Effectiveness of on-demand acceptance and commitment training for burnout and well-being in Japanese medical students: protocol for a nationwide randomised controlled trial (BEACON Study).

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Burnout and reduced well-being are highly prevalent among Japanese medical students during clinical training. Scalable, evidence-based interventions are urgently needed. This protocol outlines a nationwide randomised controlled trial (RCT) to evaluate a self-guided, on-demand Acceptance and Commitment Training (ACT) programme for reducing burnout and improving well-being during clinical clerkships.

Methods and analysis

This two-arm, open-label, parallel-group RCT will recruit 128 Japanese medical students in clinical clerkships, randomised to on-demand ACT or no-intervention control. The ACT intervention comprises three self-guided online modules at weeks 0, 2 and 4, plus a 30 min online booster (weeks 8-10). Self-reported outcomes are measured at baseline, mid-

SUBMITTER: Watanabe T 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12658486 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature