Can a 2-Hour stress training prevent burnout for addiction workers?
NCT ID NCT07177014
First seen Jun 24, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study tests whether a 2-hour Stress First Aid training, plus monthly virtual meetings, can reduce burnout and increase social support for 500 substance use outreach workers in Texas, Louisiana, Arkansas, Oklahoma, New Mexico, and tribal areas. Participants are randomly assigned to receive the training or no training, and changes are measured after 2 months. The goal is to see if this simple program can help protect the mental health of workers who support people with substance use disorders.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Stress First Aid (SFA) training
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this could point toward a simple, low-cost way to reduce burnout and improve support for frontline substance use workers.
- What could go wrong
- This is an early-stage behavioral study with no blinding, so results may be influenced by participant expectations. The 2-month follow-up is short, and benefits may not last or apply to all settings.
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Study facts
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- 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 500 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Dec 2025
- Expected to finish
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Feb 2029
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 to 100 years
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
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Inclusion Criteria: * At least 18 years of age * In a paid or volunteer role as a substance use outreach worker or community health/outreach worker (whose work includes substance use outreach) with people who use drugs within TX, LA, AR, OK, NM and tribal areas * Able and willing to provide informed consent Exclusion Criteria: \- Inability to provide consent
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Conditions
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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The University of Texas at Austin
RECRUITINGAustin, Texas, 78712, United States
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