Mobile Phone Based Intervention to Protect Mental Health in Healthcare Workers at Frontline Against COVID19

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

PHASE3

Total Enrollment

560 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2020-05-05

Study Completion Date

2020-08-24

Brief Summary

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This study aims at evaluating the effectiveness of a mobile phone based intervention to prevent and manage mental health problems in healthcare workers at the frontline against COVID-19 in Spain. The intervention will consist in psychoeducation, delivered via a mobile App. Participants will be followed up during two weeks. The primary outcome will be symptomatology of depression, anxiety or stress.

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Detailed Description

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Healthcare workers (HCWs) commonly present high levels of anxiety, depression, posttraumatic stress, acute disorder and burnout, both during and after viral outbreaks. Although educational and multifaceted interventions might mitigate the development of mental health problems, the certainty on the evidence is very low. The aim of this double-blinded randomized clinical trial is to examine the impact of a mobile phone based intervention to prevent and manage mental health problems in healthcare workers at the frontline against COVID-19 in Spain.

The trial will include HCWs having provided healthcare to patients with COVID19 in a healthcare centre (any setting) in Spain during the viral outbreak in Spain. Professionals from any medical speciality and role (doctors, nurses, nurse assistance, etc.) with access to a smartphone will be included. The investigators will collect expressions of interest via dissemination of the study through social media and key stakeholders (hospital managers, scientific societies and professional colleges). A team of psychologists will contact (via telephone) potential participants to confirm they meet the eligibility criteria (described above), obtain signed consent (audio-recorded), and carry out a psychological (pre-intervention) evaluation. The participants will then be randomly allocated to receive a fully functional App (full intervention) or an App with brief generic recommendations about mental health (control intervention). A post-intervention psychological assessment will be undertaken after two weeks. The primary outcome will be symptomatology of depression, anxiety or stress. Secondary outcomes will include posttraumatic stress, burnout, insomnia, and self-efficacy. After the two weeks follow-up, all participants allocated to the control intervention will be offered the full intervention.

Conditions

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Mental Health Disorder Depression Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Burnout Anxiety Disorders

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Primary Study Purpose

SUPPORTIVE_CARE

Blinding Strategy

TRIPLE

Participants Caregivers Outcome Assessors

Participants will be blinded, as both the intervention and the control group will receive an App with information about management of mental health problems targeted at healthcare providers. The statisticians and outcome assessors (in this case the psychologists who will undertake the pre and post intervention psychological evaluations) will also be blinded. Only the PI and a research assistance will be unblinded.

Study Groups

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Intervention App

Participants allocated to the intervention App will receive access to a fully operational mobile phone App. The App will be used to deliver psychoeducational materials (written and audio-visual), including: emotional training (mindfulness, moral harm, skills to manage emotions), lifestyles behaviour promotion (physical activity, diet, substance abuse, sleep), work environment, and social support.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Intervention App

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Participants allocated to the intervention App will receive access to a fully operational mobile phone App. The App will be used to deliver psychoeducational materials (written and audio-visual), including: emotional training (mindfulness, moral harm, skills to manage emotions), lifestyles behaviour promotion (physical activity, diet, substance abuse, sleep disorders), work environment, and social support.

Control App

Participants allocated to the control App will receive access to a a fully operational mobile phone App with limited contents about management and prevention of mental health problems. Although this group will also receive psychoeducation, the content will be reduced to general, written recommendations.

Group Type SHAM_COMPARATOR

Intervention App

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Participants allocated to the intervention App will receive access to a fully operational mobile phone App. The App will be used to deliver psychoeducational materials (written and audio-visual), including: emotional training (mindfulness, moral harm, skills to manage emotions), lifestyles behaviour promotion (physical activity, diet, substance abuse, sleep disorders), work environment, and social support.

Interventions

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Intervention App

Participants allocated to the intervention App will receive access to a fully operational mobile phone App. The App will be used to deliver psychoeducational materials (written and audio-visual), including: emotional training (mindfulness, moral harm, skills to manage emotions), lifestyles behaviour promotion (physical activity, diet, substance abuse, sleep disorders), work environment, and social support.

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

Healthcare workers having provided healthcare to patients with COVID19 in a healthcare centre (any setting) during the viral outbreak in Spain.

We will include professionals from any medical speciality and role (doctors, nurses, nurse assistance, etc.).