NCT06937606

Decrease Caregiving Fatigue in Group Leaders of a Support Group for Women After Cancer

A Randomized, Controlled Trial to Increase Self-compassion and Decrease Caregiving Fatigue in Group Leaders of a Support Group for Women After Cancer (GLOW) - an Adaption of the Mindful Self-Compassion Program for Healthcare Communities

• Status: Enrolling By Invitation
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 64 (estimated)
• Sponsor: Wuerzburg University Hospital · Academic / Other
• Sex: Female
• Age: 18 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

This exploratory study aims to evaluate the effect of a self-compassion training developed for health professionals on leaders of self-help groups. Hypothesis/primary goal: An online group intervention adapted from the "Self-compassion for health-care communities program" validated for health professionals leads to an increase in self-compassion among leaders of cancer self-help groups. Secondary goals: level of self-compassion at the end of the course as a mediator for therapeutic variables after 6 weeks, decrease in caregiver fatigue, secondary traumatic stress/burnout risk, personal distress and sick leave, decrease in fears of self-compassion/compassion for others; increase in mindfulness, self-efficacy, compassion for others and resilience; direct costs; safety; Intervention: Online group intervention: led by a certified mindfulness teacher for Mindful Self-Compassion and additional qualification in Self-Compassion in Healthcare Communities (duration: 6 weekly appointments of 90 min each); control intervention: waiting group

Conditions

• Caregiver Burden

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
BEHAVIORAL	Self-compassion training	Online group intervention: led by a certified mindfulness teacher for mindful self-compassion and additional qualification in self-compassion in healthcare communities (duration: 6 weekly appointments of 90 min each);

Timeline

• Start date: 2024-07-31
• Primary completion: 2025-06-16
• Completion: 2026-05-01
• First posted: 2025-04-22
• Last updated: 2025-04-22

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Germany