The Effectiveness of the Mindful Compassion Care Program (MCCP) in Reducing Burnout and Psychological Distress Amongst Frontline Hospital Nurses During the COVID-19 Pandemic: a Randomized Controlled Trial

Status: Recruiting
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Intervention Type: Behavioral
Study Type: Interventional
Study Phase: Not Applicable
SUMMARY

Recent studies have shown that nurses have been more affected by the COVID-19 pandemic than any other group of hospital workers in terms of anxiety, depression, and burnout. Several clinical studies had previously demonstrated the effectiveness of mindfulness and compassion interventions in reducing burnout and emotional distress amongst healthcare professionals. A parallel-group randomized controlled trial will assess the feasibility, acceptability, and efficacy of a mindfulness and compassion-focused programme on frontline nurses who had been working during the COVID-19 pandemic. Seventy-two participants will be divided equally into an intervention group and a control group. Primary outcome will be assessed using the Emotional Exhaustion subscale of the Maslach Burnout Inventory General Survey (MBI-GS). Secondary outcomes will be measured by the Cynicism and Professional Efficacy subscales of the MBI-GS; the Patient Health Questionnaire (PHQ-9); the Generalized Anxiety Disorder (GAD-7); the Insomnia Severity Index (ISI); the Impact of Stressful Events (IES-R); the Perceived Stress Scale (PSS); the Five Facet Mindfulness Questionnaire (FFMQ); and the Forms of Self-Criticising/attacking and Self-Reassuring Scale (FSCRS). The study aims to fill a gap in the literature and present a scientifically validated intervention for those healthcare professionals most exposed to the stressful conditions of working during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Eligibility
Participation Requirements
Sex: All
Minimum Age: 25
Maximum Age: 65
Healthy Volunteers: f
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⁃ To be included in the study, a participants will have to be:

• a nurse employed at AOUI for the past two years;

• working within intensive care units, infectious disease unit, pulmonary medicine and internal medicine units that have been converted to COVID-19 sub-intensive units;

• scoring above the cut-off score for the Emotional Exhaustion sub-scale (EX) of the MBI-GS (equal to or greater than 2.20) in accordance with Italian norms

Locations
Other Locations
Italy
Università di Verona
RECRUITING
Verona
Contact Information
Primary
Antonio Lasalvia
antonio.lasalvia@univr.it
+39 045 8283901
Time Frame
Start Date: 2023-01-27
Estimated Completion Date: 2025-11-01
Participants
Target number of participants: 33
Treatments
Experimental: Mindful Compassion Care Program
The MCCP comprises six regular 1 hour and 30-minute sessions and 1 all-day class lasting 4 hours and 30 minutes.
No_intervention: Waiting List
Related Therapeutic Areas
Sponsors
Leads: Universita di Verona

This content was sourced from clinicaltrials.gov