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NCT Number: NCT07698379

Prevention of Burnout in Spanish Healthcare Professionals Through Attachment-Based Compassion Therapy (ABCT)

Burnout is a common problem among healthcare professionals and may affect their psychological well-being, quality of life, and professional functioning. This study will examine whether an intensive compassion-based intervention can help reduce burnout and improve well-being in healthcare professionals. Participants will be randomly assigned to either an Attachment-Based Compassion Therapy intervention or a relaxation intervention. Outcomes will be measured before the intervention, immediately after the intervention, and three months later.

Attachment-Based Compassion groups will be composed of 80 participants each, and TAU group will be composed of 80 participants (total sample n = 160).

Burnout Inventory-Human Services Survey - MBI-HSS. Burnout will be assessed using the Maslach Burnout Inventory-Human Services Survey. This questionnaire evaluates the three main dimensions of burnout: emotional exhaustion, depersonalization, and personal accomplishment.

Items are rated on a Likert-type scale according to the frequency with which the participant experiences each symptom. Scores are calculated separately for each burnout dimension.

In this study, emotional exhaustion and depersonalization will be considered the primary outcome variables, while reduced personal accomplishment will be considered a secondary outcome variable

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Key information

Conditions

Burnout Syndrome Anxiety Depression Anxiety Disorders Behavior Behavioral Symptoms Burnout, Psychological Mental Disorders Stress Stress, Psychological

Age range

18 year–75 year

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Not applicable

Primary location

Miguel Servet University Hospital

Zaragoza, 50009, Spain

Location status: Recruiting

Location contact

Javier García Campayo, PhD

CONTACT

[email protected]

+34976506578

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: No

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

Inclusion criteria

  • Active healthcare professionals (physicians and nurses) of both sexes.
  • Understanding of spoken and written Spanish.
  • Availability of a computer and internet connection.
  • Written informed consent.

Exclusion criteria

  • Previous psychological treatment within the last year, or current psychological treatment.

Presence of a severe uncontrolled medical, infectious, or degenerative disease that may interfere with affective symptoms.

Presence of a mental disorder related to substance dependence/abuse, or any other disease affecting the central nervous system.

Suicide risk, defined as a score of ≥2 on item 9 of the PHQ-9. Scheduled surgical intervention during the course of the study.

Treatment and study plan

Attachment-based compassion therapy Compassion

Behavioral

Program consists of 8 session of 120 minutes/session (15-20 people) Written material andsound recordings will be offered as support elements.

The estimated duration of the program is one weekend

Relaxation program

Behavioral

Relaxation program consists of 8 sessions of 120 minutes/session (15-20 people) Written material and sound recordings will be offered as support elements.

The estimated duration of the program is one weekend

Primary outcomes

  1. MASLACH BURNOUT INVENTORY HUMAN SERVICES SURVEY (MBI-HSS)

    Time frame: Baseline

    In the compassion program group

  2. MASLACH BURNOUT INVENTORY HUMAN SERVICES SURVEY (MBI-HSS)

    Time frame: baseline

    In the relaxation program group

  3. MASLACH BURNOUT INVENTORY HUMAN SERVICES SURVEY (MBI-HSS)

    Time frame: Post-treatment 1 weekend from baseline

    In the compassion program group

  4. MASLACH BURNOUT INVENTORY HUMAN SERVICES SURVEY (MBI-HSS)

    Time frame: Post-treatment 1 weekend from baseline

    In the relaxation program group

  5. MASLACH BURNOUT INVENTORY HUMAN SERVICES SURVEY (MBI-HSS)

    Time frame: Three-months follow-up]

    In the compassion program group

  6. MASLACH BURNOUT INVENTORY HUMAN SERVICES SURVEY (MBI-HSS)

    Time frame: Three-months follow-up]

