Job CraftingNCT06853561
Reducing Individual Work Stress in Healthcare Professionals Through Exchange of Job Resources
An observational study of Job Crafting, run by Erasmus University Rotterdam at 1 site in Netherlands.
Trial summary
The present study focuses on prosocial job crafting as a novel strategy to reduce burnout and foster well-being among nurse professionals. Specifically, we will examine whether prosocial job crafting enhances individual and team-level well-being by increasing own and others' resources. Read more about this study
- Who is it for?
- Ages 18 years and olderHealthy volunteers can take part
- Conditions the study is for
- Job Crafting
- How many people
- 75 participants
- Where
- 1 siteNetherlands
- Study dates
- 1 Aug 2025to Nov 2025
- Phase
- Observational
- Are there results?
- Not yet: the study is under way
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 18 years and older
- All sexes
- Healthy volunteers accepted
- Adult, Older adult
Study population: Nurse professionals working in an EU hospital.
Who may be able to join
None listed.
Who cannot join
- Part-time workers with small contracts (less than 3 days a week) or individuals not engaged in team-based work.
- Participants who do not complete the baseline survey or a minimum of 5 daily surveys.
Trial locations and contacts
1 site in 1 country. Contact the study team or a site near you to ask about taking part.
Netherlands1 site, 1 recruiting
- Recruiting
Erasmus University Rotterdam
Rotterdam
Luisa Solms, +31 619949815, solms@essb.eur.nl
About this study
Official title: Co-work Design: A Structural Approach to Reduce Individual Work Stress in Healthcare Professionals in Hospital Settings
The present study focuses on prosocial job crafting as a novel strategy to reduce burnout and foster well-being among nurse professionals. Specifically, we will examine whether prosocial job crafting enhances individual and team-level well-being by increasing own and others' resources.
Read the detailed description
Below, we provide more information on the study design, study procedure, data collection, data management, and data analysis.
Study Design:
Type: Prospective, longitudinal, observational diary study. Duration: 10 workdays of daily surveys with a baseline survey at the start (Day 0).
Setting: Online survey tool (Castor), accessible via smartphones.
Study Procedure:
Day 0 - Baseline Survey: Collects demographic data and job-related information.
Days 1-10 - Daily Surveys:
Workday Verification: Confirmation of work on that day.
In addition to the outcomes listed under primary and secondary outcome measures, daily surveys will include measures of:
Prosocial Job Crafting: 12 items adapted to measure crafting behaviors to benefit other team members, using the Prosocial Job Crafting Measure (PSJCM).
Psychological Capital: 12 items measuring hope, self-efficacy, optimism, and resilience, using a shortened version of the Psychological Capital Questionnaire (PCQ).
Day 11 - Post-Study Survey: Summary of results and feedback opportunity.
Data Collection:
Survey Platform: Mobile-friendly (Castor). Questionnaire Format: Self-report measures adapted for daily context.
Data Management:
Anonymity: Participants are assigned anonymous codes for data matching. Confidentiality: Data is securely stored with access only for researchers on the project.
Statistical Analysis:
Multilevel modeling will be used to analyze the nested nature of daily data and relationships between job crafting, resource exchange, and work outcomes.
- Conditions
- Job Crafting
- Keywords
- job crafting, work-related well-being, healthcare, nursing
What is being measured
The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.
Burnout
Burnout symptoms will be assessed using the ultra-short version of the Burnout Assessment Tool (BAT4) consisting of 4 items. The tool assesses perceptions of symptoms like exhaustion, mental distance, emotional impairment, and cognitive impairment based on self-reported responses. Notably, the different symptoms (e.g., exhaustion) are combined into a composite score to give an overall burnout measure rather than being treated as separate outcomes.
Measured: From the start of the study (i.e., at baseline, day 0) to the end of the study (i.e., at day 10).
Work engagement
Work engagement will be assessed using a shortened, 3-item version of the Utrecht Work Engagement Scale (UWES), which captures a work-related and positive state of mind, characterized by vigor, dedication, and absorption. Items will be combined into a composite score to give an overall work engagement measure.
