CCSH (Compassion-Centered Spiritual Health) for Teams

Part of paid clinical trials in Atlanta, Georgia.

Sponsor
Emory University
Study ID
NCT06722027
Status
Recruiting
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Conditions

  • Health Behavior

Eligibility Criteria

Sex
ALL
Age
18 Years - N/A
Healthy Volunteers
Not accepted

Interventions

  • Compassion Centered Spiritual Health Team Intervention (CCSH-TI) — BEHAVIORAL
    Delivered to healthcare teams by spiritual health clinicians proficient in group facilitation. It is composed of 4 sessions delivered every other week and lasting 60 minutes each. CCSH-TI sessions teach participants to attune to their interpersonal relationships; acknowledge and allow difficult emotions; and access compassion. It also provides psychoeducation about skillful coping strategies. Each session consists of didactic material about team norms and safety, a feeling check-in, facilitated group discussions about social connection and professional team building, and meditations to promote mindfulness, to cultivate a feeling of being nurtured, and to access compassion for self and others. CCSH-TI is delivered to healthcare teams by spiritual health clinicians proficient in group facilitation.
  • Treatment as Usual — BEHAVIORAL
    TAU refers to the current buffet of wellness and professional development activities that are available to employees at the Winship Cancer Institute.

Study Details

Emory Spiritual Health has developed a Compassion-Centered Spiritual Health group-based intervention, called CCSH Interventions for Teams, and are enrolling staff and providers into the groups in this randomized study design. The groups will meet once every other week for 60 minutes for 8 weeks (4 sessions total). The investigators will evaluate the feasibility and acceptability of this novel team-based intervention that includes mindfulness and compassion-based approaches with mixed-role oncology teams. Employees (n = 80; nurses, advanced practice providers (APPs), physicians, staff) working at an NCI- designated Comprehensive Cancer Center will be randomized by team (8-12 employees/group) to Compassion Centered Spiritual Health Team Intervention (CCSH-TI) or TAU (Treatment as Usual) group. The research objective is to evaluate the feasibility and acceptability of CCSH-TI, and to develop and validate a novel, low-burden ambulatory assessment "toolkit" to improve the measurement of psychological safety and burnout.

Key Dates

Start date
Sep 24, 2025
Status verified
Apr 2026
Primary completion
Oct 30, 2026
Completion
Nov 30, 2026

Study Design

Enrollment
80 participants (estimated)
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
SUPPORTIVE_CARE

Arms

  • Experimental: CCSH-TI Group
    4-session intervention of 60- minutes each delivered every other week by healthcare chaplains to mixed-role inter-professional teams that includes mindfulness and compassion-based approaches to bolster resilience, compassion for self and others, and psychological safety.
  • Active Comparator: TAU (treatment as usual) group
    Participants in this group will have access to all well-being resources and activities available to them as employees.

Primary Outcome Measure

Proportion of eligible employees who enroll and are willing to be randomized [ Time Frame: BaselineI (T1), immediately post-intervention (T2), and 12-weeks post-intervention (LT) ]

Central Contacts

Locations (2)

FacilityCityStateZIPSite coordinators
Emory University St. Joseph hospitalAtlantaGeorgia30342-
Emory Winship Cancer InstituteAtlantaGeorgia30322-

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