The Effect of "Mindfulness-Based Compassionate Life Training" for University Students Affected by the Earthquake

NCT ID: NCT05891223

Last Updated: 2024-02-01

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

NOT_YET_RECRUITING

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

68 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2024-02-05

Study Completion Date

2024-06-20

Brief Summary

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In this study, aimed to determine the effect of "Mindfulness Based Compassionate Life Training" given to university students on coping with post-earthquake trauma stress and grief process. According to the experimental design with pre-test and post-test control group, the participants selected from the universe will be assigned to the experimental and control groups impartially. In this study, a priori power analysis will be performed to determine the sample size. For the independent groups, in which the effect of "Mindfulness-Based Compassionate Life Training" on coping with post-earthquake trauma stress and grief will be compared, 80% power will be achieved at a significance level of 0.05 at a 95% confidence interval. A total of 68 participants will be reached by taking into account data losses and including 30% backup sample in the research. Participants included in the study will be numbered from 1 to 68 and 34 experimental and 34 control groups will be created from www.random.org.

Pre-test data will be collected before applying to earthquake survivors in the experimental group and control group. 8 sessions of Mindfulness Based Compassionate Life training will be given to earthquake survivors in the experimental group. Training sessions will be held online. For its effectiveness and continuity, each session will be held between 3 days and 7 days. One week after the Mindfulness-Based Compassionate Living training (after 8 sessions were completed), the "Post-earthquake Trauma Stress Level Determination Scale (NSSTDBÖ)", "The Grief Scale" was administered to the earthquake survivors. The "Self-Compassion Scale Short Form (STS-F)" post-test will be filled in by face-to-face interview. Post-test data from the experimental and control groups will be obtained simultaneously.

Detailed Description

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Research data will be collected face to face by researchers. 68 earthquake survivors who meet the inclusion criteria (to be studying at a university, to be affected by the earthquake, to be willing to participate in the study, to be open to communication and cooperation) will be included in the study. The descriptive features form consisting of 8 questions for data collection, "Post-earthquake Trauma Stress Level Detection Scale", "Mourning Scale". "Self-Compassion Scale Short Form (STS-F)" will be used. Research data will be collected as a pre-test and post-test for 1 month. Those who do not regularly participate in the Mindfulness-Based Compassionate Living training will be excluded from the study. The research will be carried out with 68 participants, 34 in the experimental group and 34 in the control group.

Conditions

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Earthquake Trauma Stress, Psychological

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Primary Study Purpose

SUPPORTIVE_CARE

Blinding Strategy

SINGLE

Outcome Assessors

Study Groups

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Session 1: How We Evolved - Threat, Impulse, and Soothing Systems

* A "breath break with kindness" is practiced.
* Encourage them to think about how threat, impulse and sedative systems have developed in their own lives.
* A "safe place" application is made.
* "Courtesy meditation" is done.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Session 1: How We Evolved - Threat, Impulse, and Soothing Systems

Intervention Type OTHER

The practice of "Breath break with kindness" will be applied for 5 minutes. Afterwards, 15 minutes of information on threats, impulses and soothing systems, "A safe place" application for 11 minutes, "Courtesy meditation" for 10 minutes. After each application, 10 minutes of feedback will be received from the participants.

Session 2: Threat and Self-Compassion

* A "breath break with kindness" is practiced.
* "Building a compassionate relationship with resilience" and "kindness meditation: a benevolent" practices are made.
* "A hand on your heart" and "a compassionate comrade" practices are made.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Session 2: Threat and Self-Compassion

Intervention Type OTHER

The practice of "breathing with kindness" will be done for 7 minutes. The practice of "Building a compassionate relationship with resilience" will be held for 12 minutes, and the practice of "Kindness meditation: a benevolent" will take place for 11 minutes. "A hand over your heart" application will be made for 3 minutes and "A compassionate comrade" application will be done for 10 minutes. After each application, 3 minutes of feedback will be received from the participants.

Session 3: Unraveling the Knots of Desire and Patterns Agenda

* Talk about homework.
* A "breath break with kindness" is practiced.
* "Establishing a compassionate relationship with desire", "guided meditation to discover the inner pattern", "courtesy meditation: a good friend" practices are made.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Session 3: Unraveling the Knots of Desire and Patterns

Intervention Type OTHER

The practice of "breathing with kindness" will be done for 7 minutes. "Building a compassionate relationship with desire" 12 minutes, "Guided meditation to discover the inner pattern" 10 minutes and "Courtesy meditation: a good friend" 11 minutes. Except for the "breath break with kindness" application, 3 minutes of feedback will be received from the participants after each application.

Session 4: Internalizing compassion

* "Pretend-to-pretend" practice is made for participants to observe themselves.
* In addition to the previous practices, the practice of "internalizing compassion" is made in order to increase their expanded mindfulness.
* "Courtesy meditation: a neutral person", "kindness towards your body", which is based on mindfulness practices and increases body awareness and mindful movement, is carried out. During the day, they will be informed that they should do the "walking with kindness" practice on their own.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Session 4: Internalizing compassion

Intervention Type OTHER

The "pretend-to-be" practice for the participants to observe themselves will be made for 10 minutes. The practice of "internalizing compassion" will be done for 7 minutes, "kindness meditation: a neutral person" practice for 10 minutes, and "kindness towards your body" for 10 minutes. After each application, 3 minutes of feedback will be received from the participants.

