Testing a Brief and Low Intensity Self-compassion Intervention for State Body Shame Among Adult Women: a Randomized Controlled Trial
Trial Snapshot
- Phase
- Not Applicable
- Status
- Completed
- Sponsor
- University of Sheffield
- Enrollment
- 69
- Locations
- 1
- Primary Endpoint
- Change from baseline Subjective units of shame (SUS) at the end of the intervention
Study Overview
Brief Summary
The investigators' recent feasibility trial of a self-compassion and active control intervention showed that the self-compassion intervention was promising in reducing state body shame during a 40-minute intervention session. There were three time points where the reduction in the body shame level was significant, indicating three active components in the intervention that led to significant reduction in state body shame. It is unclear if a shorter self-compassion intervention based on only the active components would be as effective as the longer intervention at reducing state body shame. Such a short intervention then could be used as an in-session change method (15-20 mins) as part of a larger package, or as a homework exercise.
Study Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Allocation
- Randomized
- Intervention Model
- Parallel
- Primary Purpose
- Prevention
- Masking
- Single (Participant)
Eligibility Criteria
- Ages
- 18 Years to — (Adult, Older Adult)
- Sex
- Female
- Accepts Healthy Volunteers
- Yes
Inclusion Criteria
- •Age ≥ 18 years
- •Self-identified women
- •Be able to use a computer and have an Internet connection
Exclusion Criteria
- •Insufficient knowledge of English
- •Learning disability or psychiatric illness requiring secondary care intervention
- •Under 18 years old
- •No access to a tablet or computer with an internet connection
- •Body mass index below 18.5
Arms & Interventions
Only Active components
15 minutes, once
Intervention: Self-compassion comprising compassionate body scan-1, compassion body scan-2 and short noticing practice (Behavioral)
Inactive components
15 minutes, once
Intervention: Self-compassion comprising self-compassion break, loving kindness meditation, and breathing exercise. (Behavioral)
Distraction group
15 minutes, once
Intervention: Distraction group (Behavioral)
Outcomes
Primary Outcomes
Change from baseline Subjective units of shame (SUS) at the end of the intervention
Time Frame: through study completion, an average of 3 months
Subjective units of shame (SUS), taken at four points during the intervention (scored 0 no shame to 100 full of shame)
Secondary Outcomes
- Body Image States Scale(through study completion, an average of 3 months)
- Shame subscale of the State Shame and Guilt Scale(through study completion, an average of 3 months)
Investigators
Fidan Turk
Principal investigator
University of Sheffield