Efficacy of Attachment-based Compassion Therapy in Population With Chronic Medical Illness (CUIDA-TEC)

University of Valencia

Status: Unknown

Conditions: Chronic Medical Illness

Treatments: Behavioral: Internet attachment-based compassion therapy (iABCT).

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT04809610

UV-INV_ETICA-1564960

Details and patient eligibility

About

Compassion-Based Interventions are increasingly relevant as a potentially beneficial way to support people with chronic medical conditions and improve different outcomes related with the management of the disease. Online interventions The purpose of this study is to evaluate the effectiveness of the internet version of the attachment-based compassion therapy for improving quality of life in a population with chronic medical illness.

Full description

Our participants will be randomized to one of the following two conditions: 1) the Internet version of the attachment-based compassion therapy, and 2) Waiting list (WL) control group.

The corresponding evaluations of the outcomes will be carried out at different moments of the process: baseline, and a three- and six-month follow-up.

This study will use the internet version of attachment-based compassion therapy (iABCT) for improving the quality of life in a population with chronic medical illness.

Enrollment: 68 estimated patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18+ years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

1. Age > 18 years;
2. ability to understand and read Spanish;
3. access to a computer with the Internet; and
4. fulfill criteria for diagnosis of one of the following chronic medical conditions: diabetes, inflammatory bowel disease, fibromyalgia, low-back chronic pain, migraines, and other conditions.

Exclusion criteria

1. Terminal disease;
2. severe psychiatric disorders comorbidities (schizophrenia, substance dependence, bipolar disorder, psychotic illness) or severe neurologic or medical condition; and
3. receiving psychological treatment or mindfulness training at the time of recruitment.

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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68 participants in 2 patient groups

Intervention group: Internet attachment-based compassion therapy (iABCT).

Experimental group

Description:

The iABCT is a self-applied program based on the attachment theory and the use of compassion meditations. It is composed of 8 modules that have been reformulated to be completely self-applied and include text, images, illustrations, videos, audio with guided meditations, exercises, and homework. Downloadable PDF files will be made available so that users can review them offline. Each module has been optimized to have a duration of 60 and 90 minutes approximately. The entire intervention is estimated to be completed in eight weeks.

Treatment:

Behavioral: Internet attachment-based compassion therapy (iABCT).

Control group: Waiting list control group.

No Intervention group

Description:

Participants in this condition will be informed that they will have access to the intervention at 3 months (after the intervention group).