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Empathy and (Self-)Compassion in Parkinson's Disease Patients and Caregivers

NCT07097298 · Status: RECRUITING · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 30

Last updated 2025-12-01

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

The goal of this clinical trial is to improve quality of life in Parkinson's Disease (PD) patients by increasing their empathy and their (self-)compassion. The main question it aims to answer is:

Does the level of quality of life in PD patients and caregivers improve after empathy/(self-)compassion training?

Participants will be delivered a 6-week empathy and compassion training (mindfulness, writing and poetry exercises addressing the cognitive, emotional, motivational and behavioural components of (self-)compassion) and will also be asked to answer questionnaires before and after the training

Conditions

  • Parkinson Disease(PD)

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

empathy and compassion training

A 6-week empathy and compassion training will be designed and delivered involving PD patients and caregivers. During the compassion training participants will do mindfulness, writing and poetry exercises

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • CTU-EOC Clinical Trial Unit Ente Ospedaliero Cantonale

    collaborator UNKNOWN

  • Alain Kaelin

    lead OTHER

Study Design

Allocation
NA
Purpose
SUPPORTIVE_CARE
Masking
NONE
Model
SINGLE_GROUP

Eligibility

Min Age
50 Years
Max Age
80 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2025-11-06
Primary Completion
2027-07-31
Completion
2027-07-31

Countries

  • Switzerland

Study Locations

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