An evaluation of resilience interventions for emergency workers

ISRCTN	ISRCTN64217625
DOI	https://doi.org/10.1186/ISRCTN64217625
Secondary identifying numbers	01/02/16/V1

Submission date: 05/02/2016
Registration date: 08/02/2016
Last edited: 16/10/2020

Recruitment status: No longer recruiting
Overall study status: Completed
Condition category: Mental and Behavioural Disorders

Prospectively registered

Protocol

Statistical analysis plan

Results

Individual participant data

Record updated in last year

Plain English Summary

Background and study aims
The aim of this study is to evaluate resilience training for emergency workers. The group-based intervention has been developed by the national mental health charity, Mind. We will compare Mind’s group-based resilience intervention for emergency personnel with the same intervention delivered with one online top-up training session.

Who can participate?
Student paramedics who do not have post-traumatic stress disorder or depression

What does the study involve?
Participants are randomly allocated to receive either Mind’s resilience intervention or Mind's resilience intervention plus a new internet-based top-up session. The two groups' resilience and use of psychological coping strategies are then compared.

What are the possible benefits and risks of participating?
Participation in the study could lead to participants' resilience being improved. Participation will also guide improvements to future resilience interventions. There are no risks associated with taking part.

Where is the study run from?
University of Brighton and Oxford-Brookes University (UK)

When is the study starting and how long is it expected to run for?
January 2016 to October 2016

Who is funding the study?
Mind, the mental health charity (UK)

Who is the main contact?
Dr Jennifer Wild
jennifer.wild@psy.ox.ac.uk

Contact information

Dr Jennifer Wild
Scientific

Department of Experimental Psychology
University of Oxford
Oxford
OX1 3UD
United Kingdom

ORCID ID	0000-0001-5463-1711
Phone	+44 (0)186 561 8612
Email	jennifer.wild@psy.ox.ac.uk

Ms Michelle Degli Esposti
Public

Department of Experimental Psychology
University of Oxford
Oxford
OX13UD
United Kingdom

Phone	+44 (0)186 561 8614
Email	michelle.degliesposti@psy.ox.ac.uk

Study information

Study design	Randomised controlled trial
Primary study design	Interventional
Secondary study design	Randomised controlled trial
Study setting(s)	Other
Study type	Treatment
Participant information sheet	https://az1.qualtrics.com/ControlPanel/File.php?F=F_2uhCSzZDHcZUxkV.
Scientific title	An evaluation of resilience interventions for emergency workers: a randomised controlled trial
Study hypothesis	1. The format of group and top-up internet-based resilience training is effective. 2. Participants receiving the group plus internet-based resilience training will demonstrate less use of rumination as a strategy in response to an experimental task at follow-up.
Ethics approval(s)	University of Oxford Central University Research Ethics Committee, 07/12/2015, ref: MS-IDREC-C1-2015-059
Condition	Resilience and psychological coping strategies
Intervention	Participants will be randomly allocated to one of the following: 1. Six sessions of standard group-based resilience training 2. Six sessions of standard group-based resilience training plus a one hour internet-based top-up training The total duration of follow-up is 6 months.
Intervention type	Behavioural
Primary outcome measure	Measured at baseline, post-intervention, and at follow-up (6 months): 1. Resilience (Connor-Davidson Resilience Scale [CD-RISC]) 2. Rumination (Perseverative Thinking Questionnaire [PTQ] and Rumination Response Scale [RRS])
Secondary outcome measures	Measured at baseline, post-intervention, and at follow-up (6 months): 1. Days off work 2. Psychological coping strategies (Responses to Intrusions Questionnaire [RIQ])
Overall study start date	15/01/2016
Overall study end date	31/10/2016

Eligibility

Participant type(s)	Healthy volunteer
Age group	Adult
Sex	Both
Target number of participants	50
Participant inclusion criteria	Student paramedics who do not have posttraumatic stress disorder or depression
Participant exclusion criteria	Student paramedics who are suffering from PTSD or major depression
Recruitment start date	15/01/2016
Recruitment end date	12/02/2016

Locations

Countries of recruitment

England
United Kingdom

Study participating centres

University of Brighton

BN1 9PH
United Kingdom

Oxford-Brookes University

OX3 0BP
United Kingdom

Sponsor information

University of Oxford (UK)
University/education

University Offices
Wellington Square
Oxford
OX12JD
England
United Kingdom

"ROR"	https://ror.org/052gg0110

Funders

Funder type

Charity

Mind, national mental health charity (UK)

No information available

Results and Publications

Intention to publish date	01/01/2017
Individual participant data (IPD) Intention to share	Yes
IPD sharing plan summary	Available on request
Publication and dissemination plan	We plan to publish the results in a peer-reviewed journal.
IPD sharing plan

Editorial Notes

16/10/2020: Contact details updated.