    In the relaxation program group

Secondary outcomes

  1. MASLACH BURNOUT INVENTORY HUMAN SERVICES SURVEY (MBI-HSS)

    Time frame: Baseline

    In the compassion program group

  2. MASLACH BURNOUT INVENTORY HUMAN SERVICES SURVEY (MBI-HSS)

    Time frame: baseline

    In the relaxation program group

  3. MASLACH BURNOUT INVENTORY HUMAN SERVICES SURVEY (MBI-HSS)

    Time frame: Post-treatment 1 weekend from baseline

    In the compassion program group

  4. MASLACH BURNOUT INVENTORY HUMAN SERVICES SURVEY (MBI-HSS)

    Time frame: Post-treatment 1 weekend from baseline

    In the relaxation program group

  5. MASLACH BURNOUT INVENTORY HUMAN SERVICES SURVEY (MBI-HSS)

    Time frame: Three-months follow-up]

    In the compassion program group

  6. MASLACH BURNOUT INVENTORY HUMAN SERVICES SURVEY (MBI-HSS)

    Time frame: Three-months follow-up]

    In the relaxation program group

  7. Burnout Clinical Subtype Questionnaire BCSQ-12

    Time frame: Baseline

    In the compassion program group

  8. Burnout Clinical Subtype Questionnaire BCSQ-12

    Time frame: baseline

    In the relaxation program group

  9. Burnout Clinical Subtype Questionnaire BCSQ-12

    Time frame: Post-treatment 1 weekend from baseline

    In the compassion program group

  10. Burnout Clinical Subtype Questionnaire BCSQ-12

    Time frame: Post-treatment 1 weekend from baseline

    In the relaxation program group

  11. Burnout Clinical Subtype Questionnaire BCSQ-12

    Time frame: Three-months follow-up]

    In the compassion program group

  12. Burnout Clinical Subtype Questionnaire BCSQ-12

    Time frame: Three-months follow-up]

    In the relaxation program group

  13. Sussex-Oxford Compassion for the Self Scale (SOCS-S)

    Time frame: Baseline

    In the compassion program group

  14. Sussex-Oxford Compassion for the Self Scale (SOCS-S)

    Time frame: baseline

    In the relaxation program group

  15. Sussex-Oxford Compassion for the Self Scale (SOCS-S)

    Time frame: Post-treatment 1 weekend from baseline

    In the compassion program group

  16. Sussex-Oxford Compassion for the Self Scale (SOCS-S)

    Time frame: Post-treatment 1 weekend from baseline

    In the relaxation program group

  17. Sussex-Oxford Compassion for the Self Scale (SOCS-S)

    Time frame: Three-months follow-up]

    In the compassion program group

  18. Sussex-Oxford Compassion for the Self Scale (SOCS-S)

    Time frame: Three-months follow-up]

    In the relaxation program group

  19. Sussex-Oxford Compassion for Others Scale (SOCS-O)

    Time frame: Baseline

    In the compassion program group

  20. Sussex-Oxford Compassion for Others Scale (SOCS-O)

    Time frame: baseline

    In the relaxation program group

  21. Sussex-Oxford Compassion for Others Scale (SOCS-O)

    Time frame: Post-treatment 1 weekend from baseline

    In the compassion program group

  22. Sussex-Oxford Compassion for Others Scale (SOCS-O)

    Time frame: Post-treatment 1 weekend from baseline

    In the relaxation program group

  23. Sussex-Oxford Compassion for Others Scale (SOCS-O)

    Time frame: Three-months follow-up]

    In the compassion program group

  24. Sussex-Oxford Compassion for Others Scale (SOCS-O)

    Time frame: Three-months follow-up]

    In the relaxation program group

  25. Depression Anxiety Stress Scales - DASS-21

    Time frame: Baseline

    In the compassion program group

  26. Depression Anxiety Stress Scales - DASS-21

    Time frame: baseline

    In the relaxation program group

  27. Depression Anxiety Stress Scales - DASS-21

    Time frame: Post-treatment 1 weekend from baseline

    In the compassion program group

  28. Depression Anxiety Stress Scales - DASS-21

    Time frame: Post-treatment 1 weekend from baseline

    In the relaxation program group

  29. Depression Anxiety Stress Scales - DASS-21

    Time frame: Three-months follow-up]

