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Preventing Burnout Among Caregivers Through Physical Activity

Single-centre, Randomised, Controlled Study Designed to Evaluate the Impact of a Nine-week Supervised Physical Activity Programme Physical Activity Programme on Reducing the Risk of Burnout in Burnout in Carers

Status
Completed
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
ClinicalTrials.gov
Registry ID
NCT06815484
Acronym
PACA
Enrollment
75
Registered
2025-02-07
Start date
2025-03-12
Completion date
2026-04-02
Last updated
2026-05-07

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

Conditions

Burn Out

Brief summary

The purpose of this study is to evaluate the impact of an adaptive physical activity programme to prevent the risk of burnout at the end of the programme (10 weeks after the start of the intervention).

Detailed description

The PACA trial is a pilot, prospective, comparative, randomised (2 arms), controlled, single-centre study. The study population consisted of adult healthcare professionals at the Clinique de la Sauvegarde with a low to moderate level of physical activity and no contraindications to physical activity. Participants will be randomised into two arms (ratio 1:1): * Arm A (intervention): Participants will benefit from an adaptive physical activity programme supervised by a physical activity professional over a 9-week period. * Arm B (control): Participants will receive the recommendations of the world health organisation for physical activity.

Interventions

OTHERIntervention group with physical activity programme

Programme comprising active breaks to be incorporated into daily life, supervised group physical activity sessions with personalised advice and a motivational interview with a physical activity professional to encourage regular physical activity.

OTHERRecommendations of the World Health Organisation

The World Health Organisation's recommendations on physical activity, which recommend at least 150 minutes a week of moderate-intensity activity or 75 minutes of high-intensity activity, and highlight the importance of limiting sedentary behaviour.

Sponsors

GCS Ramsay Santé pour l'Enseignement et la Recherche
Lead SponsorOTHER
Euraxi Pharma
CollaboratorINDUSTRY

Study design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
PREVENTION
Masking
DOUBLE (Subject, Investigator)

Masking description

The choice of randomisation by minimisation allows participants to be allocated at random to the two groups (intervention and control groups), thus ensuring a balance in the known characteristics likely to influence the results.

Intervention model description

Pilot, prospective, comparative, randomised (2 arms), controlled study

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to No maximum
Healthy volunteers
Yes

Inclusion criteria

* Age \> 18 years ; * Non-physician health professionals at the Clinique de la Sauvegarde ; * Low or moderate level of physical activity, as assessed by the questionnaire International Physical Activity Questionnaire. In fact, work-related physical activity is not associated with a reduction in burnout ; * Absence of serious chronic pathology incompatible with the physical activity of the protocol ; * Willing and available to commit to the project for the duration of the study ; * Using a personal smartphone or tablet and with an Internet connection ; * Able to read, write and understand French ; * Membership of a social security scheme.

Exclusion criteria

* High level of physical activity (not including work-related physical activity) ; * Contraindication to physical activity (uncontrolled hypertension, uncontrolled heart disease...) ; * Concurrent participation in another physical activity study ; * Pregnant or likely to be pregnant ; * Unable to be monitored for medical, social, family, geographical or psychological reasons for the duration of the study ; * Persons deprived of their liberty by judicial or adm inistrative decision, or adults protected by law.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frameDescription
Shirom - Melamed Burnout Measure10 weeksThe primary endpoint is the burnout will be measured by the score on the Shirom - Melamed Burnout Measure questionnaire. The validated French version of the Shirom-Melamed Burnout Measure comprises 14 items assessed on a Likert scale from 1 (never) to 7 (always), quantifying the frequency of symptoms experienced over the last seven days.

Countries

France

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: May 8, 2026