Clinical trial NCT01920230: The Effectiveness of Mindfulness Practices in the Recovery of Burnout
Official title: The Effectiveness of Mindfulness Practices in the Recovery of Burnout
Study type: INTERVENTIONAL
Overall status: UNKNOWN
Phase: NA
Conditions: Burnout, Professional
Stress
Keywords: Burnout
Stress
Mindfulness
Acceptance-commitment therapy (ACT)
Intervention
Effectiveness
Working conditions
Work engagement
Psychological well-being
Life situation
Lead sponsor: University of Jyvaskyla
Sponsor class: OTHER
Collaborators: name: Finnish Social Insurance Institution
First posted: 2013-08-09
Enrollment: 200
Sex: ALL
Minimum age (years): 25
Maximum age (years): 60
Standard ages: ADULT
Accepts healthy volunteers: yes
Allocation: RANDOMIZED
Intervention model: PARALLEL
Primary purpose: TREATMENT

Brief 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.

Detailed 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.

Eligibility criteria: 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

Primary outcomes:
measure: Bergen Burnout Indicator (BBI)
timeFrame: Change from baseline burnout at 2, 6 and 12 months
measure: Perceived Stress Scale (PSS)
timeFrame: Change from baseline stress at 2, 6 and 12 months
Secondary outcomes:
measure: Five Facet Mindfulness Questionnaire (FFMQ)
timeFrame: Change from baseline mindfulness at 2, 6 and 12 months
measure: Acceptance and Action Questionnaire (AAQ-II)
timeFrame: Change from baseline psychological flexibility at 2, 6 and 12 months
measure: Automatic Thought Questionnaire (ATQ)
timeFrame: Change from baseline automatic thoughts at 2, 6 and 12 months
Other outcomes:
measure: Utrecht Work Engagement Scale (UWES)
timeFrame: Change from baseline work engagement at 2, 6 and 12 months
measure: Working conditions questionnaires used in Finlad
timeFrame: Change from baseline working conditions at 2, 6 and 12 months
measure: Depression, Anxiety and Stress Questionnaire (DASS)
timeFrame: Change from baseline depression, anxiety and sress at 2, 6 and 12 months
measure: Psychological Well-being (by Ryff)
timeFrame: Change from baseline psychological well-being at 2, 6 and 12 months
measure: Life Situation Questionnaire (LSQ, by Pulkkinen)
timeFrame: Change from baseline life situation at 2, 6 and 12 months
Locations:
city: Jyväskylä
country: Finland
facility: University of Jyväskylä, Department of Psychology
Study officials:
affiliation: University of Jyväskylä, Department of Psychology
name: Anne M Puolakanaho, PhD
role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR
affiliation: University of Jyväskylä, Department of Psychology
name: Raimo Lappalainen, PhD
role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR
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