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Status unknownNCT04857567Updated Jul 28, 2021

The Efficacy Study of the Evidence-Based Psychological Intervention for Improving Resilience and Preventing Burnout of Residents

An interventional study of TSC program (Three Self-Commitment program) in Burn Out (Psychology), sponsored by Seoul National University Hospital. Status unknown. Open to participants aged 20 Years and older, including healthy volunteers. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2021-07-28.

Sponsored by Seoul National University Hospital · Not applicable, Interventional, and Supportive care

The sponsor has not verified this record recently (last verified Jul 2021), so the status shown — last known as Not yet recruiting — may be out of date.
Phase
Not applicable
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
20
Allocation
Not applicable
Ages
20 Years and older
Sex
All
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Study summary

There are few systematic studies on the working environment and mental health of residents who are at the forefront of Korean medical care. In particular, there is no scientific research on burnout prevention. Since preventing burnout of surgical residents is directly related not only to personal well-being but the health of the patients, it is necessary to care for the individual's psychological state at a social level. This psychological intervention program that is expected to improve recovery resilience in stressful situations of residents and prevent burnout is implemented, and its effectiveness is to be verified.

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Conditions studied

  • Burn Out (Psychology)

Keywords

  • resident
  • surgery
  • ego resilience
  • mindfulness
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In context

Burnout, Psychological

442 studies on the registry are indexed under Burnout, Psychological; 106 are open to participants now.

This study's planned enrollment of 20 is below the median of 80 across 319 interventional studies indexed under Burnout, Psychological.

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Lead sponsor

Seoul National University Hospital is the lead sponsor of 1,860 studies on the registry; 275 are open to participants now.

Of its 12 completed or terminated interventional studies of FDA-regulated products, 2 (17%) have results posted.

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Who can participate

Ages eligible
20 Years and older
Sexes eligible
All
Accepts healthy volunteers
Yes

Inclusion criteria

  • Surgical trainees (residents and clinical fellows) at Bundang Seoul National University Hospital, who is 20 years of age or older, regardless of sex or race.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Subjects who do not consent to the study
  • Subjects with meditation experience
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Study design

Phase
Not applicable
Primary purpose
Supportive care
Allocation
Not applicable
Intervention model
Single group
Masking
None (open label)
Enrollment
20 participants (estimated)

Study arms

  • Experimental
    Three Self-Commitment (TSC) program

    Behavioral: TSC program (Three Self-Commitment program)

Interventions

  • BehavioralTSC program (Three Self-Commitment program)

    1. Self-Competence program - A program for residents who experience exhaustion due to the spirit of volunteerism and high expectations of therapeutic competency in the case of experiencing a decrease in personal achievement. 2. Self-Care program - A program to help individuals who experience dehumanization due to emotional suppression and develop exhaustion in the process of suppressing emotions to protect themselves from excessive feelings of compassion experienced in the medical scene 3. Self-Compassion program - A program for residents who experience emotional burnout and exhaustion due to pressure of failure because medical professionals should be competent and excellent

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What researchers measure

Primary outcomes

  1. TCI, Temperament and Character Inventory

    A test developed by Clononger, Przybeck, Svrakic and Wetzel (1994) and currently widely used in various countries such as the United States, France, and Spain. A tool that measures personality traits such as autonomy, solidarity, and self-transcendence, along with individual traits such as stimulation seeking, risk aversion, social sensitivity, and endurance. In this study, the Korean version (Min et al., 2007) of the German version of TCI-RS, the standardized test, is adapted : Based on the test result, the individual's personality characteristics of the resident are identified and applied.

    Time frame: Change from baseline at right after 6 cycles of TSC program (up to 24 weeks from baseline)

  2. MBI, Maslach Burnout Inventory

    As a test developed by Maslach and Jackson (1981), MBI is a tool that measures the sub-concepts of burnout, such as emotional burnout, dehumanization, and personal sense of accomplishment. MBI is a measurement tool used in more than 90% of empirical exhaustion research worldwide, and a test developed to measure the exhaustion of personnel providing interpersonal services including medical workers. In this study, MBI adapted and validated by Kang Jeong-hee and Kim Cheol-woong (2012) is used. Participate in the program according to the type of burnout of the client and measure the change in the burnout level of the participants before and after.

    Time frame: Change from baseline at right after 6 cycles of TSC program (up to 24 weeks from baseline)

  3. ER89, Ego Resilience Scale

    A test developed by Block and Kremen (1996) that measures sub-concepts of self-elasticity such as interpersonal relationships, vitality, emotional control, curiosity, and optimism. In this study, a scale adapted by Park Eun-hee (1997), which was verified as 76-79, is used and measures the change in the participant's ego-elasticity before and after participating in the program.

    Time frame: Change from baseline at right after 6 cycles of TSC program (up to 24 weeks from baseline)

  4. DASS-21, Depression Anxiety StressScale

    A test developed by Lovibond and Lovibond (1995) to measure depression, anxiety, and stress corresponding to psychological distress. The internal agreement was verified as 0.87\~0.91, 0.83\~0.89, and 0.83\~0.92 for depression, anxiety, and stress, respectively (Youngsun Lee et al, 2019; Jun et al, 2018).

    Time frame: In this study, changes in participant's psychological pain are measured at each session during the program (6 cycles of TSC program, 3-4 weeks interval, up to 24 weeks from baseline).

  5. Subjective Well-being

    A test developed by Diener E (1985) to measure subjective satisfaction with daily life. A tool showing the internal consistency reliability of 0.87 and the test-retest reliability of 0.82.

    Time frame: Change from baseline at right after 6 cycles of TSC program (up to 24 weeks from baseline)

  6. SCS, Self-Compassion Scale

    Developed by Neff (2003) and validated as a Korean version by Kim et al. (2008) / 26 items / 6 sub-factors: self-kindness, self-judgment, universal humanity, isolation, mindfulness, hyper-identification on a 5-point scale (minimum 6 to maximum 30, the higher the score, the better the outcome)

    Time frame: Change from baseline at right after 6 cycles of TSC program at the end of Cycle 6 (each cycle is 4 weeks, up to 24 weeks from baseline)

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Study locations

No study locations are listed for this record.

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References and documents

Individual participant data

Plan to share: Undecided

No publications or documents are linked to this record.

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Updates

Tracking since Sep 25, 2026
No changes since tracking began. The registry record was last updated on Jul 28, 2021, before this site started recording changes on Sep 25, 2026. Its history is on ClinicalTrials.gov ↗
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Registry details

Key details

Study ID
NCT04857567
Lead sponsor
Seoul National University Hospital
Collaborators
Mind Works Clinical Psychologist Group
Responsible party
Heung-Kwon Oh (Clinical Professor, Seoul National University Hospital) — Principal investigator
First posted
Apr 23, 2021
Start date
Sep 1, 2021 (estimated)
Primary completion
Feb 28, 2022 (estimated)
Completion
Jul 31, 2022 (estimated)
Last update
Jul 28, 2021

Study contacts

Heung-Kwon Oh, PhD
Contact
crsohk@gmail.com
+82-31-787-7105
Heung-Kwon Oh, PhD
principal investigator · Seoul National University Bundang Hospital

Oversight

Data monitoring committee
No
FDA-regulated drug
No
FDA-regulated device
No
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