Status:
COMPLETED
STEP: Building Trauma Resilience Among Nurses and Personal Support Workers During and Beyond COVID-19
Lead Sponsor:
Unity Health Toronto
Collaborating Sponsors:
Providence Healthcare
Conditions:
Stress
Trauma
Eligibility:
All Genders
18+ years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
The COVID-19 pandemic has amplified the need for skills training and mental health support for healthcare workers who are exposed to the numerous stressors and potential trauma of a high-risk environm...
Detailed Description
Conducting work where exposure to trauma occurs requires specific resources and skillsets to manage the immense mental and emotional side effects that can arise. Notably, some nurses and personal supp...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Employed as a nurse or personal support worker in Ontario
- 18 years or older
- Access to a computer with a camera or a mobile phone with a camera
- Access to internet
- Not receiving other psychotherapy concurrently
- Follow-up visits with a psychiatrist or family doctor where a psychotherapeutic modality (e.g. cognitive-behavioural therapy, etc.) is not being used are allowable.
- Able to undergo psychotherapy in English
- Working a minimum of 1 shift per week in a hospital setting or community long term care home
Exclusion
- Unable to commit to 1-hour weekly psychotherapy session for the 8 weeks duration of the study
- Individuals with current high risk for suicide, alcohol or substance use, or active psychosis at the time of screening will not be eligible. Recommendations will be made to appropriate mental health services (e.g., Employee Assistance Program, physician referral to psychiatrist, Ontario COVID-19 Mental Health Network) in order to connect the individual to more targeted support and intervention.
- The presence of cognitive impairment (based on clinical judgment) that would limit consent or understanding of STEP
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
January 1 2022
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
December 20 2024
Estimated Enrollment :
42 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT04682561
Start Date
January 1 2022
End Date
December 20 2024
Last Update
April 25 2025
Active Locations (1)
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St. Michael's Hospital
Toronto, Ontario, Canada, M5B 1M8