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

NCT07161284 | Active Not Recruiting

• 1 other identifier: 69HCL25_0576
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 520
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

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.

Conditions

Mental Well-being

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• Well-being

  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

  Measured at Month 12

Secondary Outcomes (6)

• Well-being

  Measured at baseline, Month 3, Month 6 and Month 9

• Anxiety

  Measured at baseline, Month 3, Month 6, Month 9, Month 12

• Depression

  Measured at baseline, Month 3, Month 6, Month 9, Month 12

• Burn-out

  Measured at baseline, Month 3, Month 6, Month 9, Month 12

• Impact on well-being according to gender

  Measured at baseline, Month 3, Month 6, Month 9, Month 12

Study Arms (2)

Exposed

EXPERIMENTAL

Medical residents entering their first year of specialized studies (DES) on November 1, 2025, in the city of Lyon, France.

Other: Exposition to trained peer-support registrars for a year

Not exposed

NO INTERVENTION

Medical residents entering their second year of specialized studies (DES) on November 1, 2025, in the city of Lyon, France.

Interventions

Exposition to trained peer-support registrars for a year OTHER

Exposition to trained peer-support registrars for a year

Exposed

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 18 Years+
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)

You may qualify if:

• 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.

You may not qualify if:

• 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

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Hospices Civils de Lyon: lead

Study Sites (1)

Service des Urgences Psychiatriques Hôpital Edouard Herriot, GH Centre

Lyon, France, 69008, France

Location

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Psychological Well-Being

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Personal Satisfaction; Behavior

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: NON RANDOMIZED
• Masking: NONE
• Purpose: OTHER
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: SPONSOR

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: August 25, 2025
• First Posted: September 8, 2025
• Study Start: November 21, 2025
• Primary Completion (Estimated): December 1, 2026
• Study Completion (Estimated): December 1, 2026
• Last Updated: December 30, 2025

Record last verified: 2025-12

Locations

FR (1)