Clinical Trial

Empathy and (Self-)Compassion in Parkinson's Disease Patients and Caregivers

Recruiting
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Summary
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
Protocol Amendment History 1 amendment
This ClinicalTrials.gov record has been amended once since 2025-07-24.
Status change: Not Yet Recruiting → Recruiting 2025-11-24
Trial Details
NCT Number NCT07097298
Lead Sponsor Alain Kaelin
Collaborators: CTU-EOC Clinical Trial Unit Ente Ospedaliero Cantonale
Conditions Parkinson Disease(PD)
Enrollment 30 participants
Start Date 2025-11-06
Primary Completion 2027-07 (estimated)
Study Completion 2027-07 (estimated)
Updated on ClinicalTrials.gov 2025-12-01