Tokyo, Nov. 18 -- UMIN Clinical Trials Registry (UMIN-CTR) received information related to the study (UMIN000059804) titled 'Effects of a Workplace Psychological Safety Training Program for Managers on Improving Psychological Distress Among Team Members: A Cluster Randomized Controlled Trial' on Nov. 18.
Study Type:
Interventional
Study Design:
Basic Design - Parallel
Randomization - Randomized
Blinding - Open -no one is blinded
Control - No treatment
Primary Sponsor:
Institute - The University of Tokyo
Condition:
Condition - N/A
Classification by malignancy - Others
Genomic information - NO
Objective:
Narrative objectives1 - Psychological safety in the workplace is a critical factor that contributes to organizational learning and performance improvement by fostering a culture where employees feel comfortable speaking up and learning from mistakes (Edmondson, 1999). An Observational study has shown that high psychological safety is associated with better employee mental health and their higher productivity (Sasaki et al., 2022). However, the efficacy of workplace interventions to improve psychological safety remains unclear. Therefore, this study aims to assess the efficacy of a training program provided to managers, utilizing a workplace psychological safety improvement program, in improving subordinates' psychological stress responses through a cluster randomized controlled trial.
Basic objectives2 - Efficacy
Intervention:
Interventions/Control_1 - Managers receive weekly video deliveries (15 minutes each) for four weeks and email newsletters for two months. Employees receive basic information about psychological safety via email. The videos focus on psychological safety through case scenarios, while the newsletters offer video reviews and four-panel comics.
Interventions/Control_2 - Both managers and employees receive brief mental health self-care materials (PDF files).
Eligibility:
Age-lower limit - 18
years-old
<=
Age-upper limit - Not applicable
Gender - Male and Female
Key inclusion criteria - Cluster (Workplace) Inclusion Criteria:
1.The workplace has at least one manager/leader (supervisor position) with one or more direct reports.
Individual (Worker) Inclusion Criteria:
1. 18 years old or older
2. Able to answer a questionnaire written in Japanese
3. Has one or more direct reports, or one or more direct managers/leaders (supervisor position), and works at the same workplace as that person (job type does not matter)
Key exclusion criteria - Exclusion Criteria for Individuals (Workers):
1. Currently on leave
2. having one month or more of leave due to illness within the past 12 months
Target Size - 1320
Recruitment Status:
Recruitment status - Preinitiation
Date of protocol fixation - 2025 Year 11 Month 17 Day
Date of IRB - 2025 Year 11 Month 13 Day
Anticipated trial start date - 2025 Year 11 Month 18 Day
Last follow-up date - 2028 Year 03 Month 31 Day
To know more, visit https://center6.umin.ac.jp/cgi-open-bin/ctr_e/ctr_view.cgi?recptno=R000068193
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