Emotional Competence and Compassion Training

Emotional Intelligence Clinical Trial

— ECCT  

Official title:

Scientific Evaluation of Trainings for Emotional Competence, Compassion and Relationship Competences

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Recruiting

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT03790319
• Other study ID #: ECCT
• Status: Recruiting
• Start date: January 1, 2019
• Est. completion date: July 31, 2020

Study information

• Verified date: February 2019
• Source: Charite University, Berlin, Germany
• Contact: Michael Jeitler, Dr.
• Phone: +49 30 80505 693
• Email: michael.jeitler[@]charite.de
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Study type: Observational

Clinical Trial Summary

In this study several different face-to-face workshops about emotional competence and compassion are scientifically evaluated with psychometric questionnaires and heart rate variability measuring.

Description:

Stress and stress related diseases are a huge health burden in modern societies. Psycho-emotional stress plays a key role in stress regulation. Therefore this study aims to investigate the effects of online-courses addressing emotion regulation.

For this aim several different workshops about emotional competence and compassion are scientifically evaluated with psychometric questionnaires and heart rate variability measuring. The workshops are planned by the trainers and people register on their own initiative.

The seminars are either single workshops over three days or a yearly program consisting of three three-day-workshops. They consist of lectures and exercises about the character of the different feelings, about the characteristics of emotions and teach practices on how to dael with difficult emotions.

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Recruiting
• Enrollment: 50
• Est. completion date: July 31, 2020
• Est. primary completion date: December 31, 2019
• Accepts healthy volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers
• Gender: All
• Age group: 18 Years to 85 Years

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

• 18-85 years

• participation in one of the included courses

• e-mail address

Exclusion Criteria:

• participation in another study

• no verbal communication (german) possible

• dementia or another disease that limits cognitive abilities

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Emotional Intelligence

Intervention

Behavioral:
• The Power of Feelings
Three workshops of three days each teach about the five basic feelings rage, sadness, fear, shame and joy and talk about the powerful and destructive qualities they can have. In addition to that they are about how to deal with emotions, which are defined as unfelt feelings of the past. Smaller lectures give the participants an overview about the themes. Through exercises the participants can make experiences p.e. about each of the feelings. Another element is the sharing in dyads or small groups about actual feelings to practice emotional disclosure and to build a culture of openness and compassion.
• The Emotional Backpack
One workshop of three days teach about how to deal with emotions, which are defined as unfelt feelings of the past. They show a way to work in couples with a form of emotional disclosure that helps process emotions that have been overwhelming in the past. Smaller lectures give the participants an overview about the themes. Through exercises the participants can make experiences p.e. about each of the feelings. Another element is the sharing in dyads or small groups about actual feelings to practice emotional disclosure and to build a culture of openness and compassion.

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
Germany	Charité Medical University, Department of Integrative Medicine at the Immanual Hospital Berlin	Berlin

Sponsors (1)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
Charite University, Berlin, Germany

Country where clinical trial is conducted

Germany, 

Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Primary	Self-Report Measure for the Assessment of Emotion Regulation Skills (SEK-27)	Assessing full scale, range 0-108, higher score meaning a better outcome	Assessing change from baseline to 3 months and 6 months after baseline in single workshops and baseline to 3, 6, 9 and 12 months after baseline in the yearly program
Secondary	The Saarbrücken Personality Questionnaire (SPF) based on the Interpersonal Reactivity Index (IRI)	Assessing full scale, range 16-80, higher score meaning a better outcome	Assessing change from baseline to 3 months and 6 months after baseline in single workshops and baseline to 3, 6, 9 and 12 months after baseline in the yearly program
Secondary	The World Health Organisation- Five Well-Being Index (WHO-5)	assessing full scale, range 0-100, higher score meaning a better outcome	Assessing change from baseline to 3 months and 6 months after baseline in single workshops and baseline to 3, 6, 9 and 12 months after baseline in the yearly program
Secondary	General Self-efficacy Short Scale (ASKU)	Assessing full scale, range 3-15, higher score meaning a better outcome	Assessing change from baseline to 3 months and 6 months after baseline in single workshops and baseline to 3, 6, 9 and 12 months after baseline in the yearly program
Secondary	Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS)	Assessing full scale, range 0-42, lower score meaning a better outcome	Assessing change from baseline to 3 months and 6 months after baseline in single workshops and baseline to 3, 6, 9 and 12 months after baseline in the yearly program
Secondary	Mindful Attention Awareness Scale (MAAS)	Assessing full scale, range 15-90, higher score meaning a better outcome	Assessing change from baseline to 3 months and 6 months after baseline in single workshops and baseline to 3, 6, 9 and 12 months after baseline in the yearly program
Secondary	Perceived Stress Scale (PSS-10)	Assessing full scale, range 0-40, lower score meaning a better outcome	Assessing change from baseline to 3 months and 6 months after baseline in single workshops and baseline to 3, 6, 9 and 12 months after baseline in the yearly program
Secondary	Medical Outcomes Study Short Form (MOS SF-36)	Assessing full scale, range 0-100, higher score meaning a better outcome	Assessing change from baseline to 3 months and 6 months after baseline in single workshops and baseline to 3, 6, 9 and 12 months after baseline in the yearly program
Secondary	Heart Rate Variability (HRV)	24h measuring	Assessing change from baseline to 3 and 6 months after baseline in the yearly program