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

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

NCT Number	NCT06937606
Lead Sponsor	Wuerzburg University Hospital Collaborators: Robert Bosch Medical Center, University Hospital Tuebingen
Conditions	Caregiver Burden
Enrollment	64 participants
Start Date	2024-07-31
Primary Completion	2025-06-16 (estimated)
Study Completion	2026-05-01 (estimated)
Updated on ClinicalTrials.gov	2025-04-22