NCT03508596

Brief Summary

The aim of this study is to identify work stressors, stress reactions and long-term consequences among nurses, physicians, medical-technical and medical-therapeutic professions in Switzerland and to reduce those factors by an educational intervention for the supervisors.

Trial Health

100
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Trial Health Score

Automated assessment based on enrollment pace, timeline, and geographic reach

Enrollment
8,112

participants targeted

Target at P75+ for not_applicable

Timeline
Completed

Started Jan 2017

Typical duration for not_applicable

Status
completed

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Study Timeline

Key milestones and dates

Study Start

First participant enrolled

January 1, 2017

Completed
1.2 years until next milestone

First Submitted

Initial submission to the registry

March 23, 2018

Completed
1 month until next milestone

First Posted

Study publicly available on registry

April 26, 2018

Completed
1 month until next milestone

Primary Completion

Last participant's last visit for primary outcome

June 1, 2018

Completed
1.5 years until next milestone

Study Completion

Last participant's last visit for all outcomes

December 1, 2019

Completed
Last Updated

July 16, 2020

Status Verified

July 1, 2020

Enrollment Period

1.4 years

First QC Date

March 23, 2018

Last Update Submit

July 14, 2020

Conditions

StressHealth Care ProfessionalsWork-Related Condition

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

  • effort reward imbalance model (ERI)

    The model defines threatening job conditions as a "mismatch between high workload (high demand) and low control over long-term rewards"

    Changes in self reported results of the ERI from t1 to t2 (1 year)

Study Arms (3)

Intervention

EXPERIMENTAL

Intervention group (IG) An educational intervention for the supervisors

Other: educational intervention for the supervisors

Control

NO INTERVENTION

control group (CG)

Non-Intervention

NO INTERVENTION

group without intervention (GWI)

Interventions

educational intervention for the supervisorsOTHER

The educational intervention is based on a systematic literature review as well as focus-group interviews with health care professionals. It will be developed until the end of 2018

Intervention

Eligibility Criteria

Age18 Years - 67 Years
Sexall
Healthy VolunteersYes
Age GroupsAdult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)

You may qualify if:

  • Employee within a participating health organization in Switzerland
  • Health care professional (nurse, medical-technical medical-therapeutical profession, physician)

You may not qualify if:

  • Health professionals without an fixed employment contract

Contact the study team to confirm eligibility.

Sponsors & Collaborators

Study Officials

  • Sabine Hahn

    Bern University of Applied Sciences Switzerland

    STUDY DIRECTOR

Study Design

Study Type
interventional
Phase
not applicable
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Masking
NONE
Purpose
HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH
Intervention Model
PARALLEL
Sponsor Type
OTHER
Responsible Party
SPONSOR INVESTIGATOR
PI Title
Head of Nursing Division, Division Head of Applied Research & Development in Nursing, PhD, RN

Study Record Dates

First Submitted

March 23, 2018

First Posted

April 26, 2018

Study Start

January 1, 2017

Primary Completion

June 1, 2018

Study Completion

December 1, 2019

Last Updated

July 16, 2020

Record last verified: 2020-07

Data Sharing

IPD Sharing
Will not share