Recruiting

Emotion Regulation

Sponsor:

Northwestern University

Code:

NCT05942469

Conditions

Burnout

Burnout, Professional

Positive Affect

Depression

Anxiety

Eligibility Criteria

Sex: All

Age: 18+

Healthy Volunteers: Accepted

Interventions

FOREST

Study Details

Brief summary:

FOREST is a positive emotion skills program designed to target mental health and coping needs for frontline violence prevention workers at UCAN. Ten skills are taught over a period of nine months during existing meetings and wellness activities, as well as in online modules in UCAN's Learning Management System (LMS). Through infusing the FOREST skills throughout UCAN, we hope to inspire organizational culture change that will emphasize the importance of wellbeing and enhance resilience, therefore reducing burnout and turnover.

Conditions

Burnout

Burnout, Professional

Positive Affect

Depression

Anxiety

Study ID

NCT05942469

Start date

Mar 18, 2025

Status verified date

Aug, 2025

Completion date

Aug 31, 2026

Anticipated

Primary completion date

Aug 31, 2026

Anticipated

Eligibility Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

Sex: All

Age: 18+

Healthy Volunteers: Accepted

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Age 18 and over
  • Currently employed by UCAN
  • Has internet access
  • Speaks and reads English

Exclusion Criteria:

  • None

Study Design

Enrollment

100 participants

Anticipated

Intervention Model

Single group

Primary purpose

Supportive Care

Interventions and Outcome Measures

Arms

experimental: FOREST + Assessments

UCAN staff will participate in Monthly Skill Sessions and complete FOREST content modules in the Learning Management System (LMS). Staff will also be invited to complete annual assessments for primary and secondary outcome measures, as well as annual interviews and focus groups to gather feedback on progress, implementation, and content.

Interventions

FOREST

The skill sessions will include didactic content defining the skill, rationale for including the skill in FOREST, and research demonstrating that practice of the skill increases positive emotion. In addition, the group will practice the skill together and will discuss ways to practice the skill at work as well as outside of work. Throughout the month, PEAs will implement the FOREST skill of the month in other existing meetings, check-ins, and team outings.

Concurrently, a module in UCAN's learning management system (LMS) will become available. The LMS modules will contain skill-related content similar to what is taught in the skill sessions, including a thorough definition of the skill, examples of ways to utilize the skill, a review or summary of the skill, and several knowledge questions to check for comprehension. The LMS content may include text, audio, images, and video components.

Primary outcome measure

  • Decrease in burnout measured by the Maslach Burnout Inventory (MBI). [ Time Frame: 12 months ]
  • Increase in positive affect measured by PROMIS Short Form v1.0- Positive Affect 15a. [ Time Frame: 12 months ]
  • Decrease in depression measured by PROMIS Short Form v1.0- Depression 4a. [ Time Frame: 12 months ]
  • Decrease in anxiety measured by PROMIS Short Form v1.0- Anxiety 4a. [ Time Frame: 12 months ]
  • Measure of trauma exposure using the Lifetime Events Checklist (LEC). [ Time Frame: 12 months ]
  • Measure of PTSD symptoms using the the PTSD Checklist for DSM-5 (PCL-5). [ Time Frame: 12 months ]
  • Increase in meaning and purpose measured by PROMIS Short Form v1.0- Meaning and Purpose 4a. [ Time Frame: 12 months ]
  • Improvement in professional quality of life/well-being measured by Eudaimonic Workplace Well-being Scale (EWWS). [ Time Frame: 12 months ]

Central Contacts and Locations

Central contacts

Amanda Summers, MA

3125035247amanda.summers@northwestern.edu

Caroline Leong, BA

caroline.leong1@northwestern.edu

Locations

Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine

Recruiting

Chicago, Illinois, United States, 60611

Contacts

Amanda Summers, MA

312-503-5247amanda.summers@northwestern.edu

Caroline Leong, BA

caroline.leong1@northwestern.edu

Principal Investigator:

Judith Moskowitz, PhD, MPH

More Information

Sponsor

Northwestern University

Last update posted

Sep 2, 2025

Last verified

Aug, 2025

Keywords

  • Burnout
  • Anxiety
  • Depression
  • Positive Emotion
  • Coping
  • Job Stress

Trial information was received from ClinicalTrials.gov and was last updated on 2026-09-09. This information was provided to ClinicalTrials.gov by Northwestern University on 2025-09-02.