Measured: From start of study (i.e., at baseline, day 0) to end of study (i.e., at day 10).
Flourishing
Flourishing will be assessed with Diener's 8-item Flourishing Scale. The scale captures self-perceived success in important areas of life, such as relationships, self-esteem, purpose, and optimism. The score for flourishing is calculated by averaging the responses to these 8 items, with higher scores reflecting greater flourishing.
Measured: From the start of the study (i.e., at baseline, day 0) to the end of the study (day 10).
Job Resources Exchange
Frequency of job resources exchange with other team members will be assessed based on scale developed by Edelmann and colleagues (not published). The scale assesses the extent to which individuals provide and receive feedback and knowledge to and from other members of their team.
Measured: From the start of the study (i.e., at baseline, day 0) to the end of the study (day 10).
Secondary outcomes (1)
Workload
Workload will be measured with five items from the Questionnaire on the Experience and Evaluation of Work (QEEW). Responses will be combined into a composite score.
Measured: From the start of the study (i.e., at baseline, day 0) to end of the study (i.e., day 10).
Timeline
From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.
- First posted3 Mar 2025
- Study start1 Aug 2025
- Primary completionNov 2025 (estimated)
- Study completionNov 2025 (estimated)
Resources
- Official record on ClinicalTrials.govThe registry entry this page is built from, with its full change history.
- Publications (9)Papers the sponsor has linked to this study.
- Other trials for Job CraftingStudies 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
- Cohort
- Time perspective
- Prospective
- Enrolment
- 75 participants (estimated)
Sponsor and investigators
- Lead sponsor
- Erasmus University Rotterdam
- Sponsor type
- University, hospital or other
- Responsible party
- Principal investigator, Luisa Solms, Erasmus University Rotterdam
IDs, dates and publications
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT06853561
- Sponsor's protocol ID
- ETH2425-0324
- Other IDs
- 14160503.001
- Status last verified
- Aug 2025
- First submitted
- 17 Feb 2025
- Last updated
- 22 Aug 2025
- Results posted
- No
- Data monitoring committee
- No
- FDA-regulated drug
- No
- FDA-regulated device
- No
- Individual data sharing
- No: Due to the sensitive nature of the data, we will not share the data.
Publications
Anderson, N., & West, M. A. (1996). The team climate inventory: Development of the TCI and its applications in team building for innovativeness. European Journal of Work and Organizational Psychology, 5(1), 5366
Campion, M. A., Medsker, G. J., & Higgs, A. C. (1993). Relations between work group characteristics and effectiveness: Implications for designing effective work groups. Personnel Psychology, 46(4), 823-847.
Diener, E., Wirtz, D., Tov, W., Kim-Prieto, C., Choi, D. W., Oishi, S., & Biswas-Diener, R. (2010). New well-being measures: Short scales to assess flourishing and positive and negative feelings. Social Indicators Research, 97, 143-156.
Grant AM. Does intrinsic motivation fuel the prosocial fire? Motivational synergy in predicting persistence, performance, and productivity. J Appl Psychol. 2008 Jan;93(1):48-58. doi: 10.1037/0021-9010.93.1.48.
PubMed 18211134Hadzibajramovic E, Schaufeli W, De Witte H. The ultra-short version of the Burnout Assessment Tool (BAT4)-development, validation, and measurement invariance across countries, age and gender. PLoS One. 2024 Feb 23;19(2):e0297843. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0297843. eCollection 2024.
PubMed 38394265Luthans, F., & Youssef-Morgan, C. M. (2017). Psychological capital: An evidence-based positive approach. Annual Review of Organizational Psychology and Organizational Behavior, 4(1), 339-366.
Perugini, M., Gallucci, M., Presaghi, F., & Ercolani, A. P. (2003). The personal norm of reciprocity. European Journal of Personality, 17(4), 251-283.
Schaufeli, W. B., Shimazu, A., Hakanen, J., Salanova, M., & De Witte, H. (2017). An ultra-short measure for work engagement. European Journal of Psychological Assessment.
