Brief Self-Compassion Program in Colorectal Cancer

Kübra DAKDEVİR

Status: Completed

Conditions: Colorectal Cancer

Treatments: Other: Brief Self-compassion Program

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT06707337

Ankara Etlik Şehir Hastanesi

Details and patient eligibility

About

In this study, between 1 December 2024-31 March 2025, who met the inclusion and exclusion criteria, a total of 66 patients with colorectal cancer at the Etlik City Hospital General Surgery Department.

Full description

Brief Self-compassion Program will be held in a face-to-face hospital environment for the patients with colorectal cancer in the experimental group. This training program has been developed based on the concepts of Mindfulness-Based Compassionate Living and Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction Programs. The content and topics of the sessions in the program are arranged according to the conceptual structure and flow of the mindfulness-based model. The training program was created in a certain flow, based on the introduction to a short self-compassion program (1 sessions), the importance of self-compassion and self-care in the cancer experience (1 sessions), a self-compassionate approach to challenging emotions and situations (1 sessions). There are 3 sessions in the program and the frequency of sessions is 3 times a week, and each session lasts approximately 45 minutes. The training program will be applied to 33 patients with colorectal cancer in the experimental group.

Enrollment: 66 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18 to 65 years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• 18 years of age and older
• Can speak and understand Turkish
• Has written permission
• Being hospitalized in the General Surgery Clinic of the relevant institution on the dates of the study
• Diagnosed with colorectal cancer
• Having no mental illness that would prevent participation in the study

Exclusion criteria

• Not knowing the diagnosis
• Receiving or having received any psychosocial support or training
• Having previously participated in programs related to self-compassion
• Being meditating
• Having any history of mental retardation or organic brain damage that would prevent participation in the training
• Having a problem with understanding and following the given instructions

Trial design

Primary purpose: Supportive Care

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Single Blind

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66 participants in 2 patient groups

Participant Group

Experimental group

Description:

Brief Self-compassion Program will be held in a face-to-face hospital environment for the patients with colorectal cancer in the experimental group. This training program has been developed based on the concepts of Mindfulness-Based Compassionate Living and Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction Programs. The content and topics of the sessions in the program are arranged according to the conceptual structure and flow of the mindfulness-based model. The training program was created in a certain flow, based on the introduction to a short self-compassion program (1 sessions), the importance of self-compassion and self-care in the cancer experience (1 sessions), a self-compassionate approach to challenging emotions and situations (1 sessions). There are 3 sessions in the program and the frequency of sessions is 3 times a week, and each session lasts approximately 45 minutes. The training program will be applied to 33 patients with colorectal cancer in the experimental group.

Treatment:

Other: Brief Self-compassion Program

Control Group

No Intervention group

Description:

There will be no training or intervention.