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Self-Compassion for Children and Caregivers

NCT05818397 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 25

Last updated 2025-06-03

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

The Self-Compassion for Children and Caregivers Study aims to understand if an online course designed to help kids and their caregivers learn self-compassion is feasible, enjoyable, and helpful for well-being and relationships in families from diverse backgrounds. Children ages 8-11 who have a caregiver willing to participate with them will:

* Attend 2 in-person study visits (about 1-1.5 hour each) that includes

* A survey for caregiver and child
* A brief computer puzzle challengetask while heart rate and sweat is recorded (child)
* A brief discussion about how the challenge went
* Participate in a 6-session, online self-compassion course with other families (see back)
* Provide feedback about how the course went

Conditions

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

Self-Compassion for Children and Caregivers (SCCC)

A standardized, manualized adaptation of the mindful self-compassion curriculum for adults, designed for online delivery. Dyads join a group video conference call along with other caregiver-child dyads and and up to two experienced SCCC facilitators. Sessions occur 1-hour per week for 6 weeks at a time convenient for the group.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Mind & Life Institute

    collaborator UNKNOWN

  • University of Wisconsin, Madison

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Ryan Herringa, MD, PhD · University of Wisconsin, Madison

Study Design

Allocation
NON_RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
8 Years
Max Age
11 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2023-10-16
Primary Completion
2025-05-16
Completion
2025-05-16

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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Diseases

Read the full study record

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