Viragos, Anna (2018) Investigating job crafting from a prosocial perspective. PhD thesis, University of Leeds. https://etheses.whiterose.ac.uk/id/eprint/23965/
Study at a glance
From the registry record, last updated by the sponsor on 22 Aug 2025. Recruitment status is as the sponsor reported it: confirm with the study team.
- Official title
- Co-work Design: A Structural Approach to Reduce Individual Work Stress in Healthcare Professionals in Hospital Settings
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT06853561
- Acronym / sponsor ID
- ETH2425-0324
- Conditions
- Job Crafting
- Keywords
- job crafting, work-related well-being, healthcare, nursing
- Study type
- Observational
- Recruitment status
- Recruiting
- Enrolment
- 75 participants (estimated)
- Lead sponsor
- Erasmus University RotterdamUniversity, hospital or other
- Study start
- 1 Aug 2025 (actual)
- Primary completion
- Nov 2025 (estimated)
- Study completion
- Nov 2025 (estimated)
- First posted
- 3 Mar 2025 (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.
The present study focuses on prosocial job crafting as a novel strategy to reduce burnout and foster well-being among nurse professionals. Specifically, we will examine whether prosocial job crafting enhances individual and team-level well-being by increasing own and others' resources.
Detailed description
Below, we provide more information on the study design, study procedure, data collection, data management, and data analysis.
Study Design:
Type: Prospective, longitudinal, observational diary study. Duration: 10 workdays of daily surveys with a baseline survey at the start (Day 0).
Setting: Online survey tool (Castor), accessible via smartphones.
Study Procedure:
Day 0 - Baseline Survey: Collects demographic data and job-related information.
Days 1-10 - Daily Surveys:
Workday Verification: Confirmation of work on that day.
In addition to the outcomes listed under primary and secondary outcome measures, daily surveys will include measures of:
Prosocial Job Crafting: 12 items adapted to measure crafting behaviors to benefit other team members, using the Prosocial Job Crafting Measure (PSJCM).
Psychological Capital: 12 items measuring hope, self-efficacy, optimism, and resilience, using a shortened version of the Psychological Capital Questionnaire (PCQ).
Day 11 - Post-Study Survey: Summary of results and feedback opportunity.
Data Collection:
Survey Platform: Mobile-friendly (Castor). Questionnaire Format: Self-report measures adapted for daily context.
Data Management:
Anonymity: Participants are assigned anonymous codes for data matching. Confidentiality: Data is securely stored with access only for researchers on the project.
Statistical Analysis:
Multilevel modeling will be used to analyze the nested nature of daily data and relationships between job crafting, resource exchange, and work outcomes.
Study design
- Observational model
- Cohort
- Time perspective
- Prospective
Who may qualify
- Ages
- 18 years and older
- Sex
- All
- Healthy volunteers
- Accepted
- Age groups
- Adult, Older adult
- Study population
- Nurse professionals working in an EU hospital.
Key inclusion criteria (0 listed)
Key exclusion criteria (2 listed)
- Part-time workers with small contracts (less than 3 days a week) or individuals not engaged in team-based work.
- Participants who do not complete the baseline survey or a minimum of 5 daily surveys.
Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening; this overview does not establish that a patient qualifies. Full inclusion and exclusion criteria.
Primary outcome
Burnout
Time frame: From the start of the study (i.e., at baseline, day 0) to the end of the study (i.e., at day 10).
Burnout symptoms will be assessed using the ultra-short version of the Burnout Assessment Tool (BAT4) consisting of 4 items. The tool assesses perceptions of symptoms like exhaustion, mental distance, emotional impairment, and cognitive impairment based on self-reported responses. Notably, the different symptoms (e.g., exhaustion) are combined into a composite score to give an overall burnout measure rather than being treated as separate outcomes.
Work engagement
Time frame: From start of study (i.e., at baseline, day 0) to end of study (i.e., at day 10).
Work engagement will be assessed using a shortened, 3-item version of the Utrecht Work Engagement Scale (UWES), which captures a work-related and positive state of mind, characterized by vigor, dedication, and absorption. Items will be combined into a composite score to give an overall work engagement measure.
