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| IRAS ID: 215054 | Other Identifier | UK National Health Service Health Research Authority |
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| Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust | OTHER |
| University of Sussex | OTHER |
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This study examines whether a mindfulness-based self-help book is effective at reducing healthcare workers' levels of stress and improving their wellbeing.
This study is a randomised controlled trial (RCT) examining the efficacy of a mindfulness-based cognitive therapy self-help book ('Mindfulness: A practice guide to finding peace in a frantic world') relative to a wait-list control, in healthcare staff. It builds on a previous pilot RCT (http://www.isrctn.com/ISRCTN16486066). A battery of measures will be administered at baseline (week 0), post-intervention (week 9) and follow-up (week 21). This trial is designed to test the following hypotheses.
Primary Hypothesis
-Mindfulness-based cognitive therapy self-help (MBCT-SH) participants, in comparison to waitlist control participants, will show a reduction in symptoms of stress by the end of MBCT-SH (week 9).
Secondary Hypotheses
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| Label | Type | Description | Intervention Names |
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| MBCT-SH | Experimental | MBCT-SH will be an unguided, mindfulness-based cognitive therapy, book-based self-help intervention. |
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| Control | No Intervention | A wait list control group who will receive no intervention during the 21 weeks of the study. Control participants will be provided with the self-help book that the MBCT-SH group received after week 21. |
| Name | Type | Description | Arm Group Labels | Other Names |
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| The self-help book: Williams, M. & Penman, D. (2011). Mindfulness: A practical guide to finding peace in a frantic world. London: Piatkus. | Behavioral | Participants will be provided with a copy of the self-help book, and asked to read it and follow the activities outlined in it, over eight weeks. They will receive weekly standardized emails, to provide information about mindfulness and encouragement to engage with the self-help book. |
| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
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| Stress | Change from baseline at 9-weeks on the Stress sub-scale of the Depression, Anxiety and Stress Scale-21 | Post-intervention (i.e. 9-weeks after baseline) |
| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
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| Stress (follow-up) | Change from baseline at 21-weeks on the Stress sub-scale of the Depression, Anxiety and Stress Scale-21 | Follow-up (i.e. 21 weeks after baseline) |
| Depression | Change from baseline at 9-weeks on the Depression sub-scale of the Depression, Anxiety and Stress Scale-21 |
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Inclusion Criteria:
Exclusion Criteria:
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| Name | Affiliation | Role |
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| Emily C Ironmonger, MSc | Canterbury Christ Church University | Principal Investigator |
| Clara Strauss, PhD | Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust & University of Sussex | Study Director |
| Kate Cavanagh, PhD | University of Sussex | Study Director |
| Fergal Jones, PhD | Canterbury Christ Church University & Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust | Study Director |
| Facility | Status | City | State | ZIP | Country | Contacts |
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| Oxleas NHS Foundation Trust | Dartford | Kent | DA2 7WG | United Kingdom | ||
| Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust |
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Random allocation of participants to arms will be conducted by a statistician independent of the study.
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| Post-intervention (i.e. 9-weeks after baseline) |
| Depression (follow-up) | Change from baseline at 21-weeks on the Depression sub-scale of the Depression, Anxiety and Stress Scale-21 | Follow-up (i.e. 21 weeks after baseline) |
| Anxiety | Change from baseline at 9-weeks on the Anxiety sub-scale of the Depression, Anxiety and Stress Scale-21 | Post-intervention (i.e. 9-weeks after baseline) |
| Anxiety (follow-up) | Change from baseline at 21-weeks on the Anxiety sub-scale of the Depression, Anxiety and Stress Scale-21 | Follow-up (i.e. 21 weeks after baseline) |
| Compassion for others | Change from baseline at 9-weeks on the Compassion Scale | Post-intervention (i.e. 9-weeks after baseline) |
| Compassion for others (follow-up) | Change from baseline at 21-weeks on the Compassion Scale | Follow-up (i.e. 21 weeks after baseline) |
| Self-compassion | Change from baseline at 9-weeks on the Self-compassion Scale - Short Form | Post-intervention (i.e. 9-weeks after baseline) |
| Self-compassion (follow-up) | Change from baseline at 21-weeks on the Self-compassion Scale - Short Form | Follow-up (i.e. 21 weeks after baseline) |
| Mindfulness | Change from baseline at 9-weeks on the Five-Facet Mindfulness Questionnaire - Short Form | Post-intervention (i.e. 9-weeks after baseline) |
| Mindfulness (follow-up) | Change from baseline at 21-weeks on the Five-Facet Mindfulness Questionnaire - Short Form | Follow-up (i.e. 21 weeks after baseline) |
| Burnout | Change from baseline at 9-weeks on the Maslach Burnout Inventory | Post-intervention (i.e. 9-weeks after baseline) |
| Burnout (follow-up) | Change from baseline at 21-weeks on the Maslach Burnout Inventory | Follow-up (i.e. 21 weeks after baseline) |
| Mental Wellbeing | Change from baseline at 9-weeks on the Short Warwick-Edinburgh Mental Well-being Scale | Post-intervention (i.e. 9-weeks after baseline) |
| Mental Wellbeing (follow-up) | Change from baseline at 21-weeks on the Short Warwick-Edinburgh Mental Well-being Scale | Follow-up (i.e. 21 weeks after baseline) |
| Sickness absence | Change from baseline in the number of days of sickness absence over the previous 12 weeks at 21 weeks. | Follow-up (i.e. 21 weeks after baseline) |
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| Sussex |
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| United Kingdom |
| ID | Term |
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| D013315 | Stress, Psychological |
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| D001526 | Behavioral Symptoms |
| D001519 | Behavior |
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| C007792 | Fumigant 93 |
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