Can learning Self-Compassion curb student stress?
NCT ID NCT07781865
First seen Aug 24, 2026 · Last updated Aug 25, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This trial tests whether a 6-week self-compassion-based mindfulness program can lower perceived stress and increase hope among healthcare students. About 60 students will be randomly assigned to either the program or a control group. The program involves weekly group sessions with psychoeducation and exercises. Stress and hope are measured before and after the program to see if it makes a difference.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- A 6-week self-compassion-based mindfulness psychoeducation program delivered in weekly group sessions.
- What this could lead to
- If effective, this program could offer a simple, non-drug way to help students manage stress and maintain hope.
- What could go wrong
- The trial is small (60 participants) and short-term, so results may not apply broadly. It relies on self-reported measures, and benefits might fade after the program ends.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Not a phased trial
Phase numbers describe drug development. The registry uses this when they do not apply, as it does for trials of devices, procedures or behaviour changes, and for observational studies.
- Participants
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60 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Mar 2025
- Finished
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Apr 2025
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
- Ages
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18 years and older
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Accepted
You do not need to have the condition being studied to take part.
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Inclusion Criteria: * Currently enrolled in the Department of Health Care Services * Aged 18 years or older * Willing to participate in the study and provide informed consent * Able to read and understand Turkish * No current psychiatric diagnosis and not receiving active psychiatric treatment * No participation in a mindfulness-, self-compassion-, or stress management-based psychoeducational program within the previous six months Exclusion Criteria: * Current psychiatric diagnosis or active psychiatric treatment * Previous participation in a self-compassion- or mindfulness-based psychoeducational program within the previous six months * Inability to read and understand Turkish * Refusal to provide informed consent
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Tonya Vocational School
Trabzon, Tonya, 61000, Turkey (Türkiye)
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