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Self-Help Plus (SH+) for Stress Reduction in Social Service Workers: A Pilot RCT

NCT07644949 · Status: RECRUITING · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 50

Last updated 2026-08-28

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Summary

This is a two-arm, stratified cluster-randomized controlled pilot trial evaluating the feasibility and preliminary effectiveness of the World Health Organization's Self-Help Plus (SH+) intervention for stress reduction among social service workers employed by the Istanbul Provincial Directorate of Family and Social Services (ASHP). Four institutions (clusters) are randomized 1:1, stratified by service type, to receive either SH+ plus Enhanced Care as Usual (ECAU) or ECAU only, with a target of 50 participants (25 per arm). The primary aim is to assess feasibility indicators (recruitment, session attendance, retention, and acceptability) to inform a future full-scale definitive trial. Preliminary effects on perceived stress and related mental health and well-being outcomes are examined as secondary outcomes.

Conditions

  • Stress, Psychological, Occupational
  • Stress, Psychological
  • Psychological Distress
  • Burnout, Professional

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

Self-Help Plus (SH+)

WHO Self-Help Plus: a low-intensity, ACT-based guided self-help program delivered by trained non-specialist facilitators in a group format over five weekly sessions (approximately 2 hours each), using a pre-recorded audio course and the illustrated self-help book "Doing What Matters in Times of Stress."

BEHAVIORAL

Enhanced Care as Usual (ECAU)

Continued access to existing institutional support and routine services plus a comprehensive psychoeducational information pack on stress-coping strategies, recognition of stress symptoms, and referral pathways to mental health and psychosocial support services

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Istanbul Provincial Directorate of Family and Social Services

    collaborator UNKNOWN

  • Istanbul Medeniyet University

    lead OTHER

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
PREVENTION
Masking
SINGLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2026-06-23
Primary Completion
2026-10-31
Completion
2026-11-30

Countries

  • Turkey (Türkiye)

Study Locations

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