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NCT Number: NCT03296254

Comparison of Two Brief Mindfulness Intervention for Stress, Anxiety and Burnout in Mental Health Professionals

The aim of this study is to examine the effectiveness of two mindfulness interventions for stress, anxiety and burnout in mental health professionals. Participants will receive the treatments in reverse order: a brief intervention based on body-centered exercises and another brief intervention based on sitting meditation. It is hypothesized that both interventions will decrease stress and anxiety levels and professional burnout, with mindfulness body-centered exercises being at least as effective as mindfulness meditations.

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Key information

Conditions

Mental Health Wellness 1 Behavior Behavioral Symptoms Burnout, Psychological Stress, Psychological

Age range

18 year and older

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Not applicable

Primary location

Justo Reinalod Fabelo Roche

La Habana, Cuba

About this study

The aim of this study is to examine the effectiveness of two mindfulness interventions for stress, anxiety and burnout in mental health professionals. It is a 2-sequence, 2-period, 2-treatment crossover design with sequences AB and BA. Treatment A consists of a block of five sessions of bodyfulness exercises, whereas experimental treatment B consists of a block of five sessions of sitting mindfulness meditation exercises. In the sixth session, the exercise blocks will be exchanged. Each group will be composed of half the sample, with a initial sample of 130. The principal hypothesis is that both interventions will decrease stress and anxiety levels and professional burnout, with body-centered exercises being at least as effective as mindfulness sitting meditations. Secondarily, the personality type will be analyzed as a moderating variable in those variables in which the interventions will be effective. Third, a qualitative study will be conducted in order to analyze the perceptions of change and experiences in Cuban mental health professionals who are beginner meditators. This study will allow to understand the differential effectiveness of bodyfulness and midfulness and what types of personality may benefit most from different types of meditation interventions. Also, it will hell to get a deeper understanding of mindfulness practice in a new cultural context (i.e., Cuba). A previous pilot study will be conduct to investigate the acceptability and effectiveness of a culturally-adapted mindfulness-based intervention in Cuba.

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: Yes

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

Inclusion criteria

  • To be a full time mental health professional
  • To be 18 years or older
  • To be able to attend weekly sessions

Exclusion criteria

  • To suffer a pathology that discourages participation in the study.
  • Previous training in mindfulness

Treatment and study plan

Sitting Mindfulness Exercises.

Behavioral

5 weekly sessions of 2,5 hours/session of Sitting Mindfulness Meditation

Body Mindfulness Exercises

Behavioral

5 weekly sessions of 2,5 hours/session of Body Scan and Mindful Movements

Primary outcomes

  1. Change from Baseline Stress at 5 weeks

    Time frame: Baseline, Post- treatment 5 weeks from baseline

    Stress measured using Seppo Aro Symptomatic Stress Scale

  2. Change from Baseline Burnout at 5 weeks

    Time frame: Baseline, Post- treatment 5 weeks from baseline

    Burnout measured using Moreno Short Questionnaire of Burnout.

  3. Change from Baseline Stress at 10 weeks

    Time frame: Baseline, Post- treatment 10 weeks

    Stress measured using Seppo Aro Symptomatic Stress Scale

  4. Change from Baseline Stress at three-months follow-up

    Time frame: Baseline, Three-months follow-up

    Stress measured using Seppo Aro Symptomatic Stress Scale

  5. Change from Baseline Burnout at 10 weeks

    Time frame: Baseline, Post- treatment 10 weeks

    Burnout measured using Moreno Short Questionnaire of Burnout.

  6. Change from Baseline Burnout at at three-months follow-up

    Time frame: Baseline, Three-months follow-up

    Burnout measured using Moreno Short Questionnaire of Burnout.

  7. Change from Baseline State Anxiety at 5 weeks

    Time frame: Baseline, Post- treatment 5 weeks from baseline

    State anxiety measured using State Anxiety Inventary IDARE

  8. Change from Baseline State Anxiety at 10 weeks

    Time frame: Baseline, Post- treatment 10 weeks

    State anxiety measured using State Anxiety Inventary IDARE

  9. Change from Baseline State Anxiety at three-months follow-up

    Time frame: Baseline, Three-months follow-up

    State anxiety measured using State Anxiety Inventary IDARE

Secondary outcomes

  1. Sociodemographic data

    Time frame: Baseline

    Gender, age, marital status, professional status, years of mental health work, workplace, previous experience in related techniques.

  2. The sixteen personality factor questionnaire

    Time frame: Baseline

    Cattell's 16 personality factors. This test uses a public domain scales from the Internation Personality Item Pool to measure the same traits.

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Universidad Nacional de Educación a Distancia

Other

Collaborators

  • Universidad de Ciencias Médicas de La Habana

Registry information

Official study title

Comparison of Two Brief Mindfulness Intervention for Stress, Anxiety and Burnout in Mental Health Professionals: a Randomized Controlled Trial

Important dates

Study start
2018
Primary completion
2018
Study completion
2019
First posted
Sep 28, 2017
Registry last updated
Jan 14, 2021

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