NCT03215134

Self-Criticism Feasibility Study

A Novel Intervention for Self-criticism in a Primary Care Psychological Therapies Service: Feasibility Study

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 20 (actual)
• Sponsor: King's College London · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

This uncontrolled pilot seeks to develop a novel intervention based on Compassion Focused Therapy (CFT), that reduces self-criticism and improves psychological wellbeing. The researchers aim to assess the the acceptability and feasibility of providing such an intervention within a primary mental health care service; and a preliminary indication of the the effectiveness of this intervention?

Detailed description

The intervention is based upon recent unpublished doctoral research that developed this novel treatment within students with high levels of self-criticism. This pilot study aims to adapt the intervention for an Improving Access to Psychological Therapies (IAPT) service, a primary mental-health service in the UK. Self-criticism is a transdiagnostic process across common mental-health disorders and is therefore, a potential target for psychological intervention. Clients at IAPT are likely to present with high levels of self-criticism. This pilot study may help develop an alternative evidence-based intervention that can be routinely offered within IAPT services. The researchers aim to recruit 20 clients registered at Talking Therapies Southwark, experiencing a significant impact of self-criticism on their daily life, and requesting help for self-criticism. Clients that provide consent to participate in this study would receive 6 sessions of this intervention and a 2-month follow-up telephone session.

Conditions

• Self-Criticism

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
OTHER	Self-criticism intervention	Compassion Focused Therapy (Gilbert, 2010) adapted to focus specifically on reducing self-criticism. This intervention was originally developed for a student population (Rose, McIntyre \& Rimes, submitted) and is now being evaluated in a primary mental-health service.

Timeline

• Start date: 2017-05-04
• Primary completion: 2018-04-20
• Completion: 2018-06-12
• First posted: 2017-07-12
• Last updated: 2018-08-09

Locations

1 site across 1 country: United Kingdom