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Kindness as medicine: can compassion training beat stress for students?

NCT ID NCT05197595

Symptom relief Sponsor: Hospital Miguel Servet Source: ClinicalTrials.gov ↗

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First seen Jul 23, 2026 · Last updated Jul 24, 2026 · Updated 1 time

Summary

University life brings many stressors that can harm mental health and academic performance. This trial tests whether a 6-week attachment-based compassion therapy program can reduce psychological distress in students aged 18–30, compared to a relaxation program. Around 240 participants will be assigned to either compassion training or relaxation sessions, both lasting 6 weeks. The study measures changes in depression, anxiety, and stress using a standard questionnaire.

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Active substance
a 6-week attachment-based compassion therapy program
What this could lead to
If effective, this compassion program could offer a low-cost, scalable way to reduce stress and improve mental health among university students.
What could go wrong
This is a relatively small trial comparing two active interventions, so any difference may be modest. Results may not generalize beyond this specific student population.

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Study facts

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Phase

Not a phased trial

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Participants

240 people

The number who actually took part.

Started

Nov 2021

Finished

Jan 2024

Lead sponsor

Other sponsor

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Who can take part

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Ages

18 to 30 years

Sex

Anyone

Healthy volunteers

Accepted

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Inclusion Criteria: * Age: 18-30 years old. * Study undergraduate or master's degrees at the University of Zaragoza. * Understand perfectly spoken and written Spanish. * Grant informed consent. Exclusion Criteria: * Any diagnose of disease that may affect central nervous system (brain pathology traumatic brain injury, dementia, etc.). * Other psychiatric diagnoses or acute psychiatric illness (substance dependence or abuse, history of schizophrenia or other psychotic disorders, eating disorders, etc.) except for anxious pathology or personality disorders. * Any medical, infectious or degenerative disease that may affect mood, presence of delusional ideas or hallucinations consistent or not with mood, and suicide risk.

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Conditions

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Psychological Well-Being

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Mental health wellness

Contacts and locations

Locations

  • Miguel Servet University Hospital

    Zaragoza, Zaragoza, 50009, Spain

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