Mindfulness among nurses and nursing trainees in the acute in-patient care - a multicenter randomized controlled trial

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

DRKS

Registry ID

DRKS00025997

Enrollment

300

Registered

2021-08-09

Start date

2021-08-25

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2025-04-07

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Conditions

healthy (able to work) nurses and nursing trainees

Interventions

Group 1: access to the meditation- and mindfulness app "7Mind" with the specific content for nursing personnel, participation in two 1-hour online workshops, mindfulness workbook for nurses Group 2: a

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Age

18 Years to No maximum

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Nursing staff and nursing trainees of the recruited clinics, full participation in the baseline survey

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Nursing staff and nursing trainees of other Locations but the recruited clinics, No participation in the baseline survey

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Primary Outcome: Stress Measuring times: Baseline (t0), after 11 weeks (t1), after 25 weeks (t2), after 39 weeks (t3) Survey instrument: Perceived Stress (PSS-10; (Cohen et al., 1983))	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Measuring times: Baseline (t0), after 11 weeks (t1), after 25 weeks (t2), after 39 weeks (t3) Survey instruments: sense of happiness (likert scale), life satisfaction (likert-scale, L-1; (Beierlein et al., 2014)), mindfulness (FFMQ-D; (Michalak et al., 2016)), work-related sense of coherence (Work-SoC; (Bauer et al., 2015)), well-being index (WHO-5; (Brähler et al., 2007)), pain (NRS), burnout (Copenhagen Burnout Inventory - work-related burnout scale and client-related burnout scale; (Kristensen et al., 2005)), job satisfaction (Job Satisfaction Scale; (Warr et al.,1979) modified by (Cooper et al., 1989)), work engagement (Utrecht Work Engagement; (Sautier et al., 2015)), self-care(Hamburger Selbstfürsorge-Fragebogen pacing scale; (Harfst et al., 2009))	—

Measure

Time frame

Measuring times: Baseline (t0), after 11 weeks (t1), after 25 weeks (t2), after 39 weeks (t3) Survey instruments: sense of happiness (likert scale), life satisfaction (likert-scale, L-1; (Beierlein et al., 2014)), mindfulness (FFMQ-D; (Michalak et al., 2016)), work-related sense of coherence (Work-SoC; (Bauer et al., 2015)), well-being index (WHO-5; (Brähler et al., 2007)), pain (NRS), burnout (Copenhagen Burnout Inventory - work-related burnout scale and client-related burnout scale; (Kristensen et al., 2005)), job satisfaction (Job Satisfaction Scale; (Warr et al.,1979) modified by (Cooper et al., 1989)), work engagement (Utrecht Work Engagement; (Sautier et al., 2015)), self-care(Hamburger Selbstfürsorge-Fragebogen pacing scale; (Harfst et al., 2009))

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Countries

Germany

Contacts

Public ContactInes Rathmer

Universität Witten/Herdecke Institut für integrative Gesundheitsversorgung und Gesundheitsförderung

Ines.Rathmer@uni-wh.de+49 (0) 2302 926-8645

Outcome results

None listed

Source: DRKS (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 11, 2026