Mindfulness via screen: a new hope for Burned-Out healthcare heroes?
NCT ID NCT07745634
First seen Aug 04, 2026 · Last updated Aug 05, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study tests whether an 8-week online Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) program can help healthcare professionals recover from work-related stress and reduce burnout. Participants who provide direct patient care will either join the online program or be placed on a wait-list. Researchers will track changes in stress recovery, anxiety, depression, and well-being over six months, and will also measure stress hormones from hair samples.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Online Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) program
- What this could lead to
- If effective, this online program could offer a practical, accessible way to reduce stress and burnout among healthcare workers, improving their mental health and quality of life.
- What could go wrong
- The trial is relatively small and relies on self-reported questionnaires, so results may not apply broadly. The benefits of mindfulness can vary widely between individuals, and the program requires consistent participation.
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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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74 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Apr 2026
- 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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Not accepted
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
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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: * Employed at a healthcare institution at a minimum of 0.25 full-time equivalent. * Has direct contact with patients. * Provides personal healthcare services, including physicians, resident physicians, nurses, paramedics, physiotherapists, lifestyle medicine specialists, and other healthcare professionals. * Aged 18 years or older. * Able to understand Lithuanian. * Has access to the internet and a smart device suitable for participating in the online MBSR program and completing the study questionnaires. Exclusion Criteria: * Currently participating in a structured mindfulness-based program or regularly practicing mindfulness-based meditation. * Currently experiencing a mental health condition that may interfere with safe participation in the study, including high suicide risk or suspected psychotic symptoms. * Unable, because of a health condition, to reasonably understand and assess their own interests. * Younger than 18 years. * A student whose participation in the biomedical study is related to their studies. * Residing in a social care institution. * Serving as active-duty military personnel. * Imprisoned or otherwise deprived of liberty. * An employee of the Clinic of Psychiatry, Institute of Clinical Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Vilnius University, who is subordinate to a study investigator.
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Vilnius University
Vilnius, Vilnius County, LT-03101, Lithuania
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