Can leadership training shield hospital staff from burnout?
NCT ID NCT05623371
First seen Jul 02, 2026 · Last updated Jul 02, 2026
Summary
This trial tests a 5-month training program for middle managers in Danish hospitals. The program teaches managers how to care for their own well-being and support their employees' mental health. Researchers will compare managers who receive the training to those on a waitlist, measuring changes in stress, burnout, and job satisfaction for both groups.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- leadership training program
- What this could lead to
- If effective, this program could offer hospitals a practical way to improve manager and employee well-being and reduce burnout.
- What could go wrong
- This is a relatively small study in one Danish region, so results may not apply elsewhere. The training is time-intensive and may not suit all workplaces.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Not a phased trial
Phase numbers describe drug development. The registry uses this when they do not apply, as it does for trials of devices, procedures or behaviour changes, and for observational studies.
- Participants
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160 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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May 2022
- Finished
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Jan 2024
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
- Ages
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Children (under 18), adults (18 to 64) and older adults (65 and over)
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Accepted
You do not need to have the condition being studied to take part.
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: * Included managers are middle managers in hospitals in the Danish Central Region * Included managers must be directly responsible for employees * Included managers must be responsible for yearly assesment talks Exclusion Criteria: * If the above is not true, based on the data collected when the manager signed up for the study, the manager is not included in the study
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Aarhus Universitet
Aarhus, 8000, Denmark
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