Can compassion training ease burnout for cancer care teams?
NCT ID NCT06722027
First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study tests a new group program called Compassion-Centered Spiritual Health Team Intervention (CCSH-TI) for healthcare workers at a cancer center. The program uses mindfulness and compassion exercises to help staff handle stress and improve teamwork. Researchers will enroll 80 employees and randomly assign them to either the program or usual care, then measure how well the program is received and whether it reduces burnout.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Compassion-Centered Spiritual Health Team Intervention (CCSH-TI) — a group program with mindfulness and compassion exercises
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could provide a practical way to reduce burnout and improve teamwork among healthcare staff.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, early-stage study focused on feasibility, not on proving effectiveness. Results may not apply to other settings or larger groups.
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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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About 80 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Sep 2025
- Expected to finish
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Nov 2026
An estimate. End dates often move.
- 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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Not accepted
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: * Full-time employees working in oncology teams at Winship Cancer Institute; * Employees working in intensive care at Emory University St. Joseph hospital. Exclusion Criteria: * Less than 18 years old
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Conditions
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How to take part
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The places running it
2 sites. The list below names each one and where it is.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Emory University St. Joseph hospital
RECRUITINGAtlanta, Georgia, 30342, United States
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Emory Winship Cancer Institute
RECRUITINGAtlanta, Georgia, 30322, United States
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