CPM Trial
Research type
Research Study
Full title
Pragmatic randomised controlled trial of an intervention to reduce burnout and improve well-being in healthcare professionals
IRAS ID
268429
Contact name
Jeannie McKie
Contact email
Sponsor organisation
Rotherham Doncaster and South Humber NHS Foundation Trust
ISRCTN Number
ISRCTN34503872
Duration of Study in the UK
2 years, 1 months, 0 days
Research summary
Summary of Research
This is a clinical trial of a psychoeducational intervention which aims to reduce occupational burnout and to improve emotional well-being in healthcare professionals working in the National Health Service. The study will recruit community-based nursing staff working in a large NHS Trust in the north of England. Consenting participants will be randomly assigned to two groups; 1 and 2. Participants in both groups will be asked to complete outcome standardised measures of burnout and well-being in a pre-intervention baseline assessment (online survey). After the baseline assessment, only participants in group 1 will access an 8-week intervention (controlled phase). Next, group 2 will access the intervention during an 8-week period (full implementation phase). Finally, we will collect further outcome measures 6 months after both groups have completed the intervention (follow-up phase).
Summary of Results
Background: Occupational burnout is highly prevalent in the mental healthcare workforce and associated with poorer job satisfaction, performance and outcomes.
Aims: To evaluate the effects of the Mind Management Skills for Life Programme on burnout and wellbeing.Methods: N=173 mental health nurses were recruited from the English National Health Service during the acute phase of the COVID-19 crisis. Participants were allocated to an immediate intervention or a delayed intervention control group, using a stepped wedge (before and after, both groups receive the same intervention but at different timepoints) randomized controlled trial design. Measures of burnout (OLBI) and wellbeing (WEMWBS) were completed at four timepoints: [1] baseline; [2] after the first group finished the intervention; [3] after the second group finished the intervention; and [4] six-months follow-up.
Results: Between-group differences were compared at each time-point using ANCOVA (a statistical test) adjusting for baseline severity. Statistically significant effects on burnout (d=0.60) and wellbeing (d= -0.62) were found at time-point 2, favouring the intervention relative to waitlist control. No significant differences were found at subsequent time-points, indicating that both groups improved and maintained their gains after the intervention.REC name
Wales REC 7
REC reference
20/WA/0029
Date of REC Opinion
10 Feb 2020
REC opinion
Further Information Favourable Opinion