An Internet-based Self-help Intervention to Improve Common Mental Health Problems Among Medical Professionals
NCT ID: NCT06910748
Last Updated: 2025-04-10
Study Results
The study team has not published outcome measurements, participant flow, or safety data for this trial yet. Check back later for updates.
Basic Information
Get a concise snapshot of the trial, including recruitment status, study phase, enrollment targets, and key timeline milestones.
RECRUITING
NA
120 participants
INTERVENTIONAL
2022-12-20
2026-03-31
Brief Summary
Review the sponsor-provided synopsis that highlights what the study is about and why it is being conducted.
Related Clinical Trials
Explore similar clinical trials based on study characteristics and research focus.
Efficacy of Guided and Unguided Online Self-help Psychological Intervention
NCT05160376
Comparative Efficacy of Self-Help Multicomponent Lifestyle Medicine Intervention and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Depressive Symptoms
NCT05692219
Global Controlled Trial on Effects of an Online Self-Help Program for of Ambitious Altruists on Their Mental Health, Wellbeing, and Productivity: Comparing Versions With IFS vs. CBT, Buddy- vs. Group-, Standard- vs. Minimum-Guidance Intensity.
NCT06442072
Mental Health Mobile Apps for Adults
NCT06099301
Effects of Mindfulness Training on Emotional Care Strategies
NCT05056428
Detailed Description
Dive into the extended narrative that explains the scientific background, objectives, and procedures in greater depth.
Objectives: An internet-based guided self-help intervention for MPs, E-training for Medical Professionals On Wellbeing and Effective Resolutions (the EMPOWER program), will be developed based on Problem Solving Therapy (PST), a transdiagnostic low-intensity intervention recommended by the World Health Organization. Targeted at local MPs aged 18-60 with depression and/or anxiety symptoms, the intervention aims to reduce their symptoms through strengthening coping skills for work-related problems. A randomized controlled trial (RCT) will be conducted to evaluate (1) the intervention's efficacy in reducing depression/anxiety compared with wait-list control (WLC); (2) its efficacy in improving the levels of PTSD, well-being, burnout, and work performance versus WLC; (3) the potential mediators/mechanisms explaining any between-group differences.
Method: 120 participants will be recruited online. The EMPOWER group will receive four 30-min self-paced weekly intervention sessions. The WLC will receive the intervention after the study period. Data will be collected at baseline, immediately post-intervention and 1-month follow-up. The group effect will be examined by comparing the mean improvement scores and remission rates on the outcome variables among the two groups. The potential mediation effects of adaptive problem solving strategies between the two groups and the outcomes will also be tested.
Expected outcomes: The investigators expect (1) greater reductions in depression and/or anxiety as well as levels of PTSD, well-being, burnout, and work performance for the EMPOWER group at post-treatment and 1-month follow-up than WLC, and that (2) the EMPOWER program will reduce depression and/or anxiety through enhancement in adaptive problem-solving strategies.
Implications: Findings can help to identify a cost-effective, flexible, and readily accessible mental health intervention for local MPs.
Conditions
See the medical conditions and disease areas that this research is targeting or investigating.
Study Design
Understand how the trial is structured, including allocation methods, masking strategies, primary purpose, and other design elements.
RANDOMIZED
PARALLEL
TREATMENT
TRIPLE
Study Groups
Review each arm or cohort in the study, along with the interventions and objectives associated with them.
The EMPOWER program
The intervention group will receive 4 weekly sessions (the EMPOWER program) in addition to the information about mental health, depression, anxiety and available treatment and community resources received by the waitlist control group.
E-training for Medical Professionals On Wellbeing and Effective Resolutions (E.M.P.O.W.E.R.)
The EMPOWER programme aims to help participants acquire problem-solving skills adapted into the context of MPs' workplace and daily life to address their work-related, personal, and interpersonal problems, including self-neglect, work-life imbalance, patient communication problems, as well as stress during emerging public health crises. The session elements include video introduction, metaphors, daily examples, and narrative stories with prototype MP characters depicting the targeted problems to demonstrate how the taught problem-solving skills could be applied in a variety of situations. Brief exercise and homework will be assigned after each session and personalized written feedback will be provided.
Education materials
The waitlist control group receive education materials about mental health, depression, anxiety and available treatment and community resources but not the EMPOWER prgoram during the intervention period.
Education Materials
The waitlist control receive education materials covering (1) introduction of mental health problems; (2) signs, symptoms, causes, and consequences of anxiety and depression, and (3) treatment approaches and available community resources.
Interventions
Learn about the drugs, procedures, or behavioral strategies being tested and how they are applied within this trial.
E-training for Medical Professionals On Wellbeing and Effective Resolutions (E.M.P.O.W.E.R.)
The EMPOWER programme aims to help participants acquire problem-solving skills adapted into the context of MPs' workplace and daily life to address their work-related, personal, and interpersonal problems, including self-neglect, work-life imbalance, patient communication problems, as well as stress during emerging public health crises. The session elements include video introduction, metaphors, daily examples, and narrative stories with prototype MP characters depicting the targeted problems to demonstrate how the taught problem-solving skills could be applied in a variety of situations. Brief exercise and homework will be assigned after each session and personalized written feedback will be provided.
Education Materials
The waitlist control receive education materials covering (1) introduction of mental health problems; (2) signs, symptoms, causes, and consequences of anxiety and depression, and (3) treatment approaches and available community resources.
Eligibility Criteria
Check the participation requirements, including inclusion and exclusion rules, age limits, and whether healthy volunteers are accepted.
Inclusion Criteria
* (2) at least 18 years of age;
* (3) able to read and understand Chinese;
* (4) have access to the Internet; and
* (5) Patient Health Questionnaire (PHQ-9) and/or Generalized Anxiety Disorder (GAD-7) score\>=5, indicating at least mild levels of depression and/or anxiety.
Exclusion Criteria
* (2) actively suicidal.
18 Years
60 Years
ALL
Yes
Sponsors
Meet the organizations funding or collaborating on the study and learn about their roles.
Chinese University of Hong Kong
OTHER
Responsible Party
Identify the individual or organization who holds primary responsibility for the study information submitted to regulators.
Dr. Xue YANG
Assistant Professor
Locations
Explore where the study is taking place and check the recruitment status at each participating site.
JC School of Public Health and Primary Care, Faculty of Medicine, CUHK
Hong Kong, China, Hong Kong
Countries
Review the countries where the study has at least one active or historical site.
Central Contacts
Reach out to these primary contacts for questions about participation or study logistics.
Facility Contacts
Find local site contact details for specific facilities participating in the trial.
Other Identifiers
Review additional registry numbers or institutional identifiers associated with this trial.
1007627352
Identifier Type: -
Identifier Source: org_study_id
More Related Trials
Additional clinical trials that may be relevant based on similarity analysis.