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CompletedNCT06339762Updated Jun 11, 2024

Self-Compassion Training Given to Relatives of Patients in Palliative Care

An interventional study of Self-Compassion Training in Self-Compassion Training, sponsored by Firat University. Completed at 1 site in Turkey. Open to participants aged 18 Years and older, including healthy volunteers. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2024-06-11.

Sponsored by Firat University · Not applicable, Interventional, and Supportive care

Phase
Not applicable
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
60
Allocation
Randomized
Ages
18 Years and older
Sex
All
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Study summary

The concept of self-compassion is a concept that has been frequently the subject of research lately and has gained importance along with positive psychology. It is also referred to as self-understanding and self-compassion in the literature. The concept of self-compassion used in our study represents the concept of self-compassion in its original form as used in foreign sources. Compassion is classified according to the source to which it is directed or received. It is suggested that there are three different flows: the feeling of compassion that the individual directs from himself to others, the feeling of compassion he receives from others, and the feeling of compassion that he directs directly to his own self. It means showing oneself the same compassion and understanding one does to others, accepting and being open to one's own pain, and being accepting of oneself without being judgmental. Individuals with self-compassion believe that the difficulties, flaws and shortcomings they experience are normal. At the same time, they are aware that being human has characteristics and that everyone can experience these situations. Individuals may be less compassionate towards themselves than they are towards others. Individuals with self-compassion are as understanding, forgiving and loving towards themselves as they are towards other people.

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Conditions studied

  • Self-Compassion Training
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In context

Lead sponsor

Firat University is the lead sponsor of 112 studies on the registry; 46 are open to participants now.

Counted across the registry records on this site, refreshed daily.

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Who can participate

Ages eligible
18 Years and older
Sexes eligible
All
Accepts healthy volunteers
Yes

Inclusion criteria

  • Being an inpatient in the Palliative unit of Erzurum City Center City Hospital
  • Not having attended self-compassion training before
  • The patient's relatives do not have any obstacle to communication
  • Participants who gave informed consent to participate in the study.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Relatives of patients who do not agree to participate in the research,
  • The participant must have attended self-compassion training before,
  • People have a condition that prevents communication
  • The occurrence of a physical or psychological problem in people during the research process
  • Patient's relatives want to leave before completing the training
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Study design

Phase
Not applicable
Primary purpose
Supportive care
Allocation
Randomized
Intervention model
Parallel assignment
Masking
Single (Participant)
Enrollment
60 participants (actual)

Study arms

  • Experimental
    Experimental

    Self-Compassion Training

    Behavioral: Self-Compassion Training

  • No intervention
    Control

    Self-Compassion Training no

Interventions

  • BehavioralSelf-Compassion Training

    Self-Compassion Training

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What researchers measure

Primary outcomes

  1. Self-Compassion Scale:

    Self-compassion is the individual's ability to show the same compassion to himself as he does to others. The scale, whose original name was "self-compassion scale", was developed by Neff (2003b). The purpose of the scale is to measure individuals' self-compassion levels, that is, their self-compassion levels. The scale consists of 26 items and the questions are evaluated on a 5-point Likert scale. The scale has 6 sub-dimensions: self-compassion, self-judgment, common human experiences, conscious awareness, isolation and over-identification. Cronbach's alpha values of the subscales vary between .78 and .81, and the Cronbach's alpha value of the entire scale is .92.

    Time frame: 4 week

  2. Care Burden Scale:

    It was developed by Zarit, Reever and Bach-Peterson in 1980. In studies, the internal consistency coefficient of the scale was found to be between 0.87 and 0.94, and the test-retest reliability was found to be 0.71 (Zarit, 1990). Turkish validity and reliability study was conducted by İnci and Erdem (2008), and the Cronbach alpha reliability coefficient was found to be 0.95. It is a scale used to evaluate the stress experienced by caregivers of individuals or elderly people in need of care.

    Time frame: 4 week

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Study locations

1 site
  • Fırat university
    Elazığ, Center 25240, Turkey
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References and documents

Individual participant data

Plan to share: No

No publications or documents are linked to this record.

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Updates

Tracking since Sep 25, 2026
No changes since tracking began. The registry record was last updated on Jun 11, 2024, before this site started recording changes on Sep 25, 2026. Its history is on ClinicalTrials.gov ↗
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Registry details

Key details

Study ID
NCT06339762
Lead sponsor
Firat University
Responsible party
Gülcan Bahçecioğlu Turan (Principal Investigator, Firat University) — Principal investigator
First posted
Apr 1, 2024
Start date
Feb 13, 2024
Primary completion
Mar 13, 2024
Completion
Jun 8, 2024
Last update
Jun 11, 2024

Oversight

Data monitoring committee
No
FDA-regulated drug
No
FDA-regulated device
No
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