Online Self-care Training Program (MAGO Study) (MAGO)

May 19, 2022 updated by: Sabrina Cipolletta, University of Padova

Study Protocol of a Randomized Controlled Trial of an Online Self-Care Training Programme to Reduce Burnout and Promote Work Engagement in Clinical Psychologists: MAGO Study

This study aims to determine the efficacy of MAGO (Online Self-care Training Program for Psychologists), a person-directed, individual, occupational intervention via videoconference in six sessions on a weekly basis. By promoting self-care behaviors, it is expected to reduce burnout levels and to increase work engagement in clinical psychologists working in Chile.

Study Overview

Status

Completed

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Detailed Description

Clinical psychologists are susceptible to develop burnout as a result of facing consistently emotionally taxing job demands and a high requirement for empathy. Implementing self-care behaviors can help to prevent negative consequences of work stress and the promotion of positive outcomes such as optimal professional functioning and enhanced well-being in psychologists.

The intervention is a person-directed, individual, primary occupational intervention. It will be carried out via videoconference in six weekly sessions of 45 minutes. MAGO is a program derived from Self-care Assessment for Psychology (SCAP). From a preventive perspective on self-care, items represent strategies or behaviors that may be integrated into one's professional and personal life on a more ongoing and proactive basis to promote well-functioning.

Chile has presented a slow but progressive development of e-mental health research, and Internet-based interventions are at an early stage of development in this country. Using videoconference and web-delivered questionnaires are crucial in reaching psychologists considering problems such as long distances of transportation and a tiny budget for mental health. Nevertheless, Chile scores 52 in the Global Connectivity Index, while digital technologies are highly utilized across all social strata.

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Actual)

74

Phase

  • Not Applicable

Contacts and Locations

This section provides the contact details for those conducting the study, and information on where this study is being conducted.

Study Locations

  • Chile
    • RM
      • Santiago de Chile, RM, Chile, 7800284
        • Universidad de Chile

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

Eligibility Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study

18 years and older (ADULT, OLDER_ADULT)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Chilean psychologists
  • Currently working in the public sector in Chile
  • Available to attend to six online sessions
  • Willing to voluntarily participate

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Subjects participating in psychotherapy as clients
  • High scores for depression or anxiety

Study Plan

This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.

How is the study designed?

Design Details

  • Primary Purpose: PREVENTION
  • Allocation: RANDOMIZED
  • Interventional Model: PARALLEL
  • Masking: NONE

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm
Intervention / Treatment
NO_INTERVENTION: Control group
No intervention
EXPERIMENTAL: Intervention group
Videoconference
Behavioral: videoconference
The intervention is a person-directed, individual, primary occupational intervention. It will be carried out via videoconference in six sessions of 45 minutes (on a weekly basis). Through guided dialogue, individual difficulties and opportunities of each subject will be examined in order to gain self-awareness of personal characteristics (strengths, limitations, maximum workload capacity) in their particular set of job demands and resources. Participants are encouraged to adopt the set of self-care strategies in each dimension, adapting them to their specific context. Activities will be carried out in Spanish by the researcher.

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Change from baseline occupational burnout
Time Frame: 8 weeks and 6 months.
Maslach Burnout Inventory for human services (MBI-HSS) is comprised of 22 items to evaluate emotional exhaustion (EE), depersonalization (DP), and personal fulfillment (PF). Total score ranges from 0 to 132, with higher scores indicating more occupational burnout.
8 weeks and 6 months.
Change from baseline work engagement
Time Frame: 8 weeks and 6 months.
Utrecht Work Engagement (UWES-17) is comprised of 17 items. Total score ranges from 0 to 102, with higher scores indicating more work engagement.
8 weeks and 6 months.

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Change from baseline self-care behaviors
Time Frame: 8 weeks and 6 months.
Self-Care Assessment for Psychologists (SCAP) is comprised of 21 items. Total score ranges from 21 to 147, with higher scores indicating higher frequency of self-care behaviors.
8 weeks and 6 months.
Change from baseline general health
Time Frame: 8 weeks and 6 months.
General Health Questionnaire (GHQ-12) is comprised of 12 items. Total score ranges from 0 to 12, with higher scores indicating lower levels general health.
8 weeks and 6 months.
Change from baseline perceived social support
Time Frame: Baseline, 8 weeks, 6 months.
Multidimensional Scale of Perceived Social Support (MSPSS) is comprised of 12 items. Total score ranges from 12 to 84, with higher scores indicating higher levels of perceived social support.
Baseline, 8 weeks, 6 months.
Change from baseline depression symptoms
Time Frame: 8 weeks and 6 months.
Beck Depression Inventory (BDI-II) is comprised of 21 items. Total score ranges from 0 to 63, with higher scores indicating higher levels of depressive symptomatology.
8 weeks and 6 months.
Change from baseline anxiety symptoms
Time Frame: 8 weeks and 6 months.
Beck Anxiety Inventory (BAI) is comprised of 21 items. Total score ranges from 0 to 63 with higher scores indicating higher levels of anxiety symptoms.
8 weeks and 6 months.

Collaborators and Investigators

This is where you will find people and organizations involved with this study.

Sponsor

University of Padova

Collaborators

University of Chile

Investigators

  • Study Director: Sabrina Cipolletta, PhD, University of Padova
  • Study Director: Caterina Novara, PhD, University of Padova

Publications and helpful links

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General Publications

Helpful Links

Study record dates

These dates track the progress of study record and summary results submissions to ClinicalTrials.gov. Study records and reported results are reviewed by the National Library of Medicine (NLM) to make sure they meet specific quality control standards before being posted on the public website.

Study Major Dates

Study Start (ACTUAL)

July 14, 2020

Primary Completion (ACTUAL)

February 13, 2022

Study Completion (ACTUAL)

February 13, 2022

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

June 29, 2020

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

July 3, 2020

First Posted (ACTUAL)

July 8, 2020

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (ACTUAL)

May 20, 2022

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

May 19, 2022

Last Verified

May 1, 2022

More Information

Terms related to this study

Keywords

Additional Relevant MeSH Terms

Other Study ID Numbers

  • 13-12/2020

Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)

Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?

UNDECIDED

Drug and device information, study documents

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product

No

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product

No

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