Rebalance: Compassion Focused Therapy in a Transdiagnostic Health Group

University of Edinburgh

Status: Completed

Conditions: Compassion; Chronic Disease; Psychological Adjustment

Treatments: Other: Compassion Focussed Therapy

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT04040972

18/SS/0164

Details and patient eligibility

About

This study evaluates the use of group Compassion Focussed Therapy in a population with various and/or multiple long term health conditions. A multiple baseline, single case experimental design will be used with a view to evaluate changes in psychological adjustment and compassion. Daily data and weekly questionnaire batteries will be collected across a baseline period and ten weeks of group intervention. Participants will be those already referred to the group by a clinician as part of their routine care.

Enrollment: 6 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18+ years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Experiencing difficulties adjusting to one or more chronic physical health condition(s)
• Willing and motivated to attend a nine-week group facilitated in English
• Exhibit sufficient interpersonal skills and impulse control to allow them to engage with group members without disrupting group dynamics
• Able to provide informed consent

Exclusion criteria

• Moderate or severe impairment of cognitive function
• Primary problem related to drug or alcohol misuse
• Actively suicidal or experiencing an acute deterioration in their mental health including experiencing an acute psychotic episode

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: N/A

Interventional model: Single Group Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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6 participants in 1 patient group

Rebalance - Group Compassion Focussed Therapy

Experimental group

Treatment:

Other: Compassion Focussed Therapy