Flourishing
Time frame: From the start of the study (i.e., at baseline, day 0) to the end of the study (day 10).
Flourishing will be assessed with Diener's 8-item Flourishing Scale. The scale captures self-perceived success in important areas of life, such as relationships, self-esteem, purpose, and optimism. The score for flourishing is calculated by averaging the responses to these 8 items, with higher scores reflecting greater flourishing.
Job Resources Exchange
Time frame: From the start of the study (i.e., at baseline, day 0) to the end of the study (day 10).
Frequency of job resources exchange with other team members will be assessed based on scale developed by Edelmann and colleagues (not published). The scale assesses the extent to which individuals provide and receive feedback and knowledge to and from other members of their team.
1 secondary outcome
Workload
Time frame: From the start of the study (i.e., at baseline, day 0) to end of the study (i.e., day 10).
Results and safety
This study is still under way. Results are not available in the source record yet.
Research links
- Official record on ClinicalTrials.govLast updated by the sponsor 22 Aug 2025.
- BackgroundAnderson, N., & West, M. A. (1996). The team climate inventory: Development of the TCI and its applications in team building for innovativeness. European Journal of Work and Organizational Psychology, 5(1), 5366
- BackgroundCampion, M. A., Medsker, G. J., & Higgs, A. C. (1993). Relations between work group characteristics and effectiveness: Implications for designing effective work groups. Personnel Psychology, 46(4), 823-847.
- BackgroundDiener, E., Wirtz, D., Tov, W., Kim-Prieto, C., Choi, D. W., Oishi, S., & Biswas-Diener, R. (2010). New well-being measures: Short scales to assess flourishing and positive and negative feelings. Social Indicators Research, 97, 143-156.
- Background: PubMed 18211134Grant AM. Does intrinsic motivation fuel the prosocial fire? Motivational synergy in predicting persistence, performance, and productivity. J Appl Psychol. 2008 Jan;93(1):48-58. doi: 10.1037/0021-9010.93.1.48.
- Background: PubMed 38394265Hadzibajramovic E, Schaufeli W, De Witte H. The ultra-short version of the Burnout Assessment Tool (BAT4)-development, validation, and measurement invariance across countries, age and gender. PLoS One. 2024 Feb 23;19(2):e0297843. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0297843. eCollection 2024.
- BackgroundLuthans, F., & Youssef-Morgan, C. M. (2017). Psychological capital: An evidence-based positive approach. Annual Review of Organizational Psychology and Organizational Behavior, 4(1), 339-366.
- BackgroundPerugini, M., Gallucci, M., Presaghi, F., & Ercolani, A. P. (2003). The personal norm of reciprocity. European Journal of Personality, 17(4), 251-283.
- BackgroundSchaufeli, W. B., Shimazu, A., Hakanen, J., Salanova, M., & De Witte, H. (2017). An ultra-short measure for work engagement. European Journal of Psychological Assessment.
- BackgroundViragos, Anna (2018) Investigating job crafting from a prosocial perspective. PhD thesis, University of Leeds. https://etheses.whiterose.ac.uk/id/eprint/23965/
- This webpage provides general information on the KEEPCARING project. The study registered here is part of this project.Link provided by the sponsor.
- Individual participant dataSharing planned: No. Due to the sensitive nature of the data, we will not share the data.
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.
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 Job Crafting, run by Erasmus University Rotterdam at 1 site in Netherlands.
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 0 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: looking for participants now, as of the sponsor's last update on 22 Aug 2025. 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 Netherlands. 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?
This study is still under way. Results are not available in the source record yet.
How can a doctor refer a patient or contact the research team?
Contact Luisa Solms, MSc (+31 619949815, solms@essb.eur.nl), or a site near the patient. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.
What does the primary outcome measure?
Burnout (time frame: From the start of the study (i.e., at baseline, day 0) to the end of the study (i.e., at day 10).). The study lists 4 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 NCT06853561, which also lists 9 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 22 Aug 2025.