Testing a Brief and Low Intensity Self-compassion Intervention

NCT04984252 | Completed

• 1 other identifier: 040360
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 69
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

The investigators' recent feasibility trial of a self-compassion and active control intervention showed that the self-compassion intervention was promising in reducing state body shame during a 40-minute intervention session. There were three time points where the reduction in the body shame level was significant, indicating three active components in the intervention that led to significant reduction in state body shame. It is unclear if a shorter self-compassion intervention based on only the active components would be as effective as the longer intervention at reducing state body shame. Such a short intervention then could be used as an in-session change method (15-20 mins) as part of a larger package, or as a homework exercise.

Conditions

Body Image Disturbance; Body Image; Shame

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• Change from baseline Subjective units of shame (SUS) at the end of the intervention

  Subjective units of shame (SUS), taken at four points during the intervention (scored 0 no shame to 100 full of shame)

  through study completion, an average of 3 months

Secondary Outcomes (2)

• Body Image States Scale

  through study completion, an average of 3 months

• Shame subscale of the State Shame and Guilt Scale

  through study completion, an average of 3 months

Study Arms (3)

Only Active components

ACTIVE COMPARATOR

15 minutes, once

Behavioral: Self-compassion comprising compassionate body scan-1, compassion body scan-2 and short noticing practice

Inactive components

SHAM COMPARATOR

15 minutes, once

Behavioral: Self-compassion comprising self-compassion break, loving kindness meditation, and breathing exercise.

Distraction group

PLACEBO COMPARATOR

15 minutes, once

Behavioral: Distraction group

Interventions

Self-compassion comprising compassionate body scan-1, compassion body scan-2 and short noticing practice BEHAVIORAL

This intervention includes 3 short meditations that are identified as the active component in the previous study (ID: NCT04665167)

Only Active components

Self-compassion comprising self-compassion break, loving kindness meditation, and breathing exercise. BEHAVIORAL

This intervention includes 3 short meditations that are identified as the inactive component in the previous study (ID: NCT04665167)

Inactive components

Distraction group BEHAVIORAL

Participants will be asked to listen recording on irrelevant topic.

Distraction group

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 18 Years+
• Gender Eligibility Details: Self-identified women
• Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)

You may qualify if:

• Age ≥ 18 years
• Self-identified women
• Be able to use a computer and have an Internet connection

You may not qualify if:

• Insufficient knowledge of English
• Learning disability or psychiatric illness requiring secondary care intervention
• Male
• Under 18 years old
• No access to a tablet or computer with an internet connection
• Body mass index below 18.5

Sponsors & Collaborators

• University of Sheffield: lead

Study Sites (1)

Fidan Turk

Sheffield, S1 2LT, United Kingdom

Location

MeSH Terms

Interventions

Breathing Exercises

Intervention Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Mind-Body Therapies; Complementary Therapies; Therapeutics; Exercise Movement Techniques; Physical Therapy Modalities

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: RANDOMIZED
• Masking: SINGLE
• Who Masked: PARTICIPANT
• Purpose: PREVENTION
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: Principal investigator

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: July 8, 2021
• First Posted: July 30, 2021
• Study Start: August 1, 2021
• Primary Completion: September 16, 2021
• Study Completion: September 18, 2021
• Last Updated: October 5, 2021

Record last verified: 2021-09

Locations

GB (1)