Empathy and (Self-)Compassion to Improve the Quality of Life of Parkinson's Disease Patients and Caregivers: an Exploratory Study
试验速览
- 阶段
- 不适用
- 状态
- 招募中
- 发起方
- Alain Kaelin
- 入组人数
- 30
- 试验地点
- 1
- 主要终点
- PD patients quality of life improvement
研究概览
简要总结
The goal of this clinical trial is to improve quality of life in Parkinson's Disease (PD) patients by increasing their empathy and their (self-)compassion. The main question it aims to answer is:
Does the level of quality of life in PD patients and caregivers improve after empathy/(self-)compassion training?
Participants will be delivered a 6-week empathy and compassion training (mindfulness, writing and poetry exercises addressing the cognitive, emotional, motivational and behavioural components of (self-)compassion) and will also be asked to answer questionnaires before and after the training
研究设计
- 研究类型
- Interventional
- 分配方式
- Na
- 干预模型
- Single Group
- 主要目的
- Supportive Care
- 盲法
- None
入排标准
- 年龄范围
- 50 Years 至 80 Years（Adult, Older Adult）
- 性别
- All
- 接受健康志愿者
- 否
入选标准
- •Diagnosis of PD
- •Hoehn and Yahr scale, stage ≤ 3
- •Mini Mental State Examination with a score ≥ 26
- •Able to give informed consent as documented by signature
- •At least, secondary school education
- •To have a regular caregiver at home
排除标准
- •Any medical condition that is not PD, such as drug induced parkinsonism
- •Major depression, dysthymia, or according to DSM-V
- •Other neurological or psychiatric diseases
- •Neuropsychological scores compatible with the diagnosis of early dementia
- •Inability to follow the procedures of the study, e.g. due to language problems, psychological disorders, etc
- •For CAREGIVERS:
- •Inclusion criteria
- •Taking care of the patient on a regular basis, i.e., at least 3 days per week
- •Being caregiver of the patients for at least 3 months
- •At least, secondary school education
- •Written informed consent
结局指标
主要结局
PD patients quality of life improvement
时间窗: from baseline to the end of intervention (6weeks)
the change (no min / max values foreseen) in the level of quality of life in PD patients as measured by the Parkinson's Disease Questionnaire (PDQ-8), which assesses 8 domains of quality of life: mobility, activities of daily of living, emotional well-being, stigma, social support, cognition, communication, and bodily discomfort; higher scores indicate a worse quality of life
PD patients quality of life improvement
时间窗: from baseline to the end of intervention (6weeks)
the change (no min / max values foreseen) in the level of quality of life in PD patients as measured by the Parkinson's Disease Questionnaire (PDQ-8), which assesses 8 domains of quality of life: mobility, activities of daily of living, emotional well-being, stigma, social support, cognition, communication, and bodily discomfort; higher scores indicate a worse quality of life
次要结局
- change in the level of empathy in PD patients and caregivers(from baseline to the end of intervention (6weeks))
- self-compassion level change in PD patients and caregivers(from baseline to the end of intervention (6weeks))
- compassion level change in PD patients and caregivers(from baseline to the end of intervention (6weeks))
- quality of life level change in caregivers(from baseline to the end of intervention (6weeks))
研究者
Alain Kaelin
Prof. MD PhD
Ente Ospedaliero Cantonale, Bellinzona