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Behavioral Intervention

Self-Compassionate Touch + Habit Formation for Mental Illness

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Waitlist Available

Led By Eli S Susman

Research Sponsored by University of California, Berkeley

Eligibility Criteria Checklist

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Must have

Be older than 18 years old

Timeline

Screening 3 weeks

Treatment Varies

Follow Up change from baseline to 3-month follow-up, and to 6-month followup

Awards & highlights

Study Summary

This trial tests if adding habit-forming tools to self-compassionate touch helps adults. It will be conducted online with 440 participants, with follow-ups at 3 and 6 months.

Who is the study for?

This trial is for adults over 18 living in the USA who can consent to participate, own a smartphone, have email access, and are proficient in English. It's designed for those willing to complete baseline assessments and interested in improving mental health through self-compassionate practices.Check my eligibility

What is being tested?

The study tests if adding habit-forming tools to a self-compassionate touch intervention (SCT+HABITS) provides better outcomes than the touch practice alone. Participants will be randomly assigned to one of these two groups and followed up at 3 and 6 months. The entire intervention is online.See study design

What are the potential side effects?

Since this trial involves non-invasive psychological interventions focused on habit formation and compassionate practices, significant physical side effects are not anticipated. However, emotional discomfort or distress could potentially arise from engaging with personal mental health practices.

Timeline

Screening ~ 3 weeks3 visits

Treatment ~ Varies

Follow Up ~ change from baseline to 3-month follow-up, and to 6-month followup

Screening ~ 3 weeks

Treatment ~ Varies

Follow Up ~change from baseline to 3-month follow-up, and to 6-month followup

This trial's timeline: 3 weeks for screening, Varies for treatment, and change from baseline to 3-month follow-up, and to 6-month followup for reporting.

Treatment Details

Study Objectives

Outcome measures can provide a clearer picture of what you can expect from a treatment.

Primary outcome measures

Practice Automaticity (Practice Self-Report Behavioral Automaticity Index [SRBAI])

Practice Frequency

Secondary outcome measures

Perceived Stress (Perceived-Stress Scale [PSS-10])

Psychopathology (DSM-5 Cross-Cutting Measure [DSM-XC])

Self-Compassion (Sussex-Oxford Compassion for the Self Scale [SOCS-S])

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Other outcome measures

Acceptability and Feasibility (Program Feedback Scale [PFS])

Barriers and Facilitators

Trial Design

2Treatment groups

Experimental Treatment

Active Control

Group I: Self-Compassionate Touch Intervention Plus Habit Formation ToolsExperimental Treatment2 Interventions

SCT+HABITS participants will receive the abovementioned procedures, and will also receive evidence-based tools for forming habits.

Group II: Self-Compassionate Touch Intervention AloneActive Control1 Intervention

All participants will receive the self-compassion intervention after completing their baseline assessment, which will contain the same instructions used in the initial study (see NCT05199779).

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Who is running the clinical trial?

The Greater Good Science Center at the University of California, BerkeleyUNKNOWN

University of California, BerkeleyLead Sponsor

180 Previous Clinical Trials

720,746 Total Patients Enrolled

Mind and Life Institute, Hadley, MassachusettsOTHER

15 Previous Clinical Trials

1,098 Total Patients Enrolled

Media Library

Self-Compassionate Touch Intervention (Behavioral Intervention) Clinical Trial Eligibility Overview. Trial Name: NCT05866718 — N/A

Mental Illness Research Study Groups: Self-Compassionate Touch Intervention Plus Habit Formation Tools, Self-Compassionate Touch Intervention Alone

Mental Illness Clinical Trial 2023: Self-Compassionate Touch Intervention Highlights & Side Effects. Trial Name: NCT05866718 — N/A

Self-Compassionate Touch Intervention (Behavioral Intervention) 2023 Treatment Timeline for Medical Study. Trial Name: NCT05866718 — N/A

Frequently Asked Questions

These questions and answers are submitted by anonymous patients, and have not been verified by our internal team.

What is the cap on the number of participants for this research experiment?

"Affirmative. According to information on clinicaltrials.gov, this trial is recruiting as of June 14th 2023 and was last amended on June 15th 2021. The research team seeks 440 participants at a single location."

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Is it possible to join this test currently?

"Affirmative. The information on clinicaltrials.gov confirms that this trial, which was first posted in June 14th 2023, is actively recruiting participants. Approximately 440 patients are needed from a single medical institution."

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What is the primary objective of this research endeavor?

"The primary outcome to be measured in this research is Practice Frequency between baseline and both 3-month and 6-month follow up. Secondary outcomes include Self-Compassion (using the Sussex-Oxford Compassion for the Self Scale [SOCS-S]), rated on a 20 item 5 point scale with scores ranging from 20 to 100; Self-Compassion Automaticity (utilizing the Self-Compassion Self Report Behavioral Automaticity Index [SRBAI]) assessed through twenty items scored on a 1 to 9 rating system, where higher numbers indicate better results; and Psychopathology as evaluated by DSM -5 Cross Cutting Measure ["

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Recent research and studies

clinicaltrials.govStudy

Can Applying the Science of Habit Formation to Contemplative Practice Improve Outcomes

2023. "Can Applying the Science of Habit Formation to Contemplative Practice Improve Outcomes". ClinicalTrials.gov. https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT05866718.