Session 5: Me and others - Expanding the circle

* A "compassionate letter" application is made by asking participants to think about a situation they encountered recently or some time ago and is still causing distress. It is explained that they can gain insight with this application.
* "Courtesy meditation: the 'difficult' person", "compassion and breathing: yourself" and "compassionate breathing: others" practices are made.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Session 5: Me and others - Expanding the circle

Intervention Type OTHER

The "a compassionate letter" practice with the participants will continue for 15 minutes. "Courtesy meditation: the 'difficult' person" 8 minutes, "compassion and breathing: yourself" 10 minutes and "compassionate breathing: others" 7 minutes. A "compassionate break" application is performed for 7 minutes.

Session 6: Growing happiness

* "Revisiting the good" practice is carried out to define the five sense organs for the participants.
* "Forgiveness", "Asking for forgiveness", "forgiving others", "gratitude" practices are carried out.
* The practice is expanded as "kindness meditation: groups and all beings".

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Session 6: Growing happiness

Intervention Type OTHER

The practice of "Revisiting the good" is carried out for 10 minutes with the participants. "Forgive yourself", "wish for forgiveness", "forgive others", "gratitude" practices will be held for 5 minutes each and will take 20 minutes in total. "Courtesy meditation: groups and all beings" will be practiced for 10 minutes. After each application, 3 minutes of feedback will be received from the participants.

Session 7: Weaving Wisdom and Compassion into Daily Life

* Participants are made to choose a day in their life and allow a few minutes to pause in a mindful way.
* "A breather for wise and compassionate action", "calmness meditation" and "joy sharing meditation" practices are carried out.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Session 7: Weaving Wisdom and Compassion into Daily Life

Intervention Type OTHER

Participants will be given 10 minutes to choose a day in their life and allow a few minutes to pause mindfully. The practice of "a breather for wise and compassionate action" is 10 minutes, the practice of "calmness meditation" is 8 minutes, and the practice of "sharing the joy meditation" is 8 minutes. After each application, 3 minutes of feedback will be received from the participants.

Session 8: Living with the Heart

* The participants are told about the applications that they can apply for, where they need help to develop compassion towards self-healing skills, and the whole training is evaluated.
* The "river of life" application, which evaluates mindfulness in depth, is carried out.
* An overall summary of the 8-session study is made and feedback is received.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Session 8: Living with the Heart

Intervention Type OTHER

The participants are told about the applications they can apply for, where they need help to develop compassion towards self-healing skills, and the entire training will be evaluated for 20 minutes. The "river of life" application is carried out for 20 minutes. 10 minutes of feedback will be received after the application.

Interventions

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Session 1: How We Evolved - Threat, Impulse, and Soothing Systems

The practice of "Breath break with kindness" will be applied for 5 minutes. Afterwards, 15 minutes of information on threats, impulses and soothing systems, "A safe place" application for 11 minutes, "Courtesy meditation" for 10 minutes. After each application, 10 minutes of feedback will be received from the participants.

Intervention Type OTHER

Session 2: Threat and Self-Compassion

The practice of "breathing with kindness" will be done for 7 minutes. The practice of "Building a compassionate relationship with resilience" will be held for 12 minutes, and the practice of "Kindness meditation: a benevolent" will take place for 11 minutes. "A hand over your heart" application will be made for 3 minutes and "A compassionate comrade" application will be done for 10 minutes. After each application, 3 minutes of feedback will be received from the participants.

Intervention Type OTHER

Session 3: Unraveling the Knots of Desire and Patterns

The practice of "breathing with kindness" will be done for 7 minutes. "Building a compassionate relationship with desire" 12 minutes, "Guided meditation to discover the inner pattern" 10 minutes and "Courtesy meditation: a good friend" 11 minutes. Except for the "breath break with kindness" application, 3 minutes of feedback will be received from the participants after each application.

Intervention Type OTHER

Session 4: Internalizing compassion

The "pretend-to-be" practice for the participants to observe themselves will be made for 10 minutes. The practice of "internalizing compassion" will be done for 7 minutes, "kindness meditation: a neutral person" practice for 10 minutes, and "kindness towards your body" for 10 minutes. After each application, 3 minutes of feedback will be received from the participants.

Intervention Type OTHER

Session 5: Me and others - Expanding the circle

The "a compassionate letter" practice with the participants will continue for 15 minutes. "Courtesy meditation: the 'difficult' person" 8 minutes, "compassion and breathing: yourself" 10 minutes and "compassionate breathing: others" 7 minutes. A "compassionate break" application is performed for 7 minutes.

Intervention Type OTHER

Session 6: Growing happiness

The practice of "Revisiting the good" is carried out for 10 minutes with the participants. "Forgive yourself", "wish for forgiveness", "forgive others", "gratitude" practices will be held for 5 minutes each and will take 20 minutes in total. "Courtesy meditation: groups and all beings" will be practiced for 10 minutes. After each application, 3 minutes of feedback will be received from the participants.

Intervention Type OTHER

Session 7: Weaving Wisdom and Compassion into Daily Life

Participants will be given 10 minutes to choose a day in their life and allow a few minutes to pause mindfully. The practice of "a breather for wise and compassionate action" is 10 minutes, the practice of "calmness meditation" is 8 minutes, and the practice of "sharing the joy meditation" is 8 minutes. After each application, 3 minutes of feedback will be received from the participants.

Intervention Type OTHER

Session 8: Living with the Heart

The participants are told about the applications they can apply for, where they need help to develop compassion towards self-healing skills, and the entire training will be evaluated for 20 minutes. The "river of life" application is carried out for 20 minutes. 10 minutes of feedback will be received after the application.

Intervention Type OTHER

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Having a university nursing education
* Being affected by the earthquake
* Willingness to participate in the study
* Being open to communication and cooperation

Exclusion Criteria

* Not attending sessions regularly
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Sponsors

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Ataturk University

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Suheyla YARALI

Principal Investigator

Responsibility Role PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Other Identifiers

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suheylayaralı

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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