ACTIVATE: A protocol for a randomised controlled evaluation of Thumos: A cognitive-behavioural intervention for medical students

Lucy Pointon, William Lea, Christopher D. J. Taylor, Luke Budworth, Dialechti Tsimpida, Rebecca Coleman, Nathan Shearman, Reema Harrison, Vijay Jayagopal, Gursharan Johal, Katharina Sophie Vogt, Raoul Ovalekar, Rajjan Singh, Nathan Randles, Jamie Read, Faye Gishen, John Hines, Justin Ward, Sam Thenabadu, Toby Helliwell, Joanne Ogundiran, Judith Johnson

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DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0355371
Published: 2026-09-25
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@article{allodium:10.1371/journal.pone.0355371,
  title = {ACTIVATE: A protocol for a randomised controlled evaluation of Thumos: A cognitive-behavioural intervention for medical students},
  author = {Lucy Pointon and William Lea and Christopher D. J. Taylor and Luke Budworth and Dialechti Tsimpida and Rