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Trial investigating the effectiveness of mindfulness-based cognitive therapy for life versus stress-reduction psychoeducation programmes in improving the mental wellbeing of healthcare, social care and teaching professionals

Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy for Life (MBCT-L) v. Stress-Reduction Psychoeducation (SRP) for the improvement of mental wellbeing in healthcare, social care and teaching professionals

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
ISRCTN
Registry ID
ISRCTN18049845
Enrollment
208
Registered
2023-08-11
Start date
2023-08-09
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2025-09-08

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Conditions

Mental health Other

Interventions

Study Design and justification for control arm The study design is a randomised controlled superiority trial. Researchers will not know treatment allocation to reduce any bias in outcome data. All pa
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Sponsors

University of Nottingham
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1. In part-time/full-time or honorary/voluntary employment seeking access to well-being support through one of the four sites 2. Currently in work (i.e., not on sickness absence) 3. Aged 18 years or over 4. Competent command of verbal and written English language 5. Access to stable internet connection on a pc/laptop/tablet.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1. Concurrently attending or planning to attend a psychological or well-being programme in the next three months. formal psychotherapy uptake; 2. Current diagnosis of a mental health condition from a GP or mental health professional serious current or previous mental health difficulties 3. Experience of recent significant life events currently causing significant distress These criteria will be picked up by the therapist team who will manually inspect all content on the screening forms and provide alternative/appropriate support if these exclusion criteria are met. The timelines for the occurrence of such events are intentionally left undefined to avoid identifying adverse or other significant events that may not have occurred over the defined period but will still have consequences for the individual.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Self-rated stress measured using the Perceived Stress Scale-14 (PSS-14) score at 6, 12 and 20 weeks

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
1. Self-rated depression measured using the Patient Health Questionnaire-9 (PHQ-9) at 6, 12 and 20 weeks 2. Self-rated trauma measured using the International Trauma Questionnaire (ITQ) at 6,12 and 20 weeks 3. Self-rated mindfulness levels measured using the Five Facet Mindfulness Questionnaire (FFMQ) at 6,12 and 20 weeks 4. Self-rated-personal and occupational burnout measured using the Copenhagen Burnout Inventory (CBI) at 6,12 and 20 weeks 5. Self-rated measure of work engagement measured using the Utrecht Work Engagement Scale-9 (UWES-9), at 6,12 and 20 weeks 6. Health-related quality of life measured using the EuroQol EQ-5D-5L at 6, 12 and 20 weeks 7. Measurement of costs from personal, health and social care perspectives measured using an adapted version of the Client Service Receipt inventory at 6, 12 and 20 weeks

Countries

England, United Kingdom

Outcome results

None listed

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