NCT05510414

Brief Summary

Burnout appears to be highly prevalent among oncology nurses, which was a problem not only for the nurses themselves but for the patients for whom they provide care. How to mitigate and prevent burnout and improve nursing performance outcomes is an urgent problem for nursing manager. In a sample of 99 oncology nurses, immunological characteristics were compared to burnout scores. In a randomized trial, 90 oncology nurses suffering burnout were randomized to receive psychological capital intervention or routine psychological care. Participants were assessed before and after treatment using measures of burnout, psychological capital and immunological characteristics.

Trial Health

87
On Track

Trial Health Score

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Enrollment
87

participants targeted

Target at P50-P75 for not_applicable

Timeline
Completed

Started Sep 2018

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

September 1, 2018

Completed
1.3 years until next milestone

Primary Completion

Last participant's last visit for primary outcome

December 30, 2019

Completed
5 months until next milestone

Study Completion

Last participant's last visit for all outcomes

June 1, 2020

Completed
2.2 years until next milestone

First Submitted

Initial submission to the registry

August 17, 2022

Completed
5 days until next milestone

First Posted

Study publicly available on registry

August 22, 2022

Completed
Last Updated

August 22, 2022

Status Verified

August 1, 2022

Enrollment Period

1.3 years

First QC Date

August 17, 2022

Last Update Submit

August 18, 2022

Conditions

BurnoutPsychological

Keywords

Burnoutoncology nursespositive psychology capital interventionimmune variables

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

  • scores on Maslach Burnout Inventory-General Survey (MBI-GS)

    change of the MBI scores, which ranges from 0 to 6, with higher scores indicating more severe burnout.

    baseline and 6 months

Secondary Outcomes (1)

  • scores on Positive psychological capital Questionnaire (PPQ),

    baseline and 6 months

Study Arms (2)

PCI group

EXPERIMENTAL

intervention based on psychological capital model

Behavioral: psychological intervention based on psychological capital

Control group

NO INTERVENTION

routine psychological counseling

Interventions

psychological intervention based on psychological capitalBEHAVIORAL

Psychological capital would be modified via various training programs in order to manage burnout among nurses. When the four core psychological resources are combined, they may form a higher-order construct that predicts attitudes and performance more strongly than any of the four components by themselves .

PCI group

Eligibility Criteria

Age18 Years - 55 Years
Sexall
Healthy VolunteersYes
Age GroupsAdult (18-64)

You may qualify if:

  • Subjects were officially employed and licensed nurses who had been working in the cancer hospital for at least 2 years.

You may not qualify if:

  • Subjects had recently suffered personal health problems or significant negative life events, such as the death or serious illness of a family member, or if they were on maternity leave or other types of leave from their nursing job.

Contact the study team to confirm eligibility.

Sponsors & Collaborators

Study Sites (1)

Affiliated Tumor of Guangxi University

Nanning, Guangxi, 5350021, China

Location

Related Publications (3)

  • An M, Shin ES, Choi MY, Lee Y, Hwang YY, Kim M. Positive Psychological Capital Mediates the Association between Burnout and Nursing Performance Outcomes among Hospital Nurses. Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2020 Aug 18;17(16):5988. doi: 10.3390/ijerph17165988.

    PMID: 32824724BACKGROUND

  • Ciobanu AM, Damian AC, Neagu C. Association between burnout and immunological and endocrine alterations. Rom J Morphol Embryol. 2021 Jan-Mar;62(1):13-18. doi: 10.47162/RJME.62.1.02.

    PMID: 34609405BACKGROUND

  • Luo YH, Li H, Plummer V, Cross WM, Lam L, Guo YF, Yin YZ, Zhang JP. An evaluation of a positive psychological intervention to reduce burnout among nurses. Arch Psychiatr Nurs. 2019 Dec;33(6):186-191. doi: 10.1016/j.apnu.2019.08.004. Epub 2019 Aug 19.

    PMID: 31753226BACKGROUND

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Burnout, Psychological

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Stress, PsychologicalBehavioral SymptomsBehavior

Study Officials

  • Xue-Mei You, MD

    Guangxi Medical University Cancer Hospital

    PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Study Design

Study Type
interventional
Phase
not applicable
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Masking
NONE
Purpose
OTHER
Intervention Model
PARALLEL
Model Details: The intervention program was taught by experts with at least the title of deputy chief nurse who had been engaged in clinical psychological nursing for a long time. These teachers helped nurses with burnout to develop their own positive psychology, learn optimism, embrace hope, find available support systems and resources, plan their careers. Training took the form mainly of Balint groups, lectures, group discussions, video watching and outdoor development. Personalized counseling was provided to address specific psychological problems in individuals, in a way that ensured personal privacy. The intervention occurred as 12 sessions of 60 min each, twice a month, lasting altogether six months.
Sponsor Type
OTHER
Responsible Party
PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
PI Title
professor

Study Record Dates

First Submitted

August 17, 2022

First Posted

August 22, 2022

Study Start

September 1, 2018

Primary Completion

December 30, 2019

Study Completion

June 1, 2020

Last Updated

August 22, 2022

Record last verified: 2022-08

Data Sharing

IPD Sharing
Will not share

Locations

CN(1)