Empathy and (Self-)Compassion in Parkinson's Disease Patients and Caregivers
Recruiting
N/A
Interventional Study
Parkinson Disease(PD)
No Placebo Group
Every participant receives an active treatment — no one gets a placebo.
At a Glance
- Age
- 50 – 80
- Sex
- Any
- Study type
- Interventional
- Purpose
- Supportive Care
- Participants needed
- 30 (estimated)
- Sponsor
- Alain Kaelin · Other
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About This Trial
The goal of this clinical trial is to improve quality of life in Parkinson's Disease (PD) patients by increasing their empathy and their (self-)compassion. The main question it aims to answer is:
Does the level of quality of life in PD patients and caregivers improve after empathy/(self-)compassion training?
Participants will be delivered a 6-week empathy and compassion training (mindfulness, wr…
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Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria:
* Diagnosis of PD
* Hoehn and Yahr scale, stage ≤ 3
* Mini Mental State Examination with a score ≥ 26
* Able to give informed consent as documented by signature
* At least, secondary school education
* To have a regular caregiver at home
Exclusion Criteria:
* Any medical condi…
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