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Clinical trial of an intervention to support medical doctors with occupational burnout

Pragmatic randomised controlled trial of an intervention to reduce burnout and improve well-being in NHS doctors

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
ISRCTN
Registry ID
ISRCTN14947225
Enrollment
180
Registered
2024-02-28
Start date
2023-09-26
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2025-11-24

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

Occupational burnout Other

Interventions

Consenting participants will be randomly assigned to one of two groups using an electronic random sequence generator. Participants allocated to group 1 will have immediate access to the Mind Managemen
[2] after 10 weeks
[3] after 20 weeks
[4] 6 months after the third measurement point.

Sponsors

Rotherham Doncaster and South Humber NHS Foundation Trust
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
All
Age
18 Years to 99 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1. GMC registered doctors from any areas of specialty and NHS healthcare services. 2. Trainee doctors in medical school, who have already started clinical rotations. 3. Working either part-time or full-time in a clinical role.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1. Currently accessing or referred to any concurrent psychological intervention delivered by a mental health professional (this specifically refers to talking therapies for mental health problems). 2. Doctors that are currently not in active clinical service at the time of recruitment (e.g., on sick leave, maternity leave or suspended for any reason). 3. Doctors that work in a purely managerial, supervisory or educational role (e.g., not in clinical practice at the time of recruitment). 4. Medical students in the early phase of training, who are not yet in clinical practice.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Occupational burnout, measured by the Oldenburg Burnout Inventory (OLBI), at baseline, 10 weeks, 20 weeks, and 6 months follow-up.

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
1. The Warwick-Edinburgh Mental Well-being Scale (WEMWBS), measured at baseline, 10 weeks, 20 weeks, and 6 months follow-up. 2. The Job Discrepancy and Satisfaction Scale (JDSS), measured at baseline, 10 weeks, 20 weeks, and 6 months follow-up.

Countries

England, United Kingdom

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ISRCTN (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026