Emotional Competence and Compassion Training

NCT ID: NCT03790319

Last Updated: 2019-02-12

Basic Information

• Recruitment Status: UNKNOWN
• Total Enrollment: 50 participants
• Study Classification: OBSERVATIONAL
• Study Start Date: 2019-01-01
• Study Completion Date: 2020-07-31

Brief Summary

In this study several different face-to-face workshops about emotional competence and compassion are scientifically evaluated with psychometric questionnaires and heart rate variability measuring.

Detailed Description

Stress and stress related diseases are a huge health burden in modern societies. Psycho-emotional stress plays a key role in stress regulation. Therefore this study aims to investigate the effects of online-courses addressing emotion regulation.

For this aim several different workshops about emotional competence and compassion are scientifically evaluated with psychometric questionnaires and heart rate variability measuring. The workshops are planned by the trainers and people register on their own initiative.

The seminars are either single workshops over three days or a yearly program consisting of three three-day-workshops. They consist of lectures and exercises about the character of the different feelings, about the characteristics of emotions and teach practices on how to dael with difficult emotions.

Conditions

Emotional Intelligence

Study Design

• Observational Model Type: COHORT
• Study Time Perspective: PROSPECTIVE

Study Groups

Single Workshop 'The Emotional Backpack'

Subjects of this group are participating in one single workshop over three days.

The Emotional Backpack

Intervention Type: BEHAVIORAL

One workshop of three days teach about how to deal with emotions, which are defined as unfelt feelings of the past. They show a way to work in couples with a form of emotional disclosure that helps process emotions that have been overwhelming in the past.

Smaller lectures give the participants an overview about the themes. Through exercises the participants can make experiences p.e. about each of the feelings. Another element is the sharing in dyads or small groups about actual feelings to practice emotional disclosure and to build a culture of openness and compassion.

Year Program 'The Power of Feelings'

Subjects of this group are participating in three workshops of over 3 days each in a continuing group over nine months. They are animated to deal with the content inbetween the workshops through biweekly e-mails and to exchange in couples.

The Power of Feelings

Intervention Type: BEHAVIORAL

Three workshops of three days each teach about the five basic feelings rage, sadness, fear, shame and joy and talk about the powerful and destructive qualities they can have. In addition to that they are about how to deal with emotions, which are defined as unfelt feelings of the past.

Smaller lectures give the participants an overview about the themes. Through exercises the participants can make experiences p.e. about each of the feelings. Another element is the sharing in dyads or small groups about actual feelings to practice emotional disclosure and to build a culture of openness and compassion.

Interventions

The Power of Feelings

Three workshops of three days each teach about the five basic feelings rage, sadness, fear, shame and joy and talk about the powerful and destructive qualities they can have. In addition to that they are about how to deal with emotions, which are defined as unfelt feelings of the past.

Smaller lectures give the participants an overview about the themes. Through exercises the participants can make experiences p.e. about each of the feelings. Another element is the sharing in dyads or small groups about actual feelings to practice emotional disclosure and to build a culture of openness and compassion.

Intervention Type: BEHAVIORAL

The Emotional Backpack

One workshop of three days teach about how to deal with emotions, which are defined as unfelt feelings of the past. They show a way to work in couples with a form of emotional disclosure that helps process emotions that have been overwhelming in the past.

Smaller lectures give the participants an overview about the themes. Through exercises the participants can make experiences p.e. about each of the feelings. Another element is the sharing in dyads or small groups about actual feelings to practice emotional disclosure and to build a culture of openness and compassion.

Intervention Type: BEHAVIORAL

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

• 18-85 years
• participation in one of the included courses
• e-mail address

Exclusion Criteria

• participation in another study
• no verbal communication (german) possible
• dementia or another disease that limits cognitive abilities

• Minimum Eligible Age: 18 Years
• Maximum Eligible Age: 85 Years
• Eligible Sex: ALL
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: Yes

Sponsors

Charite University, Berlin, Germany

OTHER

Sponsor Role: lead

Responsible Party

Andreas Michalsen

Principal Investigator

Responsibility Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Principal Investigators

Andreas Michalsen, Prof.

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Charite - Universitätsmedizin Berlin

Locations

Charité Medical University, Department of Integrative Medicine at the Immanual Hospital Berlin

Berlin, , Germany

Site Status: RECRUITING

Countries

Germany

Central Contacts

Michael Jeitler, Dr.

Role: CONTACT

michael.jeitler@charite.de

+49 30 80505 693

Vanessa Bähr

Role: CONTACT

vanessa.baehr@charite.de

+49 176 32360472

Facility Contacts

Miriam Rösner

Role: primary

m.roesner@immanuel.de

030 - 80505 - 682

Other Identifiers

ECCT

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id