Prevention of Burnout in Spanish Healthcare Professionals Through Attachment-Based Compassion Therapy (ABCT)

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Conditions studied: Burnout Syndrome, Anxiety Depression, Stress

In brief

Burnout is a common problem among healthcare professionals and may affect their psychological well-being, quality of life, and professional functioning. This study will examine whether an intensive compassion-based intervention can help reduce burnout and improve well-being in healthcare professionals. Participants will be randomly assigned to either an Attachment-Based Compassion Therapy intervention or a relaxation intervention. Outcomes will be measured before the intervention, immediately after the intervention, and three months later. Attachment-Based Compassion groups will be composed of 80 participants each, and TAU group will be composed of 80 participants (total sample n = 160). Burnout Inventory-Human Services Survey - MBI-HSS. Burnout will be assessed using the Maslach Burnout Inventory-Human Services Survey. This questionnaire evaluates the three main dimensions of burnout: emotional exhaustion, depersonalization, and personal accomplishment. Items are rated on a Likert-type scale according to the frequency with which the participant experiences each symptom. Scores are calculated separately for each burnout dimension. In this study, emotional exhaustion and depersonalization will be considered the primary outcome variables, while reduced personal accomplishment will be considered a secondary outcome variable

Key facts

Study ID

NCT07698379

Run by

Hospital Miguel Servet

People needed

180

Starts

2026-07-10

Expected to finish

2028-04-30

Last updated by the study team

2026-07-13

Who can join

Age: 18 and older, up to 75. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Active healthcare professionals (physicians and nurses) of both sexes.
• Understanding of spoken and written Spanish.
• Availability of a computer and internet connection.
• Written informed consent.

You may not qualify if…

• Previous psychological treatment within the last year, or current psychological treatment.
• Presence of a severe uncontrolled medical, infectious, or degenerative disease that may interfere with affective symptoms.
• Presence of a mental disorder related to substance dependence/abuse, or any other disease affecting the central nervous system.
• Suicide risk, defined as a score of ≥2 on item 9 of the PHQ-9. Scheduled surgical intervention during the course of the study.

Where it is running

• Miguel Servet University Hospital — Zaragoza, Spain (enrolling)

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