Desk stretch revolution: 15-Minute workouts slash burnout in hospital staff
NCT ID NCT07269834
First seen Jun 24, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study tested a six-week workplace exercise program for radiologic technologists, who often face high stress and burnout. Nineteen healthy volunteers did 15-20 minute sessions three times a week, focusing on flexibility, balance, and strength. Researchers measured changes in stress, burnout, and quality of life using standard questionnaires.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Workplace exercise program (flexibility, balance, and strength exercises)
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this could point toward a simple, low-cost way to reduce stress and burnout in hospital workers.
- What could go wrong
- This is a very small pilot study with only 19 participants, no control group, and no blinding. Results may not apply to other settings or last long-term.
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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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19 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Aug 2025
- Finished
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Dec 2025
- 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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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: * Healthy radiographers (diagnostic and therapeutic imaging technologists) * Currently employed in the radiology department of the participating hospital * Voluntary participation with signed informed consent Exclusion Criteria: * Presence of major musculoskeletal, cardiovascular, or neurological conditions that contraindicate physical exercise; * Pregnancy; * Unavailability to attend regular exercise sessions
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
As listed by the trial registrant
The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.
Contacts and locations
Locations
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Local Health Unit of Castelo Branco (ULSCB)
Castelo Branco, 6000, Portugal
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