NCT05481021

Brief Summary

Burnout Syndrome is a medical condition caused by long-term job-related strain and is defined by presence of either one or more of the three states i.e. emotional exhaustion, depersonalization and lack of personal accomplishment. Burnout has been shown to cause decreased work output and mental well being of employees and increase errors at workplace. Burnout is observed in various lines of work and but has been found to be especially high among healthcare professionals. Diabetes Mellitus is a generally a life-long condition and diabetes specialists deal with patients of this chronic condition frequently. The burnout among diabetes specialist trainees in United Kingdom was found to be over 50% in a study done in pre-pandemic times in 2018 and there is a need to repeat this study to see if there any change in terms of presence of burnout in this group of health care professionals.

Trial Health

87
On Track

Trial Health Score

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Enrollment
104

participants targeted

Target at P50-P75 for all trials

Timeline
Completed

Started Jul 2022

Geographic Reach
1 country

1 active site

Status
completed

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Trial Relationships

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Study Timeline

Key milestones and dates

Study Start

First participant enrolled

July 5, 2022

Completed
22 days until next milestone

First Submitted

Initial submission to the registry

July 27, 2022

Completed
2 days until next milestone

First Posted

Study publicly available on registry

July 29, 2022

Completed
6 months until next milestone

Primary Completion

Last participant's last visit for primary outcome

January 31, 2023

Completed
8 months until next milestone

Study Completion

Last participant's last visit for all outcomes

September 30, 2023

Completed
Last Updated

January 11, 2024

Status Verified

January 1, 2024

Enrollment Period

7 months

First QC Date

July 27, 2022

Last Update Submit

January 10, 2024

Conditions

Burnout, ProfessionalWork-Related Condition

Keywords

Burnout syndromeDiabetesSpecialist trainee RegistrarPhysician burnoutUnited Kingdom

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (2)

  • Identify burnout

    To assess the frequency of burnout syndrome in Diabetes and Endocrinology specialty trainee registrars in all of United Kingdom by using a validated tool via Mind Garden, Malasch Inventory for Burnout Syndrome, latest edition 2016, assessing all three subscales of burnout i.e Emotional Exhaustion (with cutoff score for high burnout as per standardized z value = Mean + (SD\* 0.5); range 0-54 with higher scores meaning a worse outcome), Depersonalization (with cutoff score for high burnout as per standardized z value = Mean + (SD \* 1.25); range 0-30 with higher scores meaning a worse outcome), and lack of personal accomplishment (with cutoff score for high burnout per standardized z value = Mean + (SD \* 0.10); range 0-48 with higher scores meaning a better outcome)

    6 months

  • Identify any self-reported stressors associated with burnout

    To assess the presence of associated self-reported factors for burnout syndrome

    6 months

Secondary Outcomes (1)

  • To compare any change in presence of burnout from previous cross-sectional study (5 years ago)

    12 months

Study Arms (1)

Diabetes Specialist trainee Registrars/Middle grade working in UK

All doctors in in middle grade or similar rank who are in training as Diabetes Specialist trainee Registrars or non-trainee Middle grade doctors working in Diabetes/Endocrinology department in NHS Wales, NHS Scotland or Health and Social Care northern Ireland (health systems in all of UK)

Other: No intervention but assessing for burnout syndrome in all group

Interventions

No intervention but assessing for burnout syndrome in all groupOTHER

Using Maslach Burnout inventory to assess the presence of burnout and a self reporting questionnaire to identify possible stressors or associations

Diabetes Specialist trainee Registrars/Middle grade working in UK

Eligibility Criteria

Age21 Years - 60 Years
Sexall
Age GroupsAdult (18-64)
Sampling MethodNon-Probability Sample
Study Population

All the doctors fulfilling the above criteria will be sent an online invite to participate in this survey via national organizations on their emails as well as via official online platform. The online forms will remain open over 3 months period. The participants meeting the above-mentioned criteria will be selected and they will complete the self-reported profroma containing demographics and Maslach burnout inventory ( a validated tool via Mind Garden TM for Burnout Syndrome) on an online secure platform. No personal identifiable information will be collected or stored and the results will be displayed in the form of deanery / national cumulative results.

You may qualify if:

  • All specialty doctors working in Diabetes or Endocrinology department post foundation years, in the following deaneries/regions in United Kingdom
  • Health Education Yorkshire \& Humber
  • Health Education East Midlands
  • Health Education East of England
  • Health Education Kent Surrey \& Sussex
  • Health Education North West \& Mersey Deanery
  • Health Education North East
  • Health Education South West Peninsula and Severn Deanery
  • Health Education Thames Valley (Oxford)
  • Health Education Wessex
  • Health Education West Midlands
  • London Deanery (North West, North Central \& East London, South London)
  • Northern Ireland Medical \& Dental Training Agency
  • Scotland Deanery (West, South East, East, North)
  • Wales Deanery
  • +10 more criteria

You may not qualify if:

  • Self-reported presence of mental health illness and/or active treatment.
  • Not currently working for more than 3 months e.g on sick leave.

Contact the study team to confirm eligibility.

Sponsors & Collaborators

Study Sites (1)

Internal Medicine, College of Medicine and Health Sciences

Al Ain City, Abu Dhabi Emirate, 15551, United Arab Emirates

Location

Related Publications (4)

  • Agha A, Basu A, Hanif W. Burnout in diabetes and endocrinology specialist registrars across England, Scotland and Wales in the pre-COVID era. Prim Care Diabetes. 2022 Aug;16(4):515-518. doi: 10.1016/j.pcd.2022.05.005. Epub 2022 Jun 3.

    PMID: 35667990BACKGROUND

  • Gundersen L. Physician burnout. Ann Intern Med. 2001 Jul 17;135(2):145-8. doi: 10.7326/0003-4819-135-2-200107170-00023. No abstract available.

    PMID: 11453722BACKGROUND

  • Agha A, Mordy A, Anwar E, Saleh N, Rashid I, Saeed M. Burnout among middle-grade doctors of tertiary care hospital in Saudi Arabia. Work. 2015;51(4):839-47. doi: 10.3233/WOR-141898.

    PMID: 24962300BACKGROUND

  • Agha A, Basu A, Anwar E, Hanif W. Burnout among diabetes specialist registrars across the United Kingdom in the post-pandemic era. Front Med (Lausanne). 2024 Mar 26;11:1367103. doi: 10.3389/fmed.2024.1367103. eCollection 2024.

    PMID: 38596789DERIVED

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MeSH Terms

Conditions

Burnout, ProfessionalBurnout, PsychologicalDiabetes Mellitus

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Occupational StressOccupational DiseasesStress, PsychologicalBehavioral SymptomsBehaviorGlucose Metabolism DisordersMetabolic DiseasesNutritional and Metabolic DiseasesEndocrine System Diseases

Study Officials

  • Adnan Agha

    United Arab Emirates University, College of Medicine & Health Sciences

    PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Study Design

Study Type
observational
Observational Model
OTHER
Time Perspective
CROSS SECTIONAL
Sponsor Type
OTHER
Responsible Party
PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
PI Title
Assistant Professor, Internal Medicine, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, United Arab Emirates University

Study Record Dates

First Submitted

July 27, 2022

First Posted

July 29, 2022

Study Start

July 5, 2022

Primary Completion

January 31, 2023

Study Completion

September 30, 2023

Last Updated

January 11, 2024

Record last verified: 2024-01

Locations

AE(1)