Burnout, ProfessionalNCT05481021
Burnout Syndrome Among Diabetes Specialist Trainee Registrars in United Kingdom
An observational study of Burnout, Professional and Work-Related Condition, run by United Arab Emirates University at 1 site in United Arab Emirates.
Trial summary
Burnout Syndrome is a medical condition caused by long-term job-related strain and is defined by presence of either one or more of the three states i.e. emotional exhaustion, depersonalization and lack of personal accomplishment. Read more about this study
- Who is it for?
- Ages 21 to 60 years
- Conditions the study is for
- Burnout, Professional, Work-Related Condition
- How many people
- 104 participants
- Where
- 1 siteUnited Arab Emirates
- Study dates
- 5 Jul 2022to 30 Sep 2023
- Phase
- Observational
- Are there results?
- None posted in the registry
Key requirements
Who can take part, as listed by the sponsor. Only the study team can confirm whether you are eligible, so take this list to your doctor.
- Ages 21 to 60 years
- All sexes
- Adult
Study population: All the doctors fulfilling the above criteria will be sent an online invite to participate in this survey via national organizations on their emails as well as via official online platform. The online forms will remain open over 3 months period. The participants meeting the above-mentioned criteria will be selected and they will complete the self-reported profroma containing demographics and Maslach burnout inventory ( a validated tool via Mind Garden TM for Burnout Syndrome) on an online secure platform. No personal identifiable information will be collected or stored and the results will be displayed in the form of deanery / national cumulative results.
Who may be able to join
- All specialty doctors working in Diabetes or Endocrinology department post foundation years, in the following deaneries/regions in United Kingdom
- Health Education Yorkshire \& Humber
- Health Education East Midlands
- Health Education East of England
- Health Education Kent Surrey \& Sussex
- Health Education North West \& Mersey Deanery
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- Health Education North East
- Health Education South West Peninsula and Severn Deanery
- Health Education Thames Valley (Oxford)
- Health Education Wessex
- Health Education West Midlands
- London Deanery (North West, North Central \& East London, South London)
- Northern Ireland Medical \& Dental Training Agency
- Scotland Deanery (West, South East, East, North)
- Wales Deanery
- Doctors currently working for the last 3 months in either one of the following posts:
- Clinical fellow/ non-deanery training post/locally employed trainee
- Academic clinical fellow trainee / ACF
- Core Trainee or Specialist trainee year 3/ awaiting National Training Number
- Associate Specialist Equivalent/Trust middle grade
- Specialist trainee year 4 through year 8
- Clinical Lecturer
- Diabetes consultant (new i.e within 3 years of appointment, locum, fixed term or substantive)
- Currently working in UK for at least six months in the last one year
- Agreeing to participate via informed consent
Who cannot join
- Self-reported presence of mental health illness and/or active treatment.
- Not currently working for more than 3 months e.g on sick leave.
Trial locations and contacts
1 site in 1 country.
United Arab Emirates1 site
Internal Medicine, College of Medicine and Health Sciences
Al Ain City, Abu Dhabi Emirate, 15551
About this study
Official title: Assessing the Frequency of Burnout Syndrome Among Diabetes Specialist Trainee Registrars in United Kingdom and Identifying Any Associated Factors
Burnout Syndrome is a medical condition caused by long-term job-related strain and is defined by presence of either one or more of the three states i.e. emotional exhaustion, depersonalization and lack of personal accomplishment. Burnout has been shown to cause decreased work output and mental well being of employees and increase errors at workplace. Burnout is observed in various lines of work and but has been found to be especially high among healthcare professionals. Diabetes Mellitus is a generally a life-long condition and diabetes specialists deal with patients of this chronic condition frequently. The burnout among diabetes specialist trainees in United Kingdom was found to be over 50% in a study done in pre-pandemic times in 2018 and there is a need to repeat this study to see if there any change in terms of presence of burnout in this group of health care professionals.
Read the detailed description
Burnout syndrome can develop after a prolonged response to chronic emotional and interpersonal workplace stressors, and is defined by 3 dimensions - emotional exhaustion, depersonalization and lack of personal accomplishment. The consequences of burnout on an employee can be on a psychological and somatic level as well as on her/his ability to perform work, and hospital physicians with burnout have higher sickness and absenteeism and decreases work output. Burnout among physicians can also lead to medical mistakes and increasing the odds for workplace failure with adverse affects in their attitude towards their work. Research has shown that doctors reporting high workload and a unsupported work climate have higher stress, burnout and dissatisfaction with their career.
Study done by author previously in 2018 among Diabetes specialist registrars in England Scotland and Wales identified burnout syndrome in 57.5% respondents with commonest self-reported stressors being workload and lack of specialty training. In order to address this problem nationally, there is need to re-assess the presence of burnout and then consider planning for any interventional steps that may help reduce burnout.
