NCT05202743

Online Self-Compassion Course for pALS (Compassion pALS)

Cultivating Self-Compassion Course for Persons Living With Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis

• Status: Completed
• Phase: —
• Study type: Observational
• Enrollment: 5 (actual)
• Sponsor: Washington University School of Medicine · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years
• Healthy volunteers: —

Summary

This study is designed to be a pragmatic, single-arm trial to evaluate the efficacy, implementation, and feasibility of an online ALS-specific self-compassion training program to enhance self-compassion and improve quality of life.

Detailed description

Optimizing quality of life for people with ALS is a primary goal of ALS multidisciplinary care, Therefore, it is especially important to conduct research into interventions to address the psychological needs and well-being of people with ALS. Recent studies have shown that mindfulness-based interventions promote improved quality of life for people with ALS. It is essential that such strategies as mindfulness-based interventions consider the specific needs of the ALS population and potential barriers to participation. Very few studies have evaluated mindfulness-based interventions in the ALS population and no studies to date have evaluated self-compassion people with ALS. Self-compassion has been linked to increased emotional resilience, psychological well-being, and quality of life in multiple populations. The intervention will include a 2-part workshop entitled 'Introduction to Mindful Self-Compassion for Persons Living with Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis.' Experience and feedback gained from the workshop will be incorporated into the format for an 8-week course in Cultivating Self-Compassion for persons living with ALS (Compassion pALS). Compassion pALS will be adapted from the Mindful Self-Compassion (MSC) Program to accommodate ALS clinical features and limit potential barriers to participation. The primary outcome will be quality of life assessed with the Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Assessment Questionnaire 5 (ALSA-5). Participants will be assessed at the 2-part workshop (T0, baseline), start of the 8 week Compassion pALS course (T1 = pre-intervention); after completing the intervention (T2, post-intervention). Secondary outcomes will include Secondary outcome measures the Self-Compassion Scale Short Form (SCS-SF), Patient Health Questionnaire-9 (PHQ-9), General Anxiety Disorder-7 (GAD-7), Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Functional Rating Scale-R (ALSFRS-R), Feasibility of Intervention Measure (FIM), Acceptability of Intervention Measure (AIM), and Intervention Appropriateness Measure (IAM).

Conditions

• Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
OTHER	Observational for ALS patients	Open to ALS patients interested in mindfulness training.

Timeline

• Start date: 2021-12-17
• Primary completion: 2022-05-30
• Completion: 2022-06-01
• First posted: 2022-01-21
• Last updated: 2022-06-13

Locations

1 site across 1 country: United States