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NCT Number: NCT07161284

Impact of Mental Health First Aid-trained Peers on the Mental Well-being of First-year Medical Residents.

Medical students, especially those in postgraduate training, face a complex array of challenges such as fatigue; work-life balance conflicts; difficulties managing dual hierarchies (hospital and university). Surprisingly, residents receive little to no dedicated training in recognizing and managing psychiatric disorders, except for psychiatry residents. This gap is exacerbated by persistent stigma towards psychiatric conditions. The Mental Health First Aid (MHFA) training approach could offer an innovative solution, addressing the root of the problem. This prospective, single-center cohort study aims to compare (1) the mental well-being of first-year specialty residents in the Lyon subdivision exposed to MHFA-trained peers; with (2) the mental well-being of unexposed second-year specialty residents. The hypothesis is that exposure to peers trained in MHFA improves well-being and reduces symptoms of burnout, depression, and anxiety at 3, 6, 9, and 12 months among peer residents.

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Key information

Conditions

Mental Well-being Behavior Personal Satisfaction Psychological Well-Being

Age range

18 year and older

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Not applicable

Primary location

Service des Urgences Psychiatriques Hôpital Edouard Herriot, GH Centre

Lyon, France, 69008

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: Yes

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

Inclusion criteria

  • subject to the non-opposition of the residents, all medical residents entering their first and second year of specialized studies (DES) on November 1, 2025, in the city of Lyon will be included in the study.

Exclusion criteria

  • refusal to participate AND in the unlikely cases where:
  • subject under guardianship or curatorship;
  • subject unable to give free and informed consent;
  • subject under legal protection

Treatment and study plan

Exposition to trained peer-support registrars for a year

Other

Exposition to trained peer-support registrars for a year

Primary outcomes

  1. Well-being

    Time frame: Measured at Month 12

    As measured by the total score on the WEMWBS (Warwick-Edinburgh Mental Well-being Scale), a self-questionnaire. 5 point Likert scale (1-4); 14 questions

Secondary outcomes

  1. Well-being

    Time frame: Measured at baseline, Month 3, Month 6 and Month 9

    As measured by the total score on the WEMWBS (Warwick-Edinburgh Mental Well-being Scale), a self-questionnaire. 5 point Likert scale (1-4); 14 questions

  2. Anxiety

    Time frame: Measured at baseline, Month 3, Month 6, Month 9, Month 12

    As measured by anxiety subscore of the HAD (Hospital Anxiety and Depression scale), a self-questionnaire. 4 point Likert scale (0-3); 7 questions

  3. Depression

    Time frame: Measured at baseline, Month 3, Month 6, Month 9, Month 12

    As measured by depression subscore of the HAD (Hospital Anxiety and Depression scale), a self-questionnaire. 4 point Likert scale (0-3); 7 questions

  4. Burn-out

    Time frame: Measured at baseline, Month 3, Month 6, Month 9, Month 12

    As measured by the MBI (Maslach Burnout Inventory), a self-questionnaire. 7 point Likert scale (0-6); 22 questions.

  5. Impact on well-being according to gender

    Time frame: Measured at baseline, Month 3, Month 6, Month 9, Month 12

    Differentiated impact on well-being according to gender measured by the total score on the WEMWBS (Warwick-Edinburgh Mental Well-being Scale, a self-questionnaire. 5 point Likert scale (1-4); 14 questions), analyzed via Group x Gender interaction effect.

  6. Impact on well-being according to speciality

    Time frame: Measured at baseline, Month 3, Month 6, Month 9, Month 12

    Differentiated impact on well-being according to speciality measured by the total score on the WEMWBS (Warwick-Edinburgh Mental Well-being Scale, a self-questionnaire. 5 point Likert scale (1-4); 14 questions), analyzed via Group x Speciality interaction effect.

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Hospices Civils de Lyon

Other

Registry information

Acronym: PS-MHFA

Important dates

Study start
2025
Primary completion
2026
Study completion
2026
First posted
Sep 8, 2025
Registry last updated
Dec 30, 2025

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