Can Self-Compassion boost quality of life for heart device patients and their families?
NCT ID NCT06988995
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 30, 2026 · Updated 2 times
Summary
This study looks at ways to improve the mental health and quality of life for people with a Left Ventricular Assist Device (LVAD) and their family caregivers. After leaving the hospital, both patients and caregivers often struggle with stress and lower well-being. Participants will fill out two surveys and may receive handouts or a short meeting with a psychologist to learn self-compassion skills. The goal is to find simple ways to support them during the transition home.
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Study facts
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- 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 40 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Dec 2025
- Expected to finish
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Dec 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
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- Ages
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18 to 80 years
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
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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: * LVAD implantation or caregiver or patient with LVAD; over 18 years old; primary caregiver is a family member Exclusion Criteria: * Currently or in the past 3 months received psychotherapy or psychosocial or peer support; hospitalized for psychiatric reasons in the past 6 months; current, active suicidal thoughts or a reported suicide attempt within the past year; a current alcohol/substance use disorder that required immediate treatment; or a current or past thought disorder, psychosis, or unmanaged bipolar disorder; enrolled in another investigational research/clinical trial; toxic/negative dynamic between pt and caregiver; extended post-LVAD implantation course (i.e., more than 2 months in the hospital).
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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University of Florida
RECRUITINGGainesville, Florida, 32605, United States
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