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Decrease Caregiving Fatigue in Group Leaders of a Support Group for Women After Cancer

NCT06937606 · Status: ENROLLING_BY_INVITATION · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 64

Last updated 2025-04-22

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Summary

This exploratory study aims to evaluate the effect of a self-compassion training developed for health professionals on leaders of self-help groups.

Hypothesis/primary goal: An online group intervention adapted from the "Self-compassion for health-care communities program" validated for health professionals leads to an increase in self-compassion among leaders of cancer self-help groups. Secondary goals: level of self-compassion at the end of the course as a mediator for therapeutic variables after 6 weeks, decrease in caregiver fatigue, secondary traumatic stress/burnout risk, personal distress and sick leave, decrease in fears of self-compassion/compassion for others; increase in mindfulness, self-efficacy, compassion for others and resilience; direct costs; safety;

Intervention:

Online group intervention: led by a certified mindfulness teacher for Mindful Self-Compassion and additional qualification in Self-Compassion in Healthcare Communities (duration: 6 weekly appointments of 90 min each); control intervention: waiting group

Conditions

  • Caregiver Burden

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

Self-compassion training

Online group intervention: led by a certified mindfulness teacher for mindful self-compassion and additional qualification in self-compassion in healthcare communities (duration: 6 weekly appointments of 90 min each);

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Robert Bosch Medical Center

    collaborator OTHER

  • University Hospital Tuebingen

    collaborator OTHER

  • Wuerzburg University Hospital

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Claudia Löffler, PD Dr. med. · Medizinische klinik und Poliklinik II

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
PREVENTION
Masking
NONE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
FEMALE
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2024-07-31
Primary Completion
2025-06-16
Completion
2026-05-01

Countries

  • Germany

Study Locations

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