Impact of Mental Health First Aid-trained Peers on the Mental Well-being of First-year Medical Residents. Pilot Study.

Not Applicable

Not yet recruiting

• Conditions: Mental Well-being

• Registration Number: NCT07161284
• Lead Sponsor: Hospices Civils de Lyon

Brief Summary

Medical students, especially those in postgraduate training, face a complex array of challenges such as fatigue; work-life balance conflicts; difficulties managing dual hierarchies (hospital and university). Surprisingly, residents receive little to no dedicated training in recognizing and managing psychiatric disorders, except for psychiatry residents. This gap is exacerbated by persistent stigma towards psychiatric conditions. The Mental Health First Aid (MHFA) training approach could offer an innovative solution, addressing the root of the problem. This prospective, single-center cohort study aims to compare (1) the mental well-being of first-year specialty residents in the Lyon subdivision exposed to MHFA-trained peers; with (2) the mental well-being of unexposed second-year specialty residents. The hypothesis is that exposure to peers trained in MHFA improves well-being and reduces symptoms of burnout, depression, and anxiety at 3, 6, 9, and 12 months among peer residents.

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study First Submitted: 2025-08-25
• Status Verified: 2025-09
• Study First Submitted QC: 2025-09-01
• Last Update Submitted: 2025-09-01
• Study First Posted: 2025-09-08
• Last Update Posted: 2025-09-08
• Study Start: 2025-11-01
• Primary Completion: 2026-11-01
• Study Completion: 2026-11-01

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: NOT_YET_RECRUITING
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 520

Inclusion Criteria

• subject to the non-opposition of the residents, all medical residents entering their first and second year of specialized studies (DES) on November 1, 2025, in the city of Lyon will be included in the study.

Exclusion Criteria

• refusal to participate AND in the unlikely cases where:
• subject under guardianship or curatorship;
• subject unable to give free and informed consent;
• subject under legal protection

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: PARALLEL

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Well-being	Measured at Month 12	As measured by the total score on the WEMWBS (Warwick-Edinburgh Mental Well-being Scale), a self-questionnaire. 5 point Likert scale (1-4); 14 questions

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Well-being	Measured at baseline, Month 3, Month 6 and Month 9	As measured by the total score on the WEMWBS (Warwick-Edinburgh Mental Well-being Scale), a self-questionnaire. 5 point Likert scale (1-4); 14 questions
Anxiety	Measured at baseline, Month 3, Month 6, Month 9, Month 12	As measured by anxiety subscore of the HAD (Hospital Anxiety and Depression scale), a self-questionnaire. 4 point Likert scale (0-3); 7 questions
Impact on well-being according to gender	Measured at baseline, Month 3, Month 6, Month 9, Month 12	Differentiated impact on well-being according to gender measured by the total score on the WEMWBS (Warwick-Edinburgh Mental Well-being Scale, a self-questionnaire. 5 point Likert scale (1-4); 14 questions), analyzed via Group x Gender interaction effect.
Depression	Measured at baseline, Month 3, Month 6, Month 9, Month 12	As measured by depression subscore of the HAD (Hospital Anxiety and Depression scale), a self-questionnaire. 4 point Likert scale (0-3); 7 questions
Burn-out	Measured at baseline, Month 3, Month 6, Month 9, Month 12	As measured by the MBI (Maslach Burnout Inventory), a self-questionnaire. 7 point Likert scale (0-6); 22 questions.
Impact on well-being according to speciality	Measured at baseline, Month 3, Month 6, Month 9, Month 12	Differentiated impact on well-being according to speciality measured by the total score on the WEMWBS (Warwick-Edinburgh Mental Well-being Scale, a self-questionnaire. 5 point Likert scale (1-4); 14 questions), analyzed via Group x Speciality interaction effect.

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Service des Urgences Psychiatriques Hôpital Edouard Herriot, GH Centre; 🇫🇷 Lyon, France, France