- Conditions
- Burnout, Professional, Work-Related Condition
- Being tested
- No intervention but assessing for burnout syndrome in all group
- Keywords
- Burnout syndrome, Diabetes, Specialist trainee Registrar, Physician burnout, United Kingdom
- Medical subject headings
- Burnout, Professional, Burnout, Psychological, Diabetes Mellitus
What participants receive
What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.
No intervention but assessing for burnout syndrome in all groupOther
Using Maslach Burnout inventory to assess the presence of burnout and a self reporting questionnaire to identify possible stressors or associations
| Study group | Role | What they receive |
|---|---|---|
| Diabetes Specialist trainee Registrars/Middle grade working in UK | All doctors in in middle grade or similar rank who are in training as Diabetes Specialist trainee Registrars or non-trainee Middle grade doctors working in Diabetes/Endocrinology department in NHS Wales, NHS Scotland or Health and Social Care northern Ireland (health systems in all of UK) Receives: Other: No intervention but assessing for burnout syndrome in all group |
What is being measured
The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.
Identify burnout
To assess the frequency of burnout syndrome in Diabetes and Endocrinology specialty trainee registrars in all of United Kingdom by using a validated tool via Mind Garden, Malasch Inventory for Burnout Syndrome, latest edition 2016, assessing all three subscales of burnout i.e Emotional Exhaustion (with cutoff score for high burnout as per standardized z value = Mean + (SD* 0.5); range 0-54 with higher scores meaning a worse outcome), Depersonalization (with cutoff score for high burnout as per standardized z value = Mean + (SD * 1.25); range 0-30 with higher scores meaning a worse outcome), and lack of personal accomplishment (with cutoff score for high burnout per standardized z value = Mean + (SD * 0.10); range 0-48 with higher scores meaning a better outcome)
Measured: 6 months
Identify any self-reported stressors associated with burnout
To assess the presence of associated self-reported factors for burnout syndrome
Measured: 6 months
Secondary outcomes (1)
To compare any change in presence of burnout from previous cross-sectional study (5 years ago)
To compare the frequency of burnout syndrome in Diabetes and Endocrinology specialty trainee registrars in all of UK done in 2022-2023 with frequency of burnout syndrome in Diabetes and Endocrinology specialty trainee registrars in 2018 (previous survey published and data available for comparison.
Measured: 12 months
Timeline
From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.
- First posted29 Jul 2022
- Study start5 Jul 2022
- Primary completion31 Jan 2023
- Study completion30 Sep 2023
Resources
- Official record on ClinicalTrials.govThe registry entry this page is built from, with its full change history.
- Publications (4)Papers the sponsor has linked to this study.
- Other trials for Burnout, ProfessionalStudies of the same condition, open and under way.
- What the trial phases meanHow a treatment moves from first tests in people to approval.
More details
For doctors and researchers: how the study is designed, who runs it, and its registry IDs.
Study design
- Study type
- Observational
- Observational model
- Other
- Time perspective
- Cross-sectional
- Enrolment
- 104 participants (actual)
Sponsor and investigators
- Lead sponsor
- United Arab Emirates University
- Sponsor type
- University, hospital or other
- Responsible party
- Principal investigator, Dr Adnan Agha, United Arab Emirates University
- Investigators
- Adnan Agha, Principal investigator, United Arab Emirates University, College of Medicine & Health Sciences
IDs, dates and publications
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT05481021
- Sponsor's protocol ID
- UAEU_CMHS_IM_ERSC_2022_1166
- Status last verified
- Jan 2024
- First submitted
- 27 Jul 2022
- Last updated
- 11 Jan 2024
- Results posted
- No
- Data monitoring committee
- No
- FDA-regulated drug
- No
- FDA-regulated device
- No
- Individual data sharing
- Undecided: The individual data will be non identifiable and without personal identifiable information. can consider collaboration with other researchers at later stage
Publications
Agha A, Basu A, Hanif W. Burnout in diabetes and endocrinology specialist registrars across England, Scotland and Wales in the pre-COVID era. Prim Care Diabetes. 2022 Aug;16(4):515-518. doi: 10.1016/j.pcd.2022.05.005. Epub 2022 Jun 3.
PubMed 35667990Gundersen L. Physician burnout. Ann Intern Med. 2001 Jul 17;135(2):145-8. doi: 10.7326/0003-4819-135-2-200107170-00023. No abstract available.
PubMed 11453722Agha A, Mordy A, Anwar E, Saleh N, Rashid I, Saeed M. Burnout among middle-grade doctors of tertiary care hospital in Saudi Arabia. Work. 2015;51(4):839-47. doi: 10.3233/WOR-141898.
