Burnout Intervention During War for Hospital Staff in Ukraine

NCT07620756 | Recruiting

• 1 other identifier: 26012026202
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 80
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

The project endeavours to investigate the feasibility and acceptability of a psychoeducational training intervention for professional burnout and related psychological variables among both medical and non-medical workers in Ukraine during wartime. A secondary aim is to assess the outcomes of the intervention at baseline (T0), post-intervention (T1), and follow-up (single-arm feasibility design). The participants receive two days of a psychoeducational training focusing on different facets of burnout prevention.

Conditions

Burnout Risk

Keywords

Burnout; War; Ukraine

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (4)

• Acceptability of the intervention

  Feasibility will be indexed by participants attendance of the workshop sessions (\>25% of sessions).

  Post-Intervention (after completion of 2 workshop sessions; 2-5 weeks from baseline)

• Feasibility of intervention

  Feasibility will be indexed by drop-out rate (\<50% of participants); dropout is defined as having attended none of the sessions

  Post-intervention (after completion of 2 workshop sessions; 2-5 days from baseline)

• Acceptability of the intervention

  Acceptability will be indexed by the retention rate (having filled out the post-intervention questionnaire) of participants to the study (\>30% of questionnaires).

  Post-intervention (after completion of 2 workshop sessions; 2-5 days from baseline)

• Acceptability of the intervention

  Acceptability will be assessed by using the Client Satisfaction Questionnaire (Attkisson \& Zwick, 1982)

  Post-intervention (after completion of 2 workshop sessions; 2-5 days from baseline)

Secondary Outcomes (7)

• Stress, anxiety and depression

  At baseline, post-intervention (after completion of 2 workshop sessions; 2-5 from baseline), and follow-up (2 weeks after last workshop session)

• Resilience

  At baseline, post-intervention (after completion of 2 workshop sessions; 2-5 from baseline), and follow-up (2 weeks after last workshop session)

• Traumatic stress

  At baseline, post-intervention (after completion of 2 workshop sessions; 2-5 days from baseline), and follow-up (2 weeks after last workshop session)

• Burnout - Exhaustion

  At baseline, post-intervention (after completion of 2 workshop sessions; 2-5 days from baseline), and follow-up (2 weeks after last workshop session)

• Burnout - Depersonalization

  At baseline, post-intervention (after completion of 2 workshop sessions; 2-5 days from baseline), and follow-up (2 weeks after last workshop session)

Study Arms (1)

Burnout prevention intervention

EXPERIMENTAL

The training is practical in nature and aims to build and/or increase motivation to implement effective strategies for preventing burnout syndrome. Participants learn about scientifically proven methods of supporting mental health and receive tools for applying them in their professional and everyday lives. The training program covers, in particular, the following areas: managing working time and workload; effective professional communication; developing stress-resistant thinking patterns; forming healthy lifestyle habits; methods of relaxation and overcoming stressful situations.

Behavioral: Burnout prevention

Interventions

Burnout prevention BEHAVIORAL

The training is practical in nature and aims to build and/or increase motivation to implement effective strategies for preventing burnout syndrome. Participants learn about scientifically proven methods of supporting mental health and receive tools for applying them in their professional and everyday lives. The training program covers, in particular, the following areas: managing working time and workload; effective professional communication; developing stress-resistant thinking patterns; forming healthy lifestyle habits; methods of relaxation and overcoming stressful situations.

Burnout prevention intervention

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 18 Years - 99 Years
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)

You may qualify if:

• Respondents must be 18 years of age or older.
• Sufficient command of the Ukrainian language to understand the materials and complete the questionnaires.
• Voluntary informed consent to participate in the study and data processing.
• Permanent residence in Ukraine at the time of participation in the study.
• Belonging to the working civilian population (medical or non-medical workers).
• Technical ability to participate online (access to the internet and an electronic device for completing questionnaires and participating in training).
• Skills/ability to attend online sessions and use smartphone chat for communication.
• Willingness to complete questionnaires at specified time points (T0, T1, T2).

You may not qualify if:

• Inability to provide informed consent or limited legal capacity.
• Current intensive psychotherapeutic or psychiatric treatment that may significantly affect the assessed indicators.
• Lack of technical ability to participate in online training or complete questionnaires at specified times.
• Inability to use a smartphone or significant visual, hearing, or speech impairments that prevent interaction with the application and completion of questionnaires.
• Refusal to participate or withdrawal of informed consent at any stage of the study.

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Charite University, Berlin, Germany: lead
• Bogomolets National Medical University: collaborator

Study Sites (1)

National Medical University Bogomolets, Kyiv, Kyiv

Kyiv, Kyiv Oblast, 01601, Ukraine

RECRUITING

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Burnout, Psychological

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Stress, Psychological; Behavioral Symptoms; Behavior

Central Study Contacts

Solveig Kemna, Dr. med.

CONTACT

+49 30 450 517 542; solveig.kemna@charite.de

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: NA
• Masking: NONE
• Purpose: PREVENTION
• Intervention Model: SINGLE GROUP
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: Resident/research associate

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: April 1, 2026
• First Posted: June 2, 2026
• Study Start: March 24, 2026
• Primary Completion (Estimated): November 1, 2026
• Study Completion (Estimated): November 1, 2026
• Last Updated: June 2, 2026

Record last verified: 2026-05

Locations

UA (1)