Emotional Competence and Compassion Training (ECCT)

Scientific Evaluation of Trainings for Emotional Competence, Compassion and Relationship Competences

In this study several different face-to-face workshops about emotional competence and compassion are scientifically evaluated with psychometric questionnaires and heart rate variability measuring.

Study Overview

• Status: Unknown
• Conditions: Emotional Intelligence
• Intervention / Treatment: Behavioral: The Emotional Backpack; Behavioral: The Power of Feelings

Detailed Description

Stress and stress related diseases are a huge health burden in modern societies. Psycho-emotional stress plays a key role in stress regulation. Therefore this study aims to investigate the effects of online-courses addressing emotion regulation.

For this aim several different workshops about emotional competence and compassion are scientifically evaluated with psychometric questionnaires and heart rate variability measuring. The workshops are planned by the trainers and people register on their own initiative.

The seminars are either single workshops over three days or a yearly program consisting of three three-day-workshops. They consist of lectures and exercises about the character of the different feelings, about the characteristics of emotions and teach practices on how to dael with difficult emotions.

• Study Type: Observational
• Enrollment (Anticipated): 50

Contacts and Locations

Study Locations

• Germany
  • Berlin, Germany, 14109
    • Recruiting
    • Charité Medical University, Department of Integrative Medicine at the Immanual Hospital Berlin
    • Contact: Miriam Rösner; Phone Number: 030 - 80505 - 682; Email: m.roesner@immanuel.de

Participation Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

• Ages Eligible for Study: 18 years to 85 years (Adult, Older Adult)
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Genders Eligible for Study: All

• Sampling Method: Non-Probability Sample

Study Population

healthy adults who enrolled themselves from their own initiative into one of the included courses

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

• 18-85 years
• participation in one of the included courses
• e-mail address

Exclusion Criteria:

• participation in another study
• no verbal communication (german) possible
• dementia or another disease that limits cognitive abilities

Study Plan

How is the study designed?

Number of groups / cohorts

2

Cohorts and Interventions

Group / Cohort	Intervention / Treatment
Single Workshop 'The Emotional Backpack'; Subjects of this group are participating in one single workshop over three days.	Behavioral: The Emotional Backpack; One workshop of three days teach about how to deal with emotions, which are defined as unfelt feelings of the past. They show a way to work in couples with a form of emotional disclosure that helps process emotions that have been overwhelming in the past. Smaller lectures give the participants an overview about the themes. Through exercises the participants can make experiences p.e. about each of the feelings. Another element is the sharing in dyads or small groups about actual feelings to practice emotional disclosure and to build a culture of openness and compassion.
Year Program 'The Power of Feelings'; Subjects of this group are participating in three workshops of over 3 days each in a continuing group over nine months. They are animated to deal with the content inbetween the workshops through biweekly e-mails and to exchange in couples.	Behavioral: The Power of Feelings; Three workshops of three days each teach about the five basic feelings rage, sadness, fear, shame and joy and talk about the powerful and destructive qualities they can have. In addition to that they are about how to deal with emotions, which are defined as unfelt feelings of the past. Smaller lectures give the participants an overview about the themes. Through exercises the participants can make experiences p.e. about each of the feelings. Another element is the sharing in dyads or small groups about actual feelings to practice emotional disclosure and to build a culture of openness and compassion.

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
Self-Report Measure for the Assessment of Emotion Regulation Skills (SEK-27)	Assessing full scale, range 0-108, higher score meaning a better outcome	Assessing change from baseline to 3 months and 6 months after baseline in single workshops and baseline to 3, 6, 9 and 12 months after baseline in the yearly program

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
General Self-efficacy Short Scale (ASKU)	Assessing full scale, range 3-15, higher score meaning a better outcome	Assessing change from baseline to 3 months and 6 months after baseline in single workshops and baseline to 3, 6, 9 and 12 months after baseline in the yearly program
Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS)	Assessing full scale, range 0-42, lower score meaning a better outcome	Assessing change from baseline to 3 months and 6 months after baseline in single workshops and baseline to 3, 6, 9 and 12 months after baseline in the yearly program
Mindful Attention Awareness Scale (MAAS)	Assessing full scale, range 15-90, higher score meaning a better outcome	Assessing change from baseline to 3 months and 6 months after baseline in single workshops and baseline to 3, 6, 9 and 12 months after baseline in the yearly program
Perceived Stress Scale (PSS-10)	Assessing full scale, range 0-40, lower score meaning a better outcome	Assessing change from baseline to 3 months and 6 months after baseline in single workshops and baseline to 3, 6, 9 and 12 months after baseline in the yearly program
Medical Outcomes Study Short Form (MOS SF-36)	Assessing full scale, range 0-100, higher score meaning a better outcome	Assessing change from baseline to 3 months and 6 months after baseline in single workshops and baseline to 3, 6, 9 and 12 months after baseline in the yearly program
Heart Rate Variability (HRV)	24h measuring	Assessing change from baseline to 3 and 6 months after baseline in the yearly program
The Saarbrücken Personality Questionnaire (SPF) based on the Interpersonal Reactivity Index (IRI)	Assessing full scale, range 16-80, higher score meaning a better outcome	Assessing change from baseline to 3 months and 6 months after baseline in single workshops and baseline to 3, 6, 9 and 12 months after baseline in the yearly program
The World Health Organisation- Five Well-Being Index (WHO-5)	assessing full scale, range 0-100, higher score meaning a better outcome	Assessing change from baseline to 3 months and 6 months after baseline in single workshops and baseline to 3, 6, 9 and 12 months after baseline in the yearly program

Collaborators and Investigators

• Sponsor: Charite University, Berlin, Germany
• Investigators: Principal Investigator: Andreas Michalsen, Prof., Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin

Study record dates

Study Major Dates

• Study Start (Actual): January 1, 2019
• Primary Completion (Anticipated): December 31, 2019
• Study Completion (Anticipated): July 31, 2020

Study Registration Dates

• First Submitted: December 14, 2018
• First Submitted That Met QC Criteria: December 27, 2018
• First Posted (Actual): December 31, 2018

Study Record Updates

• Last Update Posted (Actual): February 12, 2019
• Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria: February 11, 2019
• Last Verified: February 1, 2019

More Information

Terms related to this study

• Keywords: Stress; Emotion
• Other Study ID Numbers: ECCT

Drug and device information, study documents

• Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product: No
• Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product: No