PubMed 24962300Agha A, Basu A, Anwar E, Hanif W. Burnout among diabetes specialist registrars across the United Kingdom in the post-pandemic era. Front Med (Lausanne). 2024 Mar 26;11:1367103. doi: 10.3389/fmed.2024.1367103. eCollection 2024.
PubMed 38596789
Study at a glance
From the registry record, last updated by the sponsor on 11 Jan 2024. Recruitment status is as the sponsor reported it: confirm with the study team.
- Official title
- Assessing the Frequency of Burnout Syndrome Among Diabetes Specialist Trainee Registrars in United Kingdom and Identifying Any Associated Factors
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT05481021
- Acronym / sponsor ID
- UAEU_CMHS_IM_ERSC_2022_1166
- Conditions
- Burnout, Professional, Work-Related Condition
- Keywords
- Burnout syndrome, Diabetes, Specialist trainee Registrar, Physician burnout, United Kingdom
- Study type
- Observational
- Recruitment status
- Completed
- Enrolment
- 104 participants (actual)
- Lead sponsor
- United Arab Emirates UniversityUniversity, hospital or other
- Study start
- 5 Jul 2022 (actual)
- Primary completion
- 31 Jan 2023 (actual)
- Study completion
- 30 Sep 2023 (actual)
- First posted
- 29 Jul 2022 (actual)
- Results
- Not posted in the source record
Clinical summary
The research question as the sponsor registered it. This describes what the study plans to test, not what it found.
Burnout Syndrome is a medical condition caused by long-term job-related strain and is defined by presence of either one or more of the three states i.e. emotional exhaustion, depersonalization and lack of personal accomplishment. Burnout has been shown to cause decreased work output and mental well being of employees and increase errors at workplace. Burnout is observed in various lines of work and but has been found to be especially high among healthcare professionals. Diabetes Mellitus is a generally a life-long condition and diabetes specialists deal with patients of this chronic condition frequently. The burnout among diabetes specialist trainees in United Kingdom was found to be over 50% in a study done in pre-pandemic times in 2018 and there is a need to repeat this study to see if there any change in terms of presence of burnout in this group of health care professionals.
Detailed description
Burnout syndrome can develop after a prolonged response to chronic emotional and interpersonal workplace stressors, and is defined by 3 dimensions - emotional exhaustion, depersonalization and lack of personal accomplishment. The consequences of burnout on an employee can be on a psychological and somatic level as well as on her/his ability to perform work, and hospital physicians with burnout have higher sickness and absenteeism and decreases work output. Burnout among physicians can also lead to medical mistakes and increasing the odds for workplace failure with adverse affects in their attitude towards their work. Research has shown that doctors reporting high workload and a unsupported work climate have higher stress, burnout and dissatisfaction with their career.
Study done by author previously in 2018 among Diabetes specialist registrars in England Scotland and Wales identified burnout syndrome in 57.5% respondents with commonest self-reported stressors being workload and lack of specialty training. In order to address this problem nationally, there is need to re-assess the presence of burnout and then consider planning for any interventional steps that may help reduce burnout.
Study design
- Observational model
- Other
- Time perspective
- Cross-sectional
- Number of arms
- 1
| Arm | Type | Receives |
|---|---|---|
| Diabetes Specialist trainee Registrars/Middle grade working in UK | – | Other: No intervention but assessing for burnout syndrome in all groupAll doctors in in middle grade or similar rank who are in training as Diabetes Specialist trainee Registrars or non-trainee Middle grade doctors working in Diabetes/Endocrinology department in NHS Wales, NHS Scotland or Health and Social Care northern Ireland (health systems in all of UK) |
Who may qualify
- Ages
- 21 to 60 years
- Sex
- All
- Age groups
- Adult
- Study population
- All the doctors fulfilling the above criteria will be sent an online invite to participate in this survey via national organizations on their emails as well as via official online platform. The online forms will remain open over 3 months period. The participants meeting the above-mentioned criteria will be selected and they will complete the self-reported profroma containing demographics and Maslach burnout inventory ( a validated tool via Mind Garden TM for Burnout Syndrome) on an online secure platform. No personal identifiable information will be collected or stored and the results will be displayed in the form of deanery / national cumulative results.
Key inclusion criteria (25 listed)
- All specialty doctors working in Diabetes or Endocrinology department post foundation years, in the following deaneries/regions in United Kingdom
- Doctors currently working for the last 3 months in either one of the following posts:
- Currently working in UK for at least six months in the last one year
- Agreeing to participate via informed consent
Key exclusion criteria (2 listed)
- Self-reported presence of mental health illness and/or active treatment.
- Not currently working for more than 3 months e.g on sick leave.
Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening; this overview does not establish that a patient qualifies. Full inclusion and exclusion criteria.