    In the compassion program group

  30. Depression Anxiety Stress Scales - DASS-21

    Time frame: Three-months follow-up]

    In the relaxation program group

  31. FIVE FACETS MINDFULNESS QUESTIONNAIRE FFMQ

    Time frame: Baseline

    In the compassion program group

  32. FIVE FACETS MINDFULNESS QUESTIONNAIRE FFMQ

    Time frame: baseline

    In the relaxation program group

  33. FIVE FACETS MINDFULNESS QUESTIONNAIRE FFMQ

    Time frame: Post-treatment 1 weekend from baseline

    In the compassion program group

  34. FIVE FACETS MINDFULNESS QUESTIONNAIRE FFMQ

    Time frame: Post-treatment 1 weekend from baseline

    In the relaxation program group

  35. FIVE FACETS MINDFULNESS QUESTIONNAIRE FFMQ

    Time frame: Three-months follow-up]

    In the compassion program group

  36. FIVE FACETS MINDFULNESS QUESTIONNAIRE FFMQ

    Time frame: Three-months follow-up]

    In the relaxation program group

  37. Basic Psychological Needs Satisfaction Scale - General

    Time frame: Baseline

    In the compassion program group

  38. Basic Psychological Needs Satisfaction Scale - General

    Time frame: baseline

    In the relaxation program group

  39. Basic Psychological Needs Satisfaction Scale - General

    Time frame: Post-treatment 1 weekend from baseline

    In the compassion program group

  40. Basic Psychological Needs Satisfaction Scale - General

    Time frame: Post-treatment 1 weekend from baseline

    In the relaxation program group

  41. Basic Psychological Needs Satisfaction Scale - General

    Time frame: Three months follow up

    In the compassion program group

  42. Basic Psychological Needs Satisfaction Scale - General

    Time frame: Three months follow up

    In the relaxation program group

  43. Treatment Received Satisfaction Scale

    Time frame: Baseline

    In the compassion program group

  44. Treatment Received Satisfaction Scale

    Time frame: baseline

    In the relaxation program group

  45. Treatment Received Satisfaction Scale

    Time frame: Post-treatment 1 weekend from baseline

    In the compassion program group

  46. Treatment Received Satisfaction Scale

    Time frame: Post-treatment 1 weekend from baseline

    In the relaxation program group

  47. Treatment Received Satisfaction Scale

    Time frame: Three-months follow-up]

    In the compassion program group

  48. Treatment Received Satisfaction Scale

    Time frame: Three-months follow-up]

    In the relaxation program group

  49. Reduced scale Highly Sensitive Person Scale to the Adult Spanish Population (RHSP)

    Time frame: Baseline

    In the compassion program group

  50. Reduced scale Highly Sensitive Person Scale to the Adult Spanish Population (RHSP)

    Time frame: baseline

    In the relaxation program group

  51. Reduced scale Highly Sensitive Person Scale to the Adult Spanish Population (RHSP)

    Time frame: Post-treatment 1 weekend from baseline

    In the compassion program group

  52. Reduced scale Highly Sensitive Person Scale to the Adult Spanish Population (RHSP)

    Time frame: Post-treatment 1 weekend from baseline

    In the relaxation program group

  53. Reduced scale Highly Sensitive Person Scale to the Adult Spanish Population (RHSP)

    Time frame: Three-months follow-up]

    In the compassion program group

  54. Reduced scale Highly Sensitive Person Scale to the Adult Spanish Population (RHSP)

    Time frame: Three-months follow-up]

    In the relaxation program group

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Hospital Miguel Servet

Other

Registry information

Official study title

Mindfulness-based and Compassion-based Interventions in Anxious-Depressive Symptomatology in Mental Health Services: A Randomized Controlled Trial.

Important dates

Study start
2026
Primary completion
2026
Study completion
2028
First posted
Jul 13, 2026
Registry last updated
Jul 13, 2026

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