Compassionate Imagery for People With An Intellectual Disability

NCT05339191 | Completed

• 1 other identifier: L19092
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 4
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

The current study aims to explore the adaptation of compassionate imagery for people with an intellectual disability who are experiencing mental health difficulties. It will explore whether participants are able to generate and use their own compassionate image, as well as exploring the participants' views of engaging in the workshop. It is an early exploratory study in what is hoped will be a longer process consisting of future feasibility and piloting work. Between 6-10 participants who are attending the National Health Service (NHS) NHS Lanarkshire Community Learning Disability Team and are experiencing mental health difficulties will be recruited. Participants will be asked to attend a two-session workshop through which they will be supported to develop and use their own compassionate image. The research questions will be answered by obtaining descriptive data from data recording sheets completed during the sessions and by interviewing participants about their experiences of the workshop.

Conditions

Intellectual Disability

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• Compassionate image

  Number of participants that are able to generate their own compassionate image

  6 months

Secondary Outcomes (1)

• Self-soothing

  6 months

Study Arms (1)

Compassionate image workshop

EXPERIMENTAL

Participants attend a workshop through which they will be supported to develop and use their own compassionate image.

Behavioral: Compassionate image workshop

Interventions

Compassionate image workshop BEHAVIORAL

Participants attend a workshop through which they will be supported to develop and use their own compassionate image.

Compassionate image workshop

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 16 Years - 100 Years
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: No
• Age Groups: Child (0-17), Adult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)

You may qualify if:

• Open to NHS Lanarkshire's Community Learning Disability Team (CLDT) and will therefore be aged 16 or above
• Experiencing mental health difficulties

You may not qualify if:

• Do not have capacity to provide informed consent
• Have insufficient communication skills to engage with the tasks
• Have sensory impairments which are likely to inhibit their ability to engage with the study materials
• Actively suicidal
• Likely to be disruptive or distressed in a group setting
• Known to have previously engaged in a piece of therapeutic work involving the development of a compassionate image

Sponsors & Collaborators

• NHS Lanarkshire: lead
• University of Glasgow: collaborator

Study Sites (1)

Kilsyth Community Centre

Kilsyth, Lanarkshire, G65 4JE, United Kingdom

Location

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Intellectual Disability

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Neurobehavioral Manifestations; Neurologic Manifestations; Nervous System Diseases; Signs and Symptoms; Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms; Neurodevelopmental Disorders; Mental Disorders

Study Officials

• Miriam Holm

  NHS Lanarkshire

  PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: NA
• Masking: NONE
• Purpose: SUPPORTIVE CARE
• Intervention Model: SINGLE GROUP
• Sponsor Type: OTHER GOV
• Responsible Party: SPONSOR

Model Details: Participants who are attending the NHS Lanarkshire Community Learning Disability Team and are experiencing mental health difficulties will be recruited. Participants will be asked to attend a two-session workshop through which they will be supported to develop and use their own compassionate image. The research questions will be answered by obtaining descriptive data from data recording sheets completed during the sessions and by interviewing participants about their experiences of the workshop.

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: April 14, 2022
• First Posted: April 21, 2022
• Study Start: July 1, 2020
• Primary Completion: April 30, 2021
• Study Completion: April 30, 2021
• Last Updated: April 21, 2022

Record last verified: 2022-04

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will not share

Locations

GB (1)