The Effect of Mindfulness Compassionate Living Training on Ruminative Thinking and Sleep Quality
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Brief Summary
This study was planned to evaluate the effects of Mindfulness Compassionate Living training on ruminative thinking and sleep quality in informal caregivers of patients in a palliative clinic in Turkey. The data of the study will be conducted between November 2024 and April 2025 in the Palliative Clinic of Atatürk University Health Research and Application Center located in the city center of Erzurum. The universe of the study will consist of individuals between the ages of 18 and 45 who are caregivers of patients in the palliative clinic during the specified date range. The sample size of the study was calculated using the GPower computer program. In the calculation made with the power analysis at α=0.05 level, the effect size was 150, 153 (d=0.8) and the power of the study was 90%, it was calculated that at least 68 patients should be included in the sample. Patients who meet the research criteria and agree to participate in the study will be randomly assigned to one experimental and one control group.An introductory information form prepared by the researcher in line with the literature, containing the socio-demographic data of patients and their caregivers in the palliative clinic, the Ruminative Thinking Style Scale to assess the general thought tendency of individuals, the Level 2 Sleep Disorder Adult Short Form (PROMIS) to assess sleep quality, the Self-Compassion Scale Short Form (SCI-S) to assess self-compassion, and the Mindful Awareness Scale (MMIS) to assess conscious awareness will be used.
Trial Health
Trial Health Score
Automated assessment based on enrollment pace, timeline, and geographic reach
participants targeted
Target at P25-P50 for not_applicable
Started Nov 2024
Shorter than P25 for not_applicable
1 active site
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Study Timeline
Key milestones and dates
Study Start
First participant enrolled
November 30, 2024
CompletedPrimary Completion
Last participant's last visit for primary outcome
December 20, 2024
CompletedFirst Submitted
Initial submission to the registry
February 18, 2025
CompletedStudy Completion
Last participant's last visit for all outcomes
February 18, 2025
CompletedFirst Posted
Study publicly available on registry
February 21, 2025
CompletedFebruary 21, 2025
February 1, 2025
20 days
February 18, 2025
February 18, 2025
Conditions
Keywords
Outcome Measures
Primary Outcomes (1)
Introductory Information Form
The form consists of 16 questions prepared by the researcher within the scope of the literature, including information about the patient and caregiver in the palliative clinic. The created form includes questions covering the caregiver's age, gender, place of residence, education status, social security, marital status, profession and the process in which he/she provided care to the patient.
up to 1 day
Secondary Outcomes (1)
Ruminative Thinking Style Scale
up to 1 day
Other Outcomes (3)
Level 2 Adult Sleep Disorder Short Form (PROMIS)
up to 1 day
Self-Compassion Scale Short Form (SCI-K)
up to 1 day
Conscious Awareness Scale (CAS)
up to 1 day
Study Arms (8)
Session 1: How We Evolved - Threat, Impulse, and Soothing Systems
EXPERIMENTAL* A "breath break with kindness" is practiced. * Encourage them to think about how threat, impulse and sedative systems have developed in their own lives. * A "safe place" application is made. * "Courtesy meditation" is done.
Session 2: Threat and Self-Compassion
EXPERIMENTAL* A "breath break with kindness" is practiced. * "Building a compassionate relationship with resilience" and "kindness meditation: a benevolent" practices are made. * "A hand on your heart" and "a compassionate comrade" practices are made.
Session 3: Unraveling the Knots of Desire and Patterns Agenda
EXPERIMENTAL* Talk about homework. * A "breath break with kindness" is practiced. * "Establishing a compassionate relationship with desire", "guided meditation to discover the inner pattern", "courtesy meditation: a good friend" practices are made.
Session 4: Internalizing compassion
EXPERIMENTAL* "Pretend-to-pretend" practice is made for participants to observe themselves. * In addition to the previous practices, the practice of "internalizing compassion" is made in order to increase their expanded mindfulness. * Courtesy meditation: a neutral person", "kindness towards your body", which is based on mindfulness practices and increases body awareness and mindful movement, is carried out. During the day, they will be informed that they should do the "walking with kindness" practice on their own.
Session 5: Me and others - Expanding the circle
EXPERIMENTAL* A "compassionate letter" application is made by asking participants to think about a situation they encountered recently or some time ago and is still causing distress. It is explained that they can gain insight with this application. * "Courtesy meditation: the 'difficult' person", "compassion and breathing: yourself" and "compassionate breathing: others" practices are made
Session 6: Growing happiness
EXPERIMENTAL* "Revisiting the good" practice is carried out to define the five sense organs for the participants. * "Forgiveness", "Asking for forgiveness", "forgiving others", "gratitude" practices are carried out. * The practice is expanded as "kindness meditation: groups and all beings".
Session 7: Weaving Wisdom and Compassion into Daily Life
EXPERIMENTAL* Participants are made to choose a day in their life and allow a few minutes to pause in a mindful way. * "A breather for wise and compassionate action", "calmness meditation" and "joy sharing meditation" practices are carried out.
Session 8: Living with the Heart
EXPERIMENTAL* The participants are told about the applications that they can apply for, where they need help to develop compassion towards self-healing skills, and the whole training is evaluated. * The "river of life" application, which evaluates mindfulness in depth, is carried out. * An overall summary of the 8-session study is made and feedback is received.
Interventions
The practice of "Breath break with kindness" will be applied for 5 minutes. Afterwards, 15 minutes of information on threats, impulses and soothing systems, "A safe place" application for 11 minutes, "Courtesy meditation" for 10 minutes. After each application, 10 minutes of feedback will be received from the participants.
The practice of "breathing with kindness" will be done for 7 minutes. The practice of "Building a compassionate relationship with resilience" will be held for 12 minutes, and the practice of "Kindness meditation: a benevolent" will take place for 11 minutes. "A hand over your heart" application will be made for 3 minutes and "A compassionate comrade" application will be done for 10 minutes. After each application, 3 minutes of feedback will be received from the participants.
The practice of "breathing with kindness" will be done for 7 minutes. "Building a compassionate relationship with desire" 12 minutes, "Guided meditation to discover the inner pattern" 10 minutes and "Courtesy meditation: a good friend" 11 minutes. Except for the "breath break with kindness" application, 3 minutes of feedback will be received from the participants after each application
The "pretend-to-be" practice for the participants to observe themselves will be made for 10 minutes. The practice of "internalizing compassion" will be done for 7 minutes, "kindness meditation: a neutral person" practice for 10 minutes, and "kindness towards your body" for 10 minutes. After each application, 3 minutes of feedback will be received from the participants.
The "a compassionate letter" practice with the participants will continue for 15 minutes. "meditation: the 'difficult' person" 8 minutes, "compassion and breathing: yourself" 10 minutes and "compassionate breathing: others" 7 minutes. A "compassionate break" application is performed for 7 minutes.
The practice of "Revisiting the good" is carried out for 10 minutes with the participants. "Forgive yourself", "wish for forgiveness", "forgive others", "gratitude" practices will be held for 5 minutes each and will take 20 minutes in total. "Courtesy meditation: groups and all beings" will be practiced for 10 minutes. After each application, 3 minutes of feedback will be received from the participants
Participants will be given 10 minutes to choose a day in their life and allow a few minutes to pause mindfully. The practice of "a breather for wise and compassionate action" is 10 minutes, the practice of "calmness meditation" is 8 minutes, and the practice of "sharing the joy meditation" is 8 minutes. After each application, 3 minutes of feedback will be received from the participants.
The participants are told about the applications they can apply for, where they need help to develop compassion towards self-healing skills, and the entire training will be evaluated for 20 minutes. The "river of life" application is carried out for 20 minutes. 10 minutes of feedback will be received after the application.
Eligibility Criteria
You may qualify if:
- Being a caregiver of a patient in a palliative clinic,
- Being between the ages of 18 and 45,
- Being willing to participate in the study
- Being open to communication and cooperation
You may not qualify if:
- Having a psychiatric problem in the caregiver of a patient in a palliative clinic.
- Not being open to communication and cooperation,
Contact the study team to confirm eligibility.
Sponsors & Collaborators
Study Sites (1)
Ataturk University Faculty of Nursing
Erzurum, Yakutiye, Turkey (Türkiye)
MeSH Terms
Conditions
Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)
Study Officials
- STUDY CHAIR
Pınar Tosun Taşar (Associate Professor)
Ataturk University Faculty of Medicine
Study Design
- Study Type
- interventional
- Phase
- not applicable
- Allocation
- RANDOMIZED
- Masking
- SINGLE
- Who Masked
- OUTCOMES ASSESSOR
- Purpose
- SUPPORTIVE CARE
- Intervention Model
- PARALLEL
- Sponsor Type
- OTHER
- Responsible Party
- PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
- PI Title
- Lecturer Physician
Study Record Dates
First Submitted
February 18, 2025
First Posted
February 21, 2025
Study Start
November 30, 2024
Primary Completion
December 20, 2024
Study Completion
February 18, 2025
Last Updated
February 21, 2025
Record last verified: 2025-02