Feasibility Study of an Online Self-Compassion Training for Adults with Type 1 and Type 2 Diabetes

What this Trial Is About

Researchers are evaluating an online program based on Compassionate Mind Training CMT designed for adults living with Type 1 and Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus. This pilot randomized controlled trial aims to assess the feasibility and acceptability of this four-week self-compassion course tailored to reduce diabetes distress, self-criticism, and shame while improving physical health. The study compares participants receiving the compassion training with a waitlist control group who will be offered the intervention after the study. Participants in the intervention group will engage in a four-week online self-compassion course developed with input from diabetes experts and based on Compassionate Mind Training. Each week includes a 30-minute video on a compassionate topic, a daily 10-minute compassionate exercise, and a summary to support learning. Control group participants receive no intervention during the study but can access the course after its completion. Participants will complete self-report measures online at the start weeks 0-1 and after the intervention weeks 9-10. Researchers will track recruitment ease, retention rates in the intervention and study, intervention acceptability, and completion of outcome measures. The primary focus is on changes in diabetes distress, while secondary measures assess self-criticism, shame, and compassionate engagement. The study will run from baseline through 10 weeks with monitoring of adherence and effects.

Feasibility of a Tailored Online Self-compassion Intervention