Compassionate mind training for patients with heart problems

Compassionate mind training for patients with symptomatic ectopic heartbeats – A pilot randomized controlled trial

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

ISRCTN

Registry ID

ISRCTN16627738

Enrollment

Registered

2023-10-09

Start date

2017-01-01

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2023-10-23

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

Symptomatic ectopic heartbeats Circulatory System

Interventions

The study adopted a randomized controlled trial design, with one between-group factor (intervention group: compassionate mind training and treatment as usual) and one within-group factor (timepoint: p

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Extra symptomatic heartbeats recorded on Holter electrocardiogram (ECG).

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Other untreated cardiovascular diseases (e.g., hypertonia), and untreated sleep apnea.

Design outcomes

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Measured pre and post-intervention: 1. Anxiety and depression symptoms was measured by the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS). 2. Sleep quality was measured by the Karolinska Sleep Questionnaire (KSQ) 3. Satisfaction with life was measured by the satisfaction with life scale (SWLS) 4. Self-Compassion was measured by using the Self-Compassion Scale Short-Form (SCS-SF) 5. Benevolence was measured by using the Benevolence scale (BS)	—

Measure

Time frame

Measured pre and post-intervention: 1. Anxiety and depression symptoms was measured by the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS). 2. Sleep quality was measured by the Karolinska Sleep Questionnaire (KSQ) 3. Satisfaction with life was measured by the satisfaction with life scale (SWLS) 4. Self-Compassion was measured by using the Self-Compassion Scale Short-Form (SCS-SF) 5. Benevolence was measured by using the Benevolence scale (BS)

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Primary

Measure	Time frame
Perceived stress measured using PSS, perceived stress scale at pre and post the intervention, at baseline and after 6 weeks.	—

Countries

Sweden

Contacts

Public ContactChristina Andersson

christina.andersson80@telia.com+46 (0)70 2750898

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ISRCTN (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026