NCT05993468

A Pilot Study of a Trauma-Sensitive Mindfulness and Compassion Intervention

A Mixed-Methods Pilot Study of a Trauma-Sensitive Mindfulness and Compassion Intervention

• Status: Completed
• Phase: —
• Study type: Observational
• Enrollment: 17 (actual)
• Sponsor: Modum Bad · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years – 65 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

This mixed-methods pilot study aim to assess the changes in symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), complex post-traumatic stress disorder (CPTSD), dissociative symptoms, self-critique, and self-compassion following participation in a 16-week trauma-sensitive mindfulness and compassion (TMC) intervention. Adverse experiences of participation are also explored explicitly.

Detailed description

Seventeen clients most female with severe childhood abuse and PTSD and CPTSD participated in the TMC intervention. A mixed-methods design was used. All clients completed questionnaires before (pre) and after (post) the intervention to gain information on symptom change, self-critique, and self-compassion. Second, a qualitative interview addressing clients' experiences of participation, including an explicit focus on adverse experiences, was conducted.

Conditions

• Complex Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
OTHER	TMC Treatment Approach	The TMC approach consists of 16 weekly group sessions, each lasting 2 hours. The first 10 sessions focus mainly on building mindfulness capacities, and the last 6 sessions on developing compassion toward self and others. Between sessions, participants are encouraged to do exercises with the support of audio files. The approach was developed with a transdiagnostic perspective, including clients with a variety of trauma-related symptoms.

Timeline

• Start date: 2019-01-01
• Primary completion: 2020-01-01
• Completion: 2023-03-01
• First posted: 2023-08-15
• Last updated: 2023-08-21

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Norway