Exploring the Efficacy of Mindful Leadership Interventions in Public Administration

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Mindful Leadership

• Registration Number: NCT07132931
• Lead Sponsor: Universidad de Zaragoza

Brief Summary

The goal of this clinical trial is to evaluate the effectiveness of a mindful leadership intervention compared to a management skills training program in executive staff working in public administration.

The main questions it aims to answer are:

* Does the mindful leadership intervention improve work engagement, transformational leadership, and mental well-being compared to the management skills training?

* What are the effects of these interventions over a six-month follow-up period?

Participants will:

* Be assigned to either a mindful leadership program or a management skills training program.

* Complete assessments measuring leadership qualities, mindfulness, engagement, and well-being before and after the intervention, as well as at six months follow-up.

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2019-10-01
• Primary Completion: 2023-12-15
• Study Completion: 2023-12-31
• Status Verified: 2025-07
• Study First Submitted: 2025-07-31
• Study First Submitted QC: 2025-08-12
• Last Update Submitted: 2025-08-12
• Study First Posted: 2025-08-20
• Last Update Posted: 2025-08-20

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 65

Inclusion Criteria

• Holding managerial positions (Service Chiefs and Section Chiefs from various departments, Groups A1 and A2).
• Length of service in the administration (priority given to longer service).
• Permanent or temporary employment status (priority given to permanent employees).
• Number of training actions undertaken in the last year (priority given to fewer training actions undertaken).

Exclusion Criteria

• Individuals who requested to participate in the training but did not meet these requirements were excluded.

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: PARALLEL

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Transformational Leadership (Transformational Leadership Questionnaire)	Baseline (pre-intervention), immediately post-intervention (within 1 week after the last session) and 6-month follow-up.	Measured using the Spanish adaptation of the Rafferty and Griffin Transformational Leadership Questionnaire (2004; adapted by Salanova et al., 2012). The instrument consists of 15 items grouped into five dimensions (Vision, Inspirational Communication, Intellectual Stimulation, Support, and Recognition), each rated on a 5-point Likert scale from 1 ("Strongly Disagree") to 5 ("Strongly Agree"). Total scores range from 15 to 75, with higher scores indicating higher transformational leadership behaviors.

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Work Engagement (Utrecht Work Engagement Scale, UWES)	Baseline (pre-intervention), immediately post-intervention (within 1 week after the last session) and 6-month follow-up.	Measured using the Spanish version of the Utrecht Work Engagement Scale (UWES; Salanova et al., 2001), consisting of 17 items rated from 0 ("Never") to 6 ("Always/Every day"). The scale measures three dimensions: Vigor, Dedication, and Absorption. Total scores range from 0 to 102, with higher scores indicating greater work engagement.
Mindfulness Skills (Five Facet Mindfulness Questionnaire - Short Form, FFMQ-15)	Baseline (pre-intervention), immediately post-intervention (within 1 week after the last session) and 6-month follow-up.	Measured using the short version of the Five Facet Mindfulness Questionnaire (FFMQ-15; Gu et al., 2016), consisting of 15 items rated on a 5-point Likert scale from 1 ("Never or very rarely true") to 5 ("Very often or always true"). Total scores range from 15 to 75, with higher scores indicating greater mindfulness skills.
Self-Compassion (Self-Compassion Scale - Short Form, SCS-SF)	Baseline (pre-intervention), immediately post-intervention (within 1 week after the last session) and 6-month follow-up.	Measured using the Spanish version of the Self-Compassion Scale - Short Form (SCS-SF; García-Campayo et al., 2014). The instrument consists of 12 items rated from 1 ("Almost never") to 5 ("Almost always"). Total scores range from 12 to 60, with higher scores indicating greater self-compassion.
Well-being (Pemberton Happiness Index, PHI)	Baseline (pre-intervention), immediately post-intervention (within 1 week after the last session) and 6-month follow-up.	Measured using the Pemberton Happiness Index (PHI; Hervás \& Vázquez, 2013). The first section includes 11 items rated from 0 ("Completely Disagree") to 10 ("Completely Agree"). The second section includes 10 items on daily positive and negative experiences, also rated from 0 to 10. Scores can be combined into a single well-being index ranging from 0 to 10, with higher scores indicating greater well-being.

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Department of Finance and Public Administration; 🇪🇸 Zaragoza, Spain