Self-Compassion for Children and Caregivers

NCT ID: NCT05818397

Last Updated: 2025-06-03

Study Results

Results pending

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

25 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2023-10-16

Study Completion Date

2025-05-16

Brief Summary

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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

Detailed Description

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This pilot study examines the feasibility, acceptability, and preliminary outcomes of the Self-Compassion for Children and Caregivers (SCCC) program. Twenty-four children ages 8-11 and a primary caregiver will be recruited from a racially diverse school community to participate in 6 1-hour group intervention sessions over 6 weeks. Feasibility and acceptability data will guide program refinements; pre and post assessments will explore dimensional changes in anxiety/depression symptoms as well as potential physiological, relational/behavioral changes associated with SCCC participation.

Conditions

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Anxiety Depression

Study Design

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Allocation Method

NON_RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Primary Study Purpose

TREATMENT

Blinding Strategy

NONE

Study Groups

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Self-Compassion Intervention - English speaking

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Self-Compassion for Children and Caregivers (SCCC)

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

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.

Self-Compassion Intervention - Spanish speaking

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Self-Compassion for Children and Caregivers (SCCC)

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

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.

Interventions

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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.

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Youth between the ages of 8 and 11 years old
* Youth are currently attending an elementary school in the Madison Metropolitan School District (MMSD).
* Accompanied by a willing and able caregiver (e.g., parent, grandparent, legal guardian)
* Access to an internet-enabled device
* Both parent and youth participants must be able to read/write in English
* Meet threshold (T greater than 59) for clinically significant anxiety and/or depression from either parent- or youth-report of symptoms


* Youth between the ages of 8 and 11 years old
* Accompanied by an eligible caregiver participant
* Safe access to a computer or mobile device that can connect to the internet
* Visual acuity adequate to read text on a computer or mobile device
* Able to provide assent and complete surveys in Spanish

Exclusion Criteria

* Are unable to provide adequate informed consent and/or assent
* Parent or youth that is currently impaired by any medical condition that would prevent study participation
* Active self-reported psychotic disorder
* Current use of psychotropic medication is not exclusionary. However, certain medications that may impact physiology recordings may be excluded (e.g. those with direct impacts on the sympathetic nervous system). Exclusionary medications will be decided on a case-by-case basis, per discretion of the PI, a pediatric psychiatrist


* Previous completion of a Mindfulness and Self-Compassion for children and Caregivers (MSC-CC) program
Minimum Eligible Age

8 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

11 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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Mind & Life Institute

UNKNOWN

Sponsor Role collaborator

University of Wisconsin, Madison

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Responsibility Role SPONSOR

Principal Investigators

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Ryan Herringa, MD, PhD

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

University of Wisconsin, Madison

Locations

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University of Wisconsin

Madison, Wisconsin, United States

Site Status

Countries

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United States

Other Identifiers

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PEACEFP2022-9936264010

Identifier Type: OTHER_GRANT

Identifier Source: secondary_id

SMPH/PSYCHIATRY/PSYCHIATRY

Identifier Type: OTHER

Identifier Source: secondary_id

Protocol Version 11/27/2024

Identifier Type: OTHER

Identifier Source: secondary_id

2023-0325

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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