"Does Kindness Matter?" Increasing self-compassion among diabetes patients

"Does Kindness Matter?" A Randomized Controlled Trial investigating the role of self-compassion in reducing depression and improving compliance in diabetes patients.

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

ANZCTR

Registry ID

ACTRN12615000946516

Enrollment

Registered

2015-09-09

Start date

2014-07-09

Completion date

2014-08-29

Last updated

2020-01-13

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Conditions

None listed

Brief summary

This study is a randomized controlled trial in diabetes patients comparing mindful self-compassion training with a wait list control.

Interventions

An eight-week intervention using a mindful self-compassion intervention in which participants will attend a total of eight sessions, two and a quarter hours in duration, conducted once a week. The sessions will be administered in a group setting by a psychologist trained to deliver this intervention

Study design

Allocation

Randomised controlled trial

Intervention model

Parallel

Primary purpose

Educational / counselling / training

Masking

Blinded (masking used) (Subject)

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Age

18 Years to No maximum

Healthy volunteers

Inclusion criteria

Patients with a diagnosis of Type 1 or Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus over the age of 18. Participants must also be English-speaking

Exclusion criteria

Non-english speaking Under 18

Outcome results