The Effectiveness of Mindfulness Practices in the Recovery of Burnout

Stress Clinical Trial

— Muupu  

Official title:

The Effectiveness of Mindfulness Practices in the Recovery of Burnout

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Active, not recruiting

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT01920230
• Other study ID #: 21000021201
• Status: Active, not recruiting
• Phase: N/A
• First received: July 29, 2013
• Last updated: December 1, 2015
• Start date: March 2013
• Est. completion date: February 2016

Study information

• Verified date: December 2015
• Source: University of Jyvaskyla
• Contact: n/a
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Health authority: Finland: Ministry of Social Affairs and Health
• Study type: Interventional

Clinical Trial Summary

The aim of this study is to examine the effectiveness of intervention based on mindfulness and acceptance-commitment therapy (ACT) in the recovery from job burnout. The 8-week intervention is delivered using jointly face-to-face group meetings and web-based program. The study hypothesizes that the Muupu-program is more effective than the normal practices when promoting work well-being in Finland. The participants are recruited from Finland.

Description:

Mindfulness-ACT-based interventions aren't widely used in Finnish work health care a the moment. This study examines the possibility of using this kind of intervention for reducing job burnout and stress and also promoting well-being at work. Muupu-program is standardized and can be administered in varying settings. If intervention is effective, it can have an impact on Finnish practices when treating job burnout and work-related stress.

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Active, not recruiting
• Enrollment: 200
• Est. completion date: February 2016
• Est. primary completion date: February 2016
• Accepts healthy volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers
• Gender: Both
• Age group: 25 Years to 60 Years

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

• Currently working

• Daily internet connection available

• Belongs to the group of most exhausted workers in Finland (BBI cut-off is set on the top 25%)

Exclusion Criteria:

• No psychological or somatic conditions or other practical reasons that hinder the possibility to participate to the program

• Acute medicine changes

• Regular psychotherapy

• Not willing to inform employer and/or work health care of participation to the study

Study Design

Allocation: Randomized, Endpoint Classification: Efficacy Study, Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment, Masking: Open Label, Primary Purpose: Treatment

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Burnout, Professional
• Stress

Intervention

Behavioral:
• Mindfulness-ACT-intervention
Half of the participants (n=109) is assigned to intervention group. The intervention is based on Mindfulness-program presented by Williams & Penman (2011) and on principles of acceptance-commitment therapy (ACT). It aims to increase mindfulness skills and psychological flexibility through different exercises that are developed for improving skills of being present, dealing with thoughts and feelings as well as support clarifying individual values and value-based actions. The basic principles are presented in weekly small group meetings. Participants are guided to deepen their experiences through exercises and information that is provided via specific web-site.
• No intervention
Half of the participants (n=109) don't get any special treatment. However the present study explores what kind of support they have had during the program.

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
Finland	University of Jyväskylä, Department of Psychology	Jyväskylä

Sponsors (2)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
University of Jyvaskyla	Finnish Social Insurance Institution

Country where clinical trial is conducted

Finland, 

Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Other	Utrecht Work Engagement Scale (UWES)	Study has 4 time points when the same questionnaires are administered to assess possible changes in outcome measures.	Change from baseline work engagement at 2, 6 and 12 months	No
Other	Working conditions questionnaires used in Finlad	Study has 4 time points when the same questionnaires are administered to assess possible changes in outcome measures.	Change from baseline working conditions at 2, 6 and 12 months	Yes
Other	Depression, Anxiety and Stress Questionnaire (DASS)	Study has 4 time points when the same questionnaires are administered to assess possible changes in outcome measures.	Change from baseline depression, anxiety and sress at 2, 6 and 12 months	No
Other	Psychological Well-being (by Ryff)	Study has 4 time points when the same questionnaires are administered to assess possible changes in outcome measures.	Change from baseline psychological well-being at 2, 6 and 12 months	No
Other	Life Situation Questionnaire (LSQ, by Pulkkinen)	Study has 4 time points when the same questionnaires are administered to assess possible changes in outcome measures.	Change from baseline life situation at 2, 6 and 12 months	No
Primary	Bergen Burnout Indicator (BBI)	Study has 4 time points when the same questionnaires are administered to assess possible changes in outcome measures.	Change from baseline burnout at 2, 6 and 12 months	No
Primary	Perceived Stress Scale (PSS)	Study has 4 time points when the same questionnaires are administered to assess possible changes in outcome measures.	Change from baseline stress at 2, 6 and 12 months	No
Secondary	Five Facet Mindfulness Questionnaire (FFMQ)	Study has 4 time points when the same questionnaires are administered to assess possible changes in outcome measures.	Change from baseline mindfulness at 2, 6 and 12 months	No
Secondary	Acceptance and Action Questionnaire (AAQ-II)	Study has 4 time points when the same questionnaires are administered to assess possible changes in outcome measures.	Change from baseline psychological flexibility at 2, 6 and 12 months	No
Secondary	Automatic Thought Questionnaire (ATQ)	Study has 4 time points when the same questionnaires are administered to assess possible changes in outcome measures.	Change from baseline automatic thoughts at 2, 6 and 12 months	No

External Links

•   Official web-page of the study