The Effect of Mindfulness Compassionate Living Training on Ruminative Thinking and Sleep Quality

NCT ID: NCT06840301

Last Updated: 2025-02-21

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

59 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2024-11-30

Study Completion Date

2025-02-18

Brief Summary

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This study was planned to evaluate the effects of Mindfulness Compassionate Living training on ruminative thinking and sleep quality in informal caregivers of patients in a palliative clinic in Turkey. The data of the study will be conducted between November 2024 and April 2025 in the Palliative Clinic of Atatürk University Health Research and Application Center located in the city center of Erzurum. The universe of the study will consist of individuals between the ages of 18 and 45 who are caregivers of patients in the palliative clinic during the specified date range. The sample size of the study was calculated using the GPower computer program. In the calculation made with the power analysis at α=0.05 level, the effect size was 150, 153 (d=0.8) and the power of the study was 90%, it was calculated that at least 68 patients should be included in the sample. Patients who meet the research criteria and agree to participate in the study will be randomly assigned to one experimental and one control group.An introductory information form prepared by the researcher in line with the literature, containing the socio-demographic data of patients and their caregivers in the palliative clinic, the Ruminative Thinking Style Scale to assess the general thought tendency of individuals, the Level 2 Sleep Disorder Adult Short Form (PROMIS) to assess sleep quality, the Self-Compassion Scale Short Form (SCI-S) to assess self-compassion, and the Mindful Awareness Scale (MMIS) to assess conscious awareness will be used.

Detailed Description

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Research data will be collected face to face by the researcher. The study will be conducted with informal caregivers who meet the inclusion criteria (being a caregiver of the patient in a palliative clinic, being willing to participate in the research, being open to communication and cooperation). Pre-test measurement tools will be applied to the informal caregivers participating in the study. Then, Mindfulness Compassionate Living Training will be applied. Eight After the session application process, the final test data will be applied.

Conditions

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Mindfulness Compassionate Living Training

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 BEHAVIORAL

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 BEHAVIORAL

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 BEHAVIORAL

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 BEHAVIORAL

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 BEHAVIORAL

The "a compassionate letter" practice with the participants will continue for 15 minutes. "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 BEHAVIORAL

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 BEHAVIORAL

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 BEHAVIORAL

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 BEHAVIORAL

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 BEHAVIORAL

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 BEHAVIORAL

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 BEHAVIORAL

Session 5: Me and others - Expanding the circle

The "a compassionate letter" practice with the participants will continue for 15 minutes. "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 BEHAVIORAL

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 BEHAVIORAL

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 BEHAVIORAL

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 BEHAVIORAL

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

1. Being a caregiver of a patient in a palliative clinic,
2. Being between the ages of 18 and 45,
3. Being willing to participate in the study
4. Being open to communication and cooperation

Exclusion Criteria

1. Having a psychiatric problem in the caregiver of a patient in a palliative clinic.
2. Not being open to communication and cooperation,
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

65 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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Mine CENGİZ

Lecturer Physician

Responsibility Role PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Principal Investigators

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Pınar Tosun Taşar (Associate Professor)

Role: STUDY_CHAIR

Ataturk University Faculty of Medicine

Locations

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Ataturk University Faculty of Nursing

Erzurum, Yakutiye, Turkey (Türkiye)

Site Status

Countries

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Turkey (Türkiye)

Other Identifiers

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MCENGİZ4

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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