Preventing Burnout Among Caregivers Through Physical Activity

The PACA trial is a pilot, prospective, comparative, randomised (2 arms), controlled, single-centre study.

The study population consisted of adult healthcare professionals at the Clinique de la Sauvegarde with a low to moderate level of physical activity and no contraindications to physical activity.

Participants will be randomised into two arms (ratio 1:1):

• Arm A (intervention): Participants will benefit from an adaptive physical activity programme supervised by a physical activity professional over a 9-week period.
• Arm B (control): Participants will receive the recommendations of the world health organisation for physical activity.

Inclusion criteria

• Age > 18 years ;
• Non-physician health professionals at the Clinique de la Sauvegarde ;
• Low or moderate level of physical activity, as assessed by the questionnaire International Physical Activity Questionnaire. In fact, work-related physical activity is not associated with a reduction in burnout ;
• Absence of serious chronic pathology incompatible with the physical activity of the protocol ;
• Willing and available to commit to the project for the duration of the study ;
• Using a personal smartphone or tablet and with an Internet connection ;
• Able to read, write and understand French ;
• Membership of a social security scheme.

Exclusion criteria

• High level of physical activity (not including work-related physical activity) ;
• Contraindication to physical activity (uncontrolled hypertension, uncontrolled heart disease...) ;
• Concurrent participation in another physical activity study ;
• Pregnant or likely to be pregnant ;
• Unable to be monitored for medical, social, family, geographical or psychological reasons for the duration of the study ;
• Persons deprived of their liberty by judicial or adm inistrative decision, or adults protected by law.