Can a 13-Minute daily chat reduce burnout in future doctors and nurses?
NCT ID NCT07407413
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tests an 8-week online program where healthcare students pair up daily for a 13-minute guided conversation about emotions and gratitude. The goal is to see if this empathy- and compassion-based training improves mental health, resilience, social skills, and teamwork attitudes. About 360 students from a single university in Germany are participating, with half starting the training right away and the other half serving as a waitlist control group.
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Active substance
empathy- and compassion-based socio-emotional mental training (EmCo) dyad intervention
What this could lead to
If it works, this could offer a simple, scalable online tool to reduce stress, burnout, and loneliness among healthcare students while boosting their resilience and teamwork skills.
What could go wrong
This is a relatively small, early-stage study (360 participants) testing a behavioral intervention, not a drug. Results may not generalize beyond this student population, and the benefits may be modest or short-lived.
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Locations
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Social Neuroscience Lab, Max Planck Society
Berlin, Germany