A study testing the effects of a stress-resilience training programme on the well-being of graduate-entry medical students

Enhanced stress-resilience training (ESRT) for graduate-entry medical students: a randomised-controlled, mixed-method investigation

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

ISRCTN

Registry ID

ISRCTN16324994

Enrollment

167

Registered

2025-07-17

Start date

2021-04-05

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2026-08-10

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Conditions

Psychological stress, burnout, and anxiety among medical students, with a focus on prevention and early intervention to enhance resilience, emotion regulation, and psychological flexibility Mental and Behavioural Disorders

Interventions

This randomised controlled trial allocates graduate-entry medical students to either Enhanced Stress-Resilience Training (ESRT) or an active control group. Participants attend five weekly 60-minute se

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Age

18 Years to 65 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1. Students on the graduate entry medical (GEM) programme at Swansea University Medical School (SUMS) 2. Because students have to have a first degree before enrolling on this programme the youngest they could be is 21 years old. Most students on the GEM programme are in the early to mid twenties age range be there is a small minority of more mature students who may be any age, rarely older than mid to late forties.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1. Individuals not enrolled on the graduate entry medical (GEM) programme at Swansea University Medical School 2. Students who were unable to commit to the intervention schedule or declined to participate

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Psychological flexibility measured using the Acceptance and Action Questionnaire 2 (AAQ2) at baseline (T1), post-intervention (T2), and 6-month follow-up (T3)	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
1. Resilience measured using the 10-item version of the Connor-Davidson Resilience Scale (CD-RISC 10) at baseline (T1), post-intervention (T2), and 6-month follow-up (T3) 2. Stress reactivity measured using the Perceived Stress Reactivity Scale (PSRS) at baseline (T1), post-intervention (T2), and 6-month follow-up (T3) 3. Acceptability, feasibility, and participant experience of ESRT assessed using qualitative data from online exit evaluations, one-on-one semi-structured interviews, and end-of-study focus groups following the 6-month follow-up (T3), analysed using reflexive thematic analysis	—

Measure

Time frame

1. Resilience measured using the 10-item version of the Connor-Davidson Resilience Scale (CD-RISC 10) at baseline (T1), post-intervention (T2), and 6-month follow-up (T3) 2. Stress reactivity measured using the Perceived Stress Reactivity Scale (PSRS) at baseline (T1), post-intervention (T2), and 6-month follow-up (T3) 3. Acceptability, feasibility, and participant experience of ESRT assessed using qualitative data from online exit evaluations, one-on-one semi-structured interviews, and end-of-study focus groups following the 6-month follow-up (T3), analysed using reflexive thematic analysis

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Countries

United Kingdom, Wales

Contacts

Public ContactAndrew Kemp

a.h.kemp@swansea.ac.uk+44 (0)1792 604561

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ISRCTN (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Aug 25, 2026