Internet-Based Stress Recovery Program FOREST+ for Healthcare Workers

NCT ID: NCT05553210

Last Updated: 2024-02-22

Basic Information

• Recruitment Status: COMPLETED
• Clinical Phase: NA
• Total Enrollment: 91 participants
• Study Classification: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Start Date: 2022-09-11
• Study Completion Date: 2023-06-30

Brief Summary

The study aims to assess the efficacy of an internet-based stress recovery intervention for healthcare workers receiving therapist support with or without an intervention plan.

Detailed Description

The intervention will be delivered as an internet-based stress recovery program for healthcare workers, comprising of six modules: introduction, psychological detachment, distancing, mastery, control, and keeping the change alive. These modules have been chosen after considering themes that could be most useful for healthcare workers under high stress. Each module consists of a psychoeducational and an exercise component. An intervention plan will be drawn up with the therapist prior to the start of the program, setting the intensity of engagement and the frequency of reminders. During the program, a therapist provides individual feedback on the completed exercises and can also be available on request.

The effect of the intervention will be compared with a control group that will use the program without an intervention plan. The intervention will be delivered in Lithuanian.

Conditions

Stress, Psychological

Study Design

• Allocation Method: RANDOMIZED
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Primary Study Purpose: TREATMENT
• Blinding Strategy: NONE

Study Groups

Intervention group

The intervention group will get a 6-week therapist-guided online stress recovery intervention with an intervention plan.

Group Type: EXPERIMENTAL

FOREST+

Intervention Type: BEHAVIORAL

The intervention will be delivered as an internet-based stress recovery intervention consisting of six weekly modules: introduction, psychological detachment, distancing, mastery, control, and keeping the change alive. Each module consists of a psychoeducational and an exercise component. During the program, a therapist provides individual feedback on the completed exercises and can also be available on request.

Control group

The control group will get a 6-week therapist-guided online stress recovery intervention without an intervention plan. The control group will participate in the program at the same time as the intervention group.

Group Type: EXPERIMENTAL

FOREST+

Intervention Type: BEHAVIORAL

The intervention will be delivered as an internet-based stress recovery intervention consisting of six weekly modules: introduction, psychological detachment, distancing, mastery, control, and keeping the change alive. Each module consists of a psychoeducational and an exercise component. During the program, a therapist provides individual feedback on the completed exercises and can also be available on request.

Interventions

FOREST+

The intervention will be delivered as an internet-based stress recovery intervention consisting of six weekly modules: introduction, psychological detachment, distancing, mastery, control, and keeping the change alive. Each module consists of a psychoeducational and an exercise component. During the program, a therapist provides individual feedback on the completed exercises and can also be available on request.

Intervention Type: BEHAVIORAL

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

• licensed healthcare professionals currently working under license;
• at least 18 years old;
• comprehending Lithuanian language;
• access to internet.

Exclusion Criteria

• acute psychiatric crisis;
• high suicide risk;
• interpersonal violence.

• Minimum Eligible Age: 18 Years
• Eligible Sex: ALL
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: Yes

Sponsors

Linkoeping University

OTHER_GOV

Sponsor Role: collaborator

Vilnius University

OTHER

Sponsor Role: lead

Responsible Party

Responsibility Role: SPONSOR

Principal Investigators

Evaldas Kazlauskas, Ph.D.

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Vilnius University

Locations

Vilnius University

Vilnius, , Lithuania

Countries

Lithuania

References

Nomeikaite A, Gelezelyte O, Bottche M, Andersson G, Kazlauskas E. Role of Tailored Timing and Frequency Prompts on the Efficacy of an Internet-Delivered Stress Recovery Intervention for Health Care Workers: Randomized Controlled Trial. JMIR Ment Health. 2025 Jan 28;12:e62782. doi: 10.2196/62782.

Reference Type: DERIVED

PMID: 39874572 (View on PubMed)

Other Identifiers

25 / (1.3) 250000-KP-22-III

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id