Nurse Health Pilot: Feasibility and Acceptability of a Virtual ACT-intervention in Nurses During COVID-19

Stress Clinical Trial

— NHP  

Official title:

Feasibility and Acceptability of a Virtual ACT-intervention in Nurses Working During the COVID-19 Pandemic (Pilot Study)

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Recruiting

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT04821037
• Other study ID #: NHP
• Status: Recruiting
• Phase: N/A
• Start date: June 1, 2021
• Est. completion date: August 1, 2021

Study information

• Verified date: May 2021
• Source: University of Basel
• Contact: Eveline Frey, M Sc.
• Phone: +41 78 741 41 19
• Email: eveline.frey[@]unibas.ch
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Study type: Interventional

Clinical Trial Summary

Frontline nurses increasingly face challenges between executing their jobs to the best of their ability and caring for their own physical and mental health. Such a stressful and fast-changing work environment impacts the nurses' psychological wellbeing, resulting in high levels of stress and burnout, which in turn negatively affects patient care and outcomes. The aim of this study is to investigate whether a short virtual intervention, based on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) and adapted to caregivers, can lead to a reduction in psychological distress that may be associated with caregiving during the COVID-19 pandemic. The intervention will be held online in a group setting during two half-day workshops using a conference application (e.g. Zoom). Note: This study is part of an international joint research project "Nurse Health" between the Faculty of Psychology (University of Basel) and the Nethersole School of Nursing (Chinese University of Hong Kong), funded by the Swiss State Secretariat for Education, Research and Innovation (SERI), with the Leading House for the Bilateral Science and Technology Cooperation Programme with Asia at ETH Zürich (Project No. COV_09_062020).

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Recruiting
• Enrollment: 10
• Est. completion date: August 1, 2021
• Est. primary completion date: July 1, 2021
• Accepts healthy volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers
• Gender: All
• Age group: 18 Years and older

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

• at least 18 years of age
• degree in nursing
• working 40% or higher in a team of nurses in the somatic area
• currently or previously in contact with COVID-19 patients
• working in Switzerland

Exclusion Criteria:

• working in non-somatic areas (e.g. psychiatry)
• working in non-hospital environments (e.g. home treatment)
• not owning an electronic device
• unable to understand and speak German

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Stress

Intervention

Behavioral:
• ACT
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
Switzerland	Faculty of Psychology, University of Basel	Basel	BS

Sponsors (3)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
Prof. Dr. Andrew Gloster	ETH Zurich (Switzerland), State Secretariat for Education Research and Innovation, Switzerland

Country where clinical trial is conducted

Switzerland, 

Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Primary	Perceived Stress Scale (PSS-10)	Assessment of the perception of psychological stress (10 items)	8 weeks
Primary	General Anxiety Disorder Scale (GAD-7)	Assessment of the severity of anxiety (7 items)	8 weeks
Primary	Patient Health Questionnaire (PHQ-9)	Assessment of the severity of depression (9 items)	8 weeks
Primary	Maslach Burnout Inventory - Human Services Survey (MBI-HSS)	Assessment of the severity of burnout (22 items)	8 weeks
Primary	Mental Health Continuum Short Form (MHC-SF)	Assessment of perceived emotional wellbeing (14 items)	8 weeks
Primary	Psychological Flexibility Questionnaire (PsyFlex)	Assessment of psychological flexibility (6 items)	8 weeks
Primary	Valued Living Questionnaire (VLQ)	Assessment of the extent of valued living (10 items)	8 weeks
Primary	Mueller and McCloskey Satisfaction Scale (MMSS)	Assessment of nurses' job satisfaction (31 items)	8 weeks
Secondary	Program Attendance/ Attrition Rate	Percentage of program attendance	8 weeks
Secondary	Homework Completion	Percentage of completed homework	8 weeks
Secondary	Program Satisfaction	Rate of nurses' satisfaction with the program	8 weeks

External Links

•   Research Project Website: Nurse Health