Resilience Enhancement Online Training for Nurses (REsOluTioN) Trial (REsOluTioN)

May 20, 2022 updated by: Dr Cathy Henshall, Oxford Brookes University

Enhancing Resilience in the Nursing Workforce in the COVID-19 Environment: Transitioning From Face-to-face to Online Learning

The purpose of the study is to pilot a new training which aims to foster resilience to some of the clinical and workload pressures that nurses encounter on a daily basis.

Study Overview

Status

Completed

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Detailed Description

Background:

Many nurses are exposed to challenges in their clinical setting on a daily basis, which often results in them experiencing stress, burnout and decreased satisfaction with their work; this can have a long term impact on the recruitment and retention rate of these nurses. This stress has intensified over the last year due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The online training being piloted in this trial has been adapted from a recent face-to-face resilience enhancement programme developed for nurses in the UK. By creating an online training, it is hoped that this intervention will be accessible to more nurses, particularly in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Objectives:

The purpose of this trial is to understand whether the online training can improve levels of resilience, psychological, and wellbeing, and whether or not it has changed the way nurses experience in their work environment.

Methods:

All registered nurses working at Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust during the COVID-19 pandemic will be invited. We intend to recruit 100 nurses who are currently working at Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust to participate in the pilot study. Recruited nurses will be randomised to the intervention group or the control group. Nurses who are randomised to the intervention group will be invited to do the online training over a four week period. There will be the opportunity to participate in four 2 hour online facilitated sessions during the four-week training period. Nurses will also be asked to complete 30 minutes of independent pre-work ahead of each of the facilitated sessions. The sessions will cover a range of topics and will tackle areas such as building hardiness and maintaining a positive outlook; emotional intelligence and intellectual flexibility; reflective and critical thinking; enabling spirituality and achieving work-life balance. The training also involves twice weekly mentorship sessions ranging between 30 and 60 minutes.

Nurses will be invited to complete two surveys (pre- and post- intervention) which will be used to evaluate the trial outcomes and feedback on training. On completion of the post-intervention survey, nurses will receive a certificate for 10 hours of CPD. Nurses randomised to the control group will only be invited to take part in the pre- and post- intervention surveys, but will not use the online training. However, after completing the survey, nurses will be given the opportunity to complete the pre-work and access the online facilitated sessions so they can receive their CPD certificate.

Implications:

Once the training has been piloted, the effectiveness of the online training will be evaluated at national level.

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Actual)

100

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

  • United Kingdom
    • Oxfordshire
      • Oxford, Oxfordshire, United Kingdom
        • Faculty of Health and Life Sciences, Oxford Brookes University

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

No

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Any registered, non-agency nurses working at Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust
  • Willing to participate and provide signed consent

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Not willing to participate and provide signed consent

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: Other
  • Allocation: Randomized
  • Interventional Model: Parallel Assignment
  • Masking: Single

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm
Intervention / Treatment
Active Comparator: Online REsOluTioN training
The active comparator arm will receive access to online REsOluTioN training to enhance resilience.
Other: REsOluTioN (Resilience Enhancement Online Training for Nurses)
The online REsOluTioN training involves virtual or face-to-face mentorship sessions and facilitated online interactive group sessions on four topics (Building hardiness and maintaining a positive outlook, Intellectual flexibility and Emotional Intelligence; Achieving life balance and enabling spirituality and Reflective and critical thinking). The training will be of four-week duration. Over the four-week period, the training will comprise 4x120 minute facilitated online group sessions; 4x30 minute independent learning activities; and eight 3:1 online mentoring sessions delivered between 30 and 60 minutes at flexible timings.
Other: Control
The control arm will have no access to the online training.
Other: Control
Nurses randomised to the control group will only be invited to take part in the pre- and post- intervention surveys, but will not use the online training. However, after completing the survey, nurses will be given the opportunity to complete the pre-work and access the facilitated sessions of the training so that they can receive their CPD certificate.

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Resilience
Time Frame: Four weeks
Brief Resilience Scale - Scores range from 1 (low resilience) to 5 (high resilience).
Four weeks

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Mental wellbeing
Time Frame: Four weeks
Warwick-Edinburgh Mental Wellbeing Scale -The total score of the 14-item Warwick-Edinburgh Mental Wellbeing Scale ranges from 14-70. Higher scores indicate higher level of mental well-being.
Four weeks

Collaborators and Investigators

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

Sponsor

Oxford Brookes University

Investigators

  • Principal Investigator: Cathy Henshall, PhD, Oxford Brookes University

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)

October 1, 2021

Primary Completion (Actual)

February 14, 2022

Study Completion (Actual)

April 20, 2022

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

September 23, 2021

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

October 6, 2021

First Posted (Actual)

October 12, 2021

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Actual)

May 26, 2022

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

May 20, 2022

Last Verified

May 1, 2022

More Information

Terms related to this study

Keywords

Other Study ID Numbers

  • 21/HRA/1418

Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)

Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?

No

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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