Online Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction for the Mental Health of Healthcare Professionals

NCT07745634 · Status: ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITING · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 74

Last updated 2026-08-04

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Summary

Healthcare professionals may experience high levels of work-related stress and burnout. This study will examine whether an 8-week online Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) program improves recovery from stress and other mental health outcomes in healthcare professionals who provide direct patient care.

The MBSR group will attend eight weekly online group sessions led by trained instructors. The wait-list group will not receive the program during the initial comparison period but will be offered it after completing the 6-month follow-up.

Participants will complete online questionnaires before the program, immediately after the program, and 3 and 6 months later. The main outcome is change in the participants' ability to recover from stress. The study will also assess burnout, anxiety, depression, psychological well-being, personality traits, and professional quality of life. Hair samples will be collected at specified time points to measure stress-related steroid hormone levels.

Conditions

  • Occupational Stress or Workplace Stress
  • Burnout, Professionals
  • Mental Health

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

Online Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction Program

A standardized 8-week online Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) program consisting of eight structured group sessions delivered once weekly by videoconference. The program will be delivered by instructors who have completed formal training in mindfulness-based cognitive and behavioral approaches. The intervention includes mindfulness practice, attention regulation, self-observation, psychoeducation, and reflection on personal well-being.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Vilnius University

    lead OTHER

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
PREVENTION
Masking
SINGLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2026-04-16
Primary Completion
2026-12-14
Completion
2026-12-14

Countries

  • Lithuania

Study Locations

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