NCT05637190

A Pilot RCT on the Effect of ExAT on Teacher Burnout and Stress

The Effect of Expressive Art Therapy on Teacher Burnout and Stress: A Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial

• Status: Unknown
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 90 (estimated)
• Sponsor: Chinese University of Hong Kong · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years – 60 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

The objective of this pilot randomized controlled trial is to evaluate the effects of Expressive Art Therapy on reducing burnout and stress symptoms among Hong Kong's primary and secondary school teachers. The proposed study is a pilot randomized controlled trial. Prior to all study procedures, 90 participants (i.e., primary and secondary school teachers) will be recruited to complete an online informed consent with telephone support. Eligible participants will be randomly assigned to either the Expressive Arts Therapy group (ExAT group) or the waitlist control group (WL group) in a ratio of 1:1. The ExAT group will receive the Expressive Arts intervention via face-to-face workshops for 2 consecutive weeks (2 hours per session). There are a total of 3 batches (around 15 participants per batch) for the intervention. Participants in this group will be in touch with their inner selves and inner resources via body movement, writing and music. There will be visual art creation as a conclusion for integrating the body and mind. The art products would be placed in their workplace for stress regulation. The WL control group will not receive any intervention during the study, but they will receive self-help art therapy materials after the whole study procedure. The outcome measures include burnout, stress, depressive, and anxiety symptoms, as well as insomnia symptoms, physical activity, health-related quality of life, and the intervention acceptability at baseline, immediate post-treatment, and 4-week follow-up assessments by completing the same questionnaire set.

Conditions

• Burnout
• Stress

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
OTHER	Expressive Arts Therapy group intervention	Art is helpful to reduce negative emotions and boost self-worth during the creative process. During the Expressive Arts Therapy workshops, participants experience different art forms, including visual art, body movement, writing, music, and guided imagery to identify the inner self and get in touch with the self to release suppressed emotions and stress.

Timeline

• Start date: 2022-01-10
• Primary completion: 2023-12-31
• Completion: 2023-12-31
• First posted: 2022-12-05
• Last updated: 2023-02-08

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Hong Kong