Peer support program aims to curb burnout in medical residents
NCT ID NCT07161284
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tests whether having peer supporters trained in Mental Health First Aid (MHFA) can improve the mental well-being of first-year medical residents. About 520 residents in Lyon will be followed for a year, comparing those exposed to trained peers with those who are not. The goal is to see if this approach reduces burnout, anxiety, and depression symptoms.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Mental Health First Aid (MHFA) training for peer supporters
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this could point toward a simple, scalable way to improve mental health and reduce burnout among medical trainees.
- What could go wrong
- This is an observational study, not a randomized trial, so results may be influenced by other factors. It is also single-center and early-stage, so findings may not apply broadly.
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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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About 520 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Nov 2025
- Expected to finish
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Dec 2026
An estimate. End dates often move.
- 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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18 years and older
- 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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Inclusion Criteria: * subject to the non-opposition of the residents, all medical residents entering their first and second year of specialized studies (DES) on November 1, 2025, in the city of Lyon will be included in the study. Exclusion Criteria: * refusal to participate AND in the unlikely cases where: * subject under guardianship or curatorship; * subject unable to give free and informed consent; * subject under legal protection
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.
Contacts and locations
Locations
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Service des Urgences Psychiatriques Hôpital Edouard Herriot, GH Centre
Lyon, France, 69008, France
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