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Testing the Feasibility of an Online Guided-writing Intervention Designed for Informal Caregivers of People With Parkinson's Disease

NCT07804953 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 47

Last updated 2026-09-04

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

When informal caregivers of people with Parkinson's disease treat themselves harshly, they can experience psychological distress. To help them show themselves the same kindness and understanding that they would show another person in the same situation, we developed an online guided-writing intervention. This involved submitting four writing exercises where they first described a difficult situation, then wrote about how a compassionate other would respond to them during that challenge. The goal of this feasibility study was to learn if caregivers could complete the full intervention alongside providing care. We also interviewed some of those caregivers who completed the full intervention about their experiences of writing and submitting exercises.

Conditions

  • Psychological

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

An online guided-writing intervention that uses guidance based on self-compassion principles

Four writing exercises that can be completed at the caregiver's convenience, albeit a maximum of one exercise per day. Caregivers can also use a 'save and return function' so do not have to write continuously and complete in one sitting

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • University of Reading

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Aileen K Ho, PhD · University of Reading

  • Jacqueline Sin, PhD · The Hong Kong Polytechnic University

  • Neil Boyt, MSc · University of Reading

Study Design

Allocation
NA
Purpose
OTHER
Masking
NONE
Model
SINGLE_GROUP

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2024-04-30
Primary Completion
2025-03-31
Completion
2025-09-30

Countries

  • United Kingdom

Study Locations

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