Interventions
| Intervention | Type | Arms |
|---|---|---|
| No intervention but assessing for burnout syndrome in all groupUsing Maslach Burnout inventory to assess the presence of burnout and a self reporting questionnaire to identify possible stressors or associations | Other | Diabetes Specialist trainee Registrars/Middle grade working in UK |
Primary outcome
Identify burnout
Time frame: 6 months
To assess the frequency of burnout syndrome in Diabetes and Endocrinology specialty trainee registrars in all of United Kingdom by using a validated tool via Mind Garden, Malasch Inventory for Burnout Syndrome, latest edition 2016, assessing all three subscales of burnout i.e Emotional Exhaustion (with cutoff score for high burnout as per standardized z value = Mean + (SD* 0.5); range 0-54 with higher scores meaning a worse outcome), Depersonalization (with cutoff score for high burnout as per standardized z value = Mean + (SD * 1.25); range 0-30 with higher scores meaning a worse outcome), and lack of personal accomplishment (with cutoff score for high burnout per standardized z value = Mean + (SD * 0.10); range 0-48 with higher scores meaning a better outcome)
Identify any self-reported stressors associated with burnout
Time frame: 6 months
To assess the presence of associated self-reported factors for burnout syndrome
1 secondary outcome
To compare any change in presence of burnout from previous cross-sectional study (5 years ago)
Time frame: 12 months
Results and safety
The study is completed, but results are not available in the source record. That does not mean the treatment did or did not work.
Research links
- Official record on ClinicalTrials.govLast updated by the sponsor 11 Jan 2024.
- Background: PubMed 35667990Agha A, Basu A, Hanif W. Burnout in diabetes and endocrinology specialist registrars across England, Scotland and Wales in the pre-COVID era. Prim Care Diabetes. 2022 Aug;16(4):515-518. doi: 10.1016/j.pcd.2022.05.005. Epub 2022 Jun 3.
- Background: PubMed 11453722Gundersen L. Physician burnout. Ann Intern Med. 2001 Jul 17;135(2):145-8. doi: 10.7326/0003-4819-135-2-200107170-00023. No abstract available.
- Background: PubMed 24962300Agha A, Mordy A, Anwar E, Saleh N, Rashid I, Saeed M. Burnout among middle-grade doctors of tertiary care hospital in Saudi Arabia. Work. 2015;51(4):839-47. doi: 10.3233/WOR-141898.
- Derived from this study: PubMed 38596789Agha A, Basu A, Anwar E, Hanif W. Burnout among diabetes specialist registrars across the United Kingdom in the post-pandemic era. Front Med (Lausanne). 2024 Mar 26;11:1367103. doi: 10.3389/fmed.2024.1367103. eCollection 2024.
- The gold standard for burnout assessment. Maslach Burnout InventoryLink provided by the sponsor.
- Individual participant dataSharing planned: Undecided. The individual data will be non identifiable and without personal identifiable information. can consider collaboration with other researchers at later stage
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Referral and contact
AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals. Contact the study team or a site listed below; they decide who can take part. This study is not recruiting at the moment.
Adnan Agha principal investigator
United Arab Emirates University, College of Medicine & Health Sciences
1 site in 1 country: see every site and its status.
Questions about this trial
What is this clinical trial studying?
An observational study of Burnout, Professional and Work-Related Condition, run by United Arab Emirates University at 1 site in United Arab Emirates.
The full registered description is in the About this study section and the official record.
Who may be eligible to take part?
The sponsor lists 25 inclusion and 2 exclusion criteria. Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening, so read the full criteria and contact a listed site.
Is this clinical trial currently recruiting?
The record says: finished, as of the sponsor's last update on 11 Jan 2024. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.
Where is the study taking place?
The record lists 1 site in United Arab Emirates. Whether a site is taking part right now should be confirmed with that site. See every site.
What are the possible benefits and risks?
They depend on the study and the treatment, and no study can promise a benefit. The study team explains the known risks during informed consent, before anyone joins; the record itself does not list them.
Are results available for this study?
The study is completed, but results are not available in the source record. That does not mean the treatment did or did not work.
How can a doctor refer a patient or contact the research team?
The record lists no contact. The official record names the sponsor, who can be asked directly. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.
What does the primary outcome measure?
Identify burnout (time frame: 6 months). The study lists 2 primary outcomes in all. It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.
Where can I read the original study information?
On the ClinicalTrials.gov record for NCT05481021, which also lists 4 linked publications.
Does a listing mean the treatment is approved or proven to work?
No. A listing means the study is registered. It does not show that the treatment is safe, works, or is approved by a regulator.
How often is this information updated?
AzTrials copies changed records from ClinicalTrials.gov every night and reloads the whole registry every week. The sponsor last updated this record on 11 Jan 2024.