Recruiting

CCSH Intervention

Sponsor:

Emory University

Code:

NCT06722027

Conditions

Health Behavior

Eligibility Criteria

Sex: All

Age: 18+

Healthy Volunteers: Not accepted

Interventions

Compassion Centered Spiritual Health Team Intervention (CCSH-TI)

Treatment as Usual

Study Details

Brief summary:

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.

Conditions

Health Behavior

Study ID

NCT06722027

Start date

Sep 24, 2025

Status verified date

Apr, 2026

Completion date

Nov 30, 2026

Anticipated

Primary completion date

Oct 30, 2026

Anticipated

Eligibility Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

Sex: All

Age: 18+

Healthy Volunteers: Not accepted

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Full-time employees working in oncology teams at Winship Cancer Institute;
  • Employees working in intensive care at Emory University St. Joseph hospital.

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Less than 18 years old

Study Design

Enrollment

80 participants

Anticipated

Allocation

Randomized

Intervention Model

Parallel Assignment

Primary purpose

Supportive Care

Interventions and Outcome Measures

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.

Interventions

Compassion Centered Spiritual Health Team Intervention (CCSH-TI)

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

TAU refers to the current buffet of wellness and professional development activities that are available to employees at the Winship Cancer Institute.

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) ]
  • Number of participants that attended and completed the three assessment timepoints [ Time Frame: BaselineI (T1), immediately post-intervention (T2), and 12-weeks post-intervention (LT) ]
  • Retention rates at three assessment timepoints [ Time Frame: BaselineI (T1), immediately post-intervention (T2), and 12-weeks post-intervention (LT) ]
  • Satisfaction score [ Time Frame: Immediately post-intervention (T2), and 12-weeks post-intervention (LT) ]
  • Perceived credibility score [ Time Frame: Immediately post-intervention (T2), and 12-weeks post-intervention (LT) ]
  • Perceived intervention benefit [ Time Frame: Immediately post-intervention (T2), and 12-weeks post-intervention (LT) ]
  • Acceptability of wearing the Electronically Activated Recorder (EAR) [ Time Frame: BaselineI (T1), immediately post-intervention (T2), and 12-weeks post-intervention (LT) ]
  • Number of EMA dropouts [ Time Frame: BaselineI (T1), immediately post-intervention (T2), and 12-weeks post-intervention (LT) ]
  • Percentage (%) of items completed using EMA [ Time Frame: BaselineI (T1), immediately post-intervention (T2), and 12-weeks post-intervention (LT) ]

Central Contacts and Locations

Central contacts

Jennifer Mascaro, PhD

404-558-4461jmascar@emory.edu

Locations

Emory Winship Cancer Institute

Recruiting

Atlanta, Georgia, United States, 30322

Emory University St. Joseph hospital

Recruiting

Atlanta, Georgia, United States, 30342

More Information

Sponsor

Emory University

Last update posted

May 5, 2026

Last verified

Apr, 2026

Keywords

  • Behavioral Intervention
  • Healthcare provider burnout

Trial information was received from ClinicalTrials.gov and was last updated on 2026-09-10. This information was provided to ClinicalTrials.gov by Emory University on 2026-05-05.