The Impact of a Bespoke Mindfulness Intervention for Registered Dietitians on Resilience, Burnout and Stress - A Cluster Randomised Control Trial
Trial Snapshot
- Phase
- Not Applicable
- Status
- Completed
- Sponsor
- University of Nottingham
- Enrollment
- 30
- Locations
- 1
- Primary Endpoint
- Resilience
Study Overview
Brief Summary
The goal of this randomised control trial is to find out whether a mindfulness based intervention can improve mental well-being for Registered Dietitians (RD) in the UK. The main question it aims to answer is:
Can a mindfulness based intervention improve resilience amongst UK RDs?
Can a mindfulness based intervention reduce stress and burnout amongst UK RDs?
Researchers will compare participants who attend a structured mindfulness based intervention with a waitlist control group to see if there is a difference in outcome measures between the groups before the intervention, immediately after, 3 months after and 6 months after.
Participants in the intervention group will be invited to an online mindfulness course that was written especially for this study. Participants in both groups will be asked to complete surveys before the intervention, immediately after, 3 months after and 6 months after. Participants in the intervention group will also be invited to participate in a one to one interview to discuss their experiences, barriers and facilitators to mindfulness in dietetic practice.
Study Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Allocation
- Randomized
- Intervention Model
- Parallel
- Primary Purpose
- Prevention
- Masking
- None
Eligibility Criteria
- Ages
- 18 Years to — (Adult, Older Adult)
- Sex
- All
- Accepts Healthy Volunteers
- Yes
Inclusion Criteria
- •A Registered Dietitian currently practicing in the UK
- •Willing and able to participate in 4 x 50 minute CPD sessions relating to mindfulness in dietetic practice (one session per week)
- •Willing and able to complete all of the surveys (pre-intervention, immediately post, 3 months post and 6 months post intervention)
Exclusion Criteria
- •A diagnosis of a psychotic condition
- •A diagnosis of epilepsy or asthma that is not well controlled
Arms & Interventions
Mindfulness based intervention
Mindfulness based intervention (delivered synchronous online)
Intervention: Mindfulness based intervention (Behavioral)
Waitlist control group
No intervention provided during the data collection period. Mindfulness based intervention delivered after data collection period.
Outcomes
Primary Outcomes
Resilience
Time Frame: Baseline, immediately after intervention (at the end of the last session of the 4 week intervention), 3 months post intervention, 6 months post intervention
Measured using validated tool: Brief Resilience Scale. Scores range from 1-5. Higher scores = higher level of resilience. 1.00-2.99= Low resilience; 3.00-4.30 = Normal resilience; 4.31-5.00= High resilience.
Secondary Outcomes
- Burnout(Baseline, immediately post (this survey is administered at the end of the 4th and final session of the intervention, which was week 4), 3 months post, 6 months post intervention)
- Stress(Baseline, immediately post intervention (this survey was given at the end of the 4th and final session of the intervention), 3 months post intervention, 6 months post intervention)
- Burnout(Baseline, immediately post (this survey is administered at the end of the 4th and final session of the intervention, which was week 4), 3 months post, 6 months post intervention)
- Stress(Baseline, immediately post intervention (this survey was given at the end of the 4th and final session of the intervention), 3 months post intervention, 6 months post intervention)