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NCT Number: NCT07155512

Impact of a Bespoke Mindfulness Intervention for Registered Dietitians on Resilience, Burnout and Stress

The goal of this randomised control trial is to find out whether a mindfulness based intervention can improve mental well-being for Registered Dietitians (RD) in the UK. The main question it aims to answer is:

Can a mindfulness based intervention improve resilience amongst UK RDs?

Can a mindfulness based intervention reduce stress and burnout amongst UK RDs?

Researchers will compare participants who attend a structured mindfulness based intervention with a waitlist control group to see if there is a difference in outcome measures between the groups before the intervention, immediately after, 3 months after and 6 months after.

Participants in the intervention group will be invited to an online mindfulness course that was written especially for this study. Participants in both groups will be asked to complete surveys before the intervention, immediately after, 3 months after and 6 months after. Participants in the intervention group will also be invited to participate in a one to one interview to discuss their experiences, barriers and facilitators to mindfulness in dietetic practice.

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Key information

Conditions

Resilience, Psychological Behavior Behavioral Symptoms Burnout, Professional Burnout, Psychological Occupational Diseases Occupational Stress Stress, Psychological

Age range

18 year and older

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Not applicable

Primary location

University of Nottingham

Nottingham, LE12 5RD, United Kingdom

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: Yes

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

Inclusion criteria

  • A Registered Dietitian currently practicing in the UK
  • Willing and able to participate in 4 x 50 minute CPD sessions relating to mindfulness in dietetic practice (one session per week)
  • Willing and able to complete all of the surveys (pre-intervention, immediately post, 3 months post and 6 months post intervention)

Exclusion criteria

  • A diagnosis of a psychotic condition
  • A diagnosis of epilepsy or asthma that is not well controlled

Treatment and study plan

Mindfulness Based Intervention

Behavioral

A mindfulness intervention was designed especially for this study and delivered by a RD also qualified as a mindfulness teacher. The intervention was delivered synchronously online and consisted of 4 x 50 minute sessions delivered across 4 weeks.

Primary outcomes

  1. Resilience

    Time frame: Baseline, immediately after intervention (at the end of the last session of the 4 week intervention), 3 months post intervention, 6 months post intervention

    Measured using validated tool: Brief Resilience Scale. Scores range from 1-5. Higher scores = higher level of resilience. 1.00-2.99= Low resilience; 3.00-4.30 = Normal resilience; 4.31-5.00= High resilience.

Secondary outcomes

  1. Burnout

    Time frame: Baseline, immediately post (this survey is administered at the end of the 4th and final session of the intervention, which was week 4), 3 months post, 6 months post intervention

    Measured using validated tool: Maslach Burnout Inventory, which has 3 domains which have the following scoring:

    Emotional Exhaustion (EE): </=17 low/more favourable; 18-29 moderate; >/= 30 high / least favourable Depersonalisation (DP): </=5 low/ more favourable; 6-11moderate; >/=12 high / least favourable Personal Accomplishment (PA): </=33 low / least favourable; 34-39moderate; </=40 high / most favourable

  2. Stress

    Time frame: Baseline, immediately post intervention (this survey was given at the end of the 4th and final session of the intervention), 3 months post intervention, 6 months post intervention

    Measured using validated tool: Perceived Stress Scale - scores range from 0-40 with higher scores indicating higher levels of perceived stress.

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

University of Nottingham

Other

Registry information

Official study title

The Impact of a Bespoke Mindfulness Intervention for Registered Dietitians on Resilience, Burnout and Stress - A Cluster Randomised Control Trial

Important dates

Study start
2024
Primary completion
2025
Study completion
2025
First posted
Sep 4, 2025
Registry last updated
Sep 4, 2025

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