Clinical trial · Interventional
Evaluation of a Psychological Capital Intervention to Alleviate Burnout and Regulate Immunity Among Oncology Nurses
Evaluation of a Psychological Capital Intervention to Alleviate Burnout and Regulate Immunity Among Oncology Nurses: a Randomized Controlled Trial
- Source
- ClinicalTrials.gov
- Retrieved
- Sep 8, 2026
- Layer
- normalized (units and labels harmonized; values unchanged)
- Run
- ING-CLINICALTRIALS-20260908-000001
Summary
Brief summary (as posted)
Burnout appears to be highly prevalent among oncology nurses, which was a problem not only for the nurses themselves but for the patients for whom they provide care. How to mitigate and prevent burnout and improve nursing performance outcomes is an urgent problem for nursing manager. In a sample of 99 oncology nurses, immunological characteristics were compared to burnout scores. In a randomized trial, 90 oncology nurses suffering burnout were randomized to receive psychological capital intervention or routine psychological care. Participants were assessed before and after treatment using measures of burnout, psychological capital and immunological characteristics.
Conditions
Conditions (2)
Free-text conditions as registered, with the CancerIndex entity they were reconciled to and the match type.
| Condition (as posted) | Mapped entity | Match | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| Burnout | — | UNRESOLVED | — |
| Psychological | — | UNRESOLVED | — |
Interventions
Interventions (1)
| Intervention | Type | Mapped drug | Match |
|---|---|---|---|
| psychological intervention based on psychological capital | Behavioral | — | UNRESOLVED |
Design
Arms and outcomes
Arms (2)
- type
- EXPERIMENTAL
- label
- PCI group
- description
- intervention based on psychological capital model
- interventionNames
- Behavioral: psychological intervention based on psychological capital
- type
- NO_INTERVENTION
- label
- Control group
- description
- routine psychological counseling
Primary outcomes (1)
- measure
- scores on Maslach Burnout Inventory-General Survey (MBI-GS)
- timeFrame
- baseline and 6 months
- description
- change of the MBI scores, which ranges from 0 to 6, with higher scores indicating more severe burnout.
Secondary outcomes (1)
Eligibility
Eligibility (as posted)
- Sex
- All
- Minimum age
- 18 Years
- Maximum age
- 55 Years
Show eligibility criteria text
Inclusion Criteria: * Subjects were officially employed and licensed nurses who had been working in the cancer hospital for at least 2 years. Exclusion Criteria: * Subjects had recently suffered personal health problems or significant negative life events, such as the death or serious illness of a family member, or if they were on maternity leave or other types of leave from their nursing job.
References
Publications (3)
- BACKGROUNDAn M, Shin ES, Choi MY, Lee Y, Hwang YY, Kim M. Positive Psychological Capital Mediates the Association between Burnout and Nursing Performance Outcomes among Hospital Nurses. Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2020 Aug 18;17(16):5988. doi: 10.3390/ijerph17165988. PMID 32824724
- BACKGROUNDCiobanu AM, Damian AC, Neagu C. Association between burnout and immunological and endocrine alterations. Rom J Morphol Embryol. 2021 Jan-Mar;62(1):13-18. doi: 10.47162/RJME.62.1.02. PMID 34609405
- BACKGROUNDLuo YH, Li H, Plummer V, Cross WM, Lam L, Guo YF, Yin YZ, Zhang JP. An evaluation of a positive psychological intervention to reduce burnout among nurses. Arch Psychiatr Nurs. 2019 Dec;33(6):186-191. doi: 10.1016/j.apnu.2019.08.004. Epub 2019 Aug 19. PMID 31753226