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NCT Number: NCT04984252

Testing a Brief and Low Intensity Self-compassion Intervention

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.

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Key information

Conditions

Body Image Disturbance Body Image Shame

Age range

18 year and older

Sex eligibility

Female

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Not applicable

Primary location

Fidan Turk

Sheffield, S1 2LT, United Kingdom

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: Yes

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

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
  • Male
  • Under 18 years old
  • No access to a tablet or computer with an internet connection
  • Body mass index below 18.5

Treatment and study plan

Self-compassion comprising compassionate body scan-1, compassion body scan-2 and short noticing practice

Behavioral

This intervention includes 3 short meditations that are identified as the active component in the previous study (ID: NCT04665167)

Self-compassion comprising self-compassion break, loving kindness meditation, and breathing exercise.

Behavioral

This intervention includes 3 short meditations that are identified as the inactive component in the previous study (ID: NCT04665167)

Distraction group

Behavioral

Participants will be asked to listen recording on irrelevant topic.

Primary outcomes

  1. 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

  1. Body Image States Scale

    Time frame: through study completion, an average of 3 months

    It will be used to assess transient feelings about the body and physical appearance. A 6-item scale measures current body-image experiences at a particular point in time or in a specific context. Possible scores range from 6 to 54, and higher scores indicate more positive body image (better outcome).

  2. Shame subscale of the State Shame and Guilt Scale

    Time frame: through study completion, an average of 3 months

    It will be used to test state shame. Possible scores are ranged from 5 to 25. Higher scores indicate worse state shame.

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

University of Sheffield

Other

Registry information

Official study title

Testing a Brief and Low Intensity Self-compassion Intervention for State Body Shame Among Adult Women: a Randomized Controlled Trial

Important dates

Study start
2021
Primary completion
2021
Study completion
2021
First posted
Jul 30, 2021
Registry last updated
Oct 5, 2021

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