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Evaluation of the Efficacy and Mechanisms of Change of Compassion Cultivation Training in Medical Students

NCT04690452 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 40

Last updated 2022-11-04

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Summary

The aim of this randomized, waitlist controlled trial is to examine the efficacy of the Compassion Cultivation Training (CCT©) in reducing psychological distress (i.e., stress, anxiety and depression) and burnout symptoms while improving psychological well-being medical students. The second goal of the study is to examine whether mindfulness and compassion-related variables as well as emotional-cognitive emotional regulation processes mediate the psychological distress and well-being changes.

The effects of the CCT© program will be measured by means of self-report questionnaires involving different domains (mindfulness, compassion, distress, and well-being measures) at different time points (pre-intervention, inter-session assessment, post-intervention, 2-month and 6-month follow-up).

Conditions

  • Stress
  • Depression
  • Anxiety
  • Burn Out
  • Well-being
  • Resilience
  • MIndfulness
  • Compassion
  • Self-Compassion
  • Empathy

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

Compassion Cultivation Training

The Compassion Cultivation Training (CCT©) is an 8-week standardized meditation program conducted in groups of 15-20 participants and consisting of weekly 2 hour on-line sessions with 20-30 minutes of daily formal meditation practices and informal compassion practices. The CCT© program will be guided by a certified instructor form the Center for Compassion and Altruism Research and Education at Stanford University. The CCT© program comprises six sequential steps: 1) Settling the mind; 2) Loving-kindness and compassion for a loved one; 3) Self-directed loving-kindness and compassion; 4) Common humanity; 5) Cultivating compassion for others; and 6) Active compassion (Tonglen).

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Nirakara Institute

    collaborator UNKNOWN

  • Universidad Complutense de Madrid

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Blanca Rojas, M.D., PhD · Universidad Complutense Madrid

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
OTHER
Masking
SINGLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2020-12-11
Primary Completion
2021-03-08
Completion
2021-09-24

Countries

  • Spain

Study Locations

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