
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 160 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Mersin University
Healthcare Professionals
The Impact of Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction on Mindfulness, Self-Compassion, and Perceived Stress Among Healthcare Professionals
Mindfulness is defined as a state of awareness in which an individual consciously pays attention to the present moment without judgment, reaction, or resistance, thereby promoting mental and psychological well-being.
- Trial name
- NCT07022613
- Testing
- Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction Program
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Akdeniz University
Burnout Syndrome
Burnout Syndrome in the Intensive Care Unit Before and During a Palliative Care Trial
One hundred ICU doctors, nurses and psychologists from 4 / 8 ICUs of the Greek group of the 28 European units participating in the EPIC stepped-wedge trial (ClinicalTrials.gov NCT06605079) will each complete the same four-part…
- Trial name
- BURNOUT-EPIC (NCT07069010)
- Where
- Greece
- Volunteers
- 100 people
- Sponsor
- University of Athens
Secondary Traumatic Stress, Self-Compassion
Effect of Mindfulness-Based Self-Compassion Program on Self-Compassion, Secondary Traumatic Stress, and Professional Quality of Life in Midwives and Nurses Working in Obstetrics: A Randomized Controlled Trial
This study aims to examine the effect of a Mindfulness-Based Self-Compassion Program on self-compassion levels, secondary traumatic stress, and professional quality of life in midwives and nurses working in obstetrics.
- Conditions
- Secondary Traumatic Stress, Self-Compassion, Professional Quality of Life
- Trial name
- MBSC-RCT (NCT07643181)
- Testing
- Mindfulness-Based Self-Compassion Program
- Volunteers
- 80 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Agri Ibrahim Cecen University
Burnout, Secondary Trauma
PATH to Reducing Burnout Among Peers Who Deliver Overdose Prevention Services (R33 Phase Clinical Trial)
The investigators propose to test the effectiveness of PATH (Peer Advanced Training for total Health) as an educational workforce intervention for improving peer recovery support specialists' (PRSS) overdose prevention (OP)…
- Conditions
- Burnout, Secondary Trauma, Compassion Fatigue, Opioid Use Disorder
- Trial name
- NCT07886944
- Testing
- PATH (Peer Advanced Training for total Health)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 200 people
- Sponsor
- Chestnut Health Systems
Parkinson Disease(PD)
Empathy and (Self-)Compassion in Parkinson's Disease Patients and Caregivers
The goal of this clinical trial is to improve quality of life in Parkinson's Disease (PD) patients by increasing their empathy and their (self-)compassion.
- Trial name
- NCT07097298
- Testing
- empathy and compassion training
- Where
- Switzerland
- Volunteers
- 30 people
- Sponsor
- Alain Kaelin
Physiological Conditions, Distress, Emotional
Hand in Hand: Feasibility of a Compassion-Focused App to Support Parents of Children With Mental Health Problems
Parents of children and adolescents with mental health problems may experience substantial caregiving burden and emotional distress, including persistent stress, self-criticism, shame, and parental burnout.
- Conditions
- Physiological Conditions, Distress, Emotional, Caregiving Stress, Burnout
- Trial name
- NCT07840404
- Testing
- App-based Compassion Program
- Volunteers
- 400 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Aarhus
Bipolar Disorder I or II
A Compassionate-focused Intervention for Older People with Bipolar Disorder
The aim of this study is to determine whether it is feasible to deliver a 9-session compassionate-focused therapy for older people with bipolar disorder.
- Trial name
- NCT06882590
- Testing
- Compassionate-focused therapy
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 6 people
- Sponsor
- University of Manchester
Breast Cancer, Metastatic Breast Cancer
The COMPASSION Study
The aim of this research study is to better understand the in-home hospice experience for participants, caregivers, hospice nurses, and oncology providers by conducting telehealth check-ins between participants and caregivers and…
- Conditions
- Breast Cancer, Metastatic Breast Cancer, Advanced Breast Cancer, Unresectable Breast Carcinoma
- Trial name
- NCT06507930
- Testing
- Telehealth Hospice Visits
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 200 people
- Sponsor
- Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
Pediatric
Posıtıve Psychology-Based Art Therapy In Hospıtalızed Chıldren
Pediatric hospitalization is known to be associated with negative developmental and psychosocial outcomes for child patients. Art therapy is a way to directly address the emotional world of hospitalized children.
- Trial name
- PP-ArtChild (NCT07735364)
- Testing
- Posıtıve Psychology-Based Art Therapy In Hospıtalızed Chıldren (PP-ArtChild)+Routine Pediatric Nursing Care, Routine Pediatric Nursing Care
- Volunteers
- 80 people
- Sponsor
- Suleyman Demirel University
Motivational Intervention, Cancer
Hope-Focused Motivational Interviewing in Cancer Patients
This study aims to examine the effects of hope-focused motivational interviewing on levels of hope, self-efficacy, and self-compassion in patients with cancer receiving radiotherapy, using a randomized controlled design.
- Conditions
- Motivational Intervention, Cancer, Hope, Self-Compassion
- Trial name
- NCT07585838
- Testing
- Hope-Focused Motivational Interviewing
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 46 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Saglik Bilimleri Universitesi
Reduction of Empathy-Based Stress in Healthcare Staff
Compassion Project: Developing an Empathy-Based Stress Intervention
Compassion is recognising that someone is suffering and wanting to help them. Compassion fatigue is a reduction in capacity to feel compassion for others.
- Trial name
- NCT06343818
- Testing
- The Compassion Project: Intervention to Reduce Empathy-Based Stress in Staff
- Volunteers
- 100 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Bath
Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic, Shame
Healthy Recovery After Trauma Study
Mental contamination-an internal experience of dirtiness evoked in the absence of physical contact with an external source-has been linked to the development and maintenance of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) following…
- Conditions
- Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic, Shame, Guilt, Sexual Assault and Rape
- Trial name
- HRT (NCT04585685)
- Testing
- Cognitive Processing Therapy, Self-Compassion Therapy
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 12 people
- Sponsor
- Christal L Badour
Ankle Injury, Foot Injury
Dance Mental Health App
This project aims to enhance self-compassion in adolescent dancers recovering from a foot and ankle injury by incorporating the use of a mental health intervention app using gamified design during their recovery.
- Conditions
- Ankle Injury, Foot Injury, Lower Extremity Injury
- Trial name
- NCT07219095
- Testing
- Mental Health App
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 50 people
- Sponsor
- University of California, San Diego