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A Feasibility Study of a Transdiagnostic Compassion Focused Therapy (CFT) Group for Older Adults

NCT04039542 · Status: TERMINATED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 10

Last updated 2021-12-29

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

Compassion focused therapy (CFT) is a relatively new psychological therapy. Research has shown that CFT can improve psychological wellbeing and functioning in people with anxiety and depressive disorders. Research into CFT has focused on working age adults. It would be useful to evaluate whether CFT could be of benefit to the older adult population.

The present study aims to use the Medical Research Council (MRC) framework for developing and evaluating new treatments for complex conditions such as mental health. The present study aims to explore the feasibility and acceptability of a CFT group as a treatment for older adults with anxiety or depressive disorders. Additionally, the study aims to use the statistical data to inform future research.

Participants will be older adults (aged 60+) referred to National Health Service (NHS) Greater Glasgow and Clyde (GGC) older people's mental health service for common mental health conditions. People with psychosis, addictions, diagnosis of dementia or risk of self-harm will be ineligible. Participants will be offered the group as part of their treatment. Participants in the group will be identified and approached by an NHS clinician and asked to consent to participate in the study; non participation in the study will not affect their place in the group. The group protocol has been developed from previous research and will last for 10 weekly sessions of 90 minutes.

The study is mixed methods, using both quantitative and qualitative data. The quantitative part will use outcome measures which will look for a statistical relationship between the CFT group and changes in wellbeing and functioning. The qualitative part will use a semi-structured interview to hear people's experiences.

The CFT group will be delivered by an NHS clinical psychologist and Community Psychiatric Nurse (CPN).

Conditions

Interventions

OTHER

Compassion focused therapy (CFT)

Compassion focused therapy (CFT) sessions (developed from cognitive behavioural therapies) to target underlying shame and self-criticism - 10 x 90 minute sessions

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • University of Glasgow

    collaborator OTHER

  • NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Hamish McLeod, PhD · University of Glasgow

Study Design

Allocation
NA
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Model
SINGLE_GROUP

Eligibility

Min Age
60 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2019-06-19
Primary Completion
2019-11-30
Completion
2021-11-30

Countries

  • United Kingdom

Study Locations

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