UMIN-CTR Clinical Trial

Unique ID issued by UMIN UMIN000023151
Receipt number R000026683
Scientific Title Effects of e-learning stress management programs on psychological distress and work engagement among workers: a randomized controlled trial
Date of disclosure of the study information 2016/07/14
Last modified on 2023/10/11 13:02:36

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Basic information

Public title

Effects of e-learning stress management programs on psychological distress and work engagement among workers: a randomized controlled trial

Acronym

Effects of e-learning stress management programs on psychological distress and work engagement among workers: a randomized controlled trial

Scientific Title

Effects of e-learning stress management programs on psychological distress and work engagement among workers: a randomized controlled trial

Scientific Title:Acronym

Effects of e-learning stress management programs on psychological distress and work engagement among workers: a randomized controlled trial

Region

Japan


Condition

Condition

None

Classification by specialty

Not applicable

Classification by malignancy

Others

Genomic information

NO


Objectives

Narrative objectives1

The purpose of the study is to examine the effectiveness of e-learning stress management programs on improving psychological distress and work engagement among workers in a seven-arm randomized controlled trial.

Basic objectives2

Efficacy

Basic objectives -Others


Trial characteristics_1

Confirmatory

Trial characteristics_2

Pragmatic

Developmental phase

Not applicable


Assessment

Primary outcomes

1) Psychological distress measured by a relevant scale of the Brief Job Stress Questionnaire
2) Work engagement measured by Utrecht Work Engagement Scale (UWES)

Key secondary outcomes

Completion of program(s)
Satisfaction with the e-learning program(s)


Base

Study type

Interventional


Study design

Basic design

Parallel

Randomization

Randomized

Randomization unit

Individual

Blinding

Open -no one is blinded

Control

Active

Stratification

NO

Dynamic allocation

NO

Institution consideration

Institution is not considered as adjustment factor.

Blocking

YES

Concealment

Central registration


Intervention

No. of arms

7

Purpose of intervention

Prevention

Type of intervention

Behavior,custom

Interventions/Control_1

e-learning stress management program about behavioral activation in about ten minutes

Interventions/Control_2

e-learning stress management program about cognitive reconstruction in about ten minutes

Interventions/Control_3

e-learning stress management program about problem-solution techniques in about ten minutes

Interventions/Control_4

e-learning stress management program about assertiveness in about ten minutes

Interventions/Control_5

e-learning stress management program about physical activity in about ten minutes

Interventions/Control_6

e-learning stress management program about job crafting in about ten minutes

Interventions/Control_7

for control, e-learning program which provides knowledge about stress in about ten minutes

Interventions/Control_8


Interventions/Control_9


Interventions/Control_10



Eligibility

Age-lower limit


Not applicable

Age-upper limit


Not applicable

Gender

Male and Female

Key inclusion criteria

Employees

Key exclusion criteria

None

Target sample size

470


Research contact person

Name of lead principal investigator

1st name Norito
Middle name
Last name Kawakami

Organization

Graduate School of Medicine, University of Tokyo

Division name

Department of Digital Mental Health

Zip code

113-8655

Address

7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, Japan

TEL

03-5800-9621

Email

norito@m.u-tokyo.ac.jp


Public contact

Name of contact person

1st name Asuka
Middle name
Last name Sakuraya

Organization

Graduate School of Medicine, University of Tokyo

Division name

Department of Digital Mental Health

Zip code

113-8655

Address

7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, Japan

TEL

03-5800-9621

Homepage URL


Email

asuka-tky@umin.ac.jp


Sponsor or person

Institute

Department of Digital Mental Health, Graduate School of Medicine, The University of Tokyo

Institute

Department

Personal name



Funding Source

Organization

Infocom Corporation

Organization

Division

Category of Funding Organization

Profit organization

Nationality of Funding Organization

Japan


Other related organizations

Co-sponsor


Name of secondary funder(s)



IRB Contact (For public release)

Organization

Research ethics committee, Graduate School of Medicine and Faculty of Medicine, The University of Tokyo

Address

7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, Japan

Tel

03-5841-0818

Email

ethics@m.u-tokyo.ac.jp


Secondary IDs

Secondary IDs

NO

Study ID_1


Org. issuing International ID_1


Study ID_2


Org. issuing International ID_2


IND to MHLW



Institutions

Institutions



Other administrative information

Date of disclosure of the study information

2016 Year 07 Month 14 Day


Related information

URL releasing protocol

Not Applicable

Publication of results

Published


Result

URL related to results and publications

Not Applicable

Number of participants that the trial has enrolled

665

Results

The differnce between each program was significant (F=2.46, df=6, p=0.024). Especially, behavioral activation (d=-0.62) and providing knowledge about stress (d=-0.47) showed moderate effects. On the other hand, the effects of cognitive restruction, poroblem-solution techniques, assertiveness, physical activity, and job crafting were small (d=-0.29~0.01).

Results date posted

2023 Year 10 Month 05 Day

Results Delayed


Results Delay Reason


Date of the first journal publication of results


Baseline Characteristics

Most participants were male, and regular employees.

Participant flow

A total of 755 employees in the service industry were invited to participate. Of these, 665 (88%) who agreed to participate and responded to the baseline survey were randomly assigned to one of seven groups.

Adverse events

Not Applicable

Outcome measures

Psychological distress (Brief job stress questionnaire)

Plan to share IPD


IPD sharing Plan description



Progress

Recruitment status

Completed

Date of protocol fixation

2016 Year 07 Month 14 Day

Date of IRB

2016 Year 06 Month 09 Day

Anticipated trial start date

2016 Year 07 Month 14 Day

Last follow-up date

2017 Year 03 Month 31 Day

Date of closure to data entry


Date trial data considered complete


Date analysis concluded



Other

Other related information



Management information

Registered date

2016 Year 07 Month 13 Day

Last modified on

2023 Year 10 Month 11 Day



Link to view the page

Value
https://center6.umin.ac.jp/cgi-open-bin/ctr_e/ctr_view.cgi?recptno=R000026683


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