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A Randomised Controlled Trial of Self-help Mindfulness-based Cognitive Therapy for Health Workers

NCT03030040 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 102

Last updated 2019-03-22

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

This study examines whether a mindfulness-based self-help book is effective at reducing healthcare workers' levels of stress and improving their wellbeing.

Conditions

  • Psychological Stress

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

The self-help book: Williams, M. & Penman, D. (2011). Mindfulness: A practical guide to finding peace in a frantic world. London: Piatkus.

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.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust

    collaborator OTHER

  • University of Sussex

    collaborator OTHER

  • Canterbury Christ Church University

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Emily C Ironmonger, MSc · Canterbury Christ Church University

  • Clara Strauss, PhD · Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust & University of Sussex

  • Kate Cavanagh, PhD · University of Sussex

  • Fergal Jones, PhD · Canterbury Christ Church University & Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
SINGLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2017-01-26
Primary Completion
2018-06-22
Completion
2018-06-22

Countries

  • United Kingdom

Study Locations

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