Strengthening Health Literacy in Healthcare Workers Through Mind Body Medicine and Nutrition
Recruiting now · Not applicable
Conditions studied: Stress Resilience, Stress, Burnout, Burnout Syndrome
In brief
This is a randomized controlled trial aiming to develop and evaluate a workplace health program to improve stress resilience and mental well-being among healthcare workers at University Medicine Essen using a participatory research design (including a steering committee composed of hospital staff, needs assessment through focus groups, and pilot testing). The intervention combines mind-body medicine techniques, complementary medicine self-care strategies, and psycho-biotic nutrition. If successful, the program will be integrated into routine workplace health management and serve as a model for other healthcare institutions.
Key facts
- Study ID
- NCT07255313
- Run by
- Universität Duisburg-Essen
- People needed
- 252
- Starts
- 2025-12-01
- Expected to finish
- 2027-08-31
- Last updated by the study team
- 2025-12-15
Who can join
Age: 18 and older. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.
You may qualify if…
- Age 18 years and older
- Employees of University Medicine Essen
- Moderate resilience of ≤ 144 points on the RS-25
- Willingness to practice at home and keep a practice diary
You may not qualify if…
- Insufficient German language skills
- Pregnancy and breastfeeding
- Severe comorbid mental disorders (e.g., substance use disorder, major depression) or other severe comorbid somatic diseases (e.g., oncological disease without remission, severe pre-existing cardiovascular disease, organ failure, other severe neurological disorders)
- Planned or ongoing pension application (e.g., disability pension, occupational disability, reduced earning capacity, severe disability)
- Concurrent participation in other clinical intervention studies
Where it is running
- Center for Integrative Medicine and Planetary Health, University Hospital Essen — Essen, Germany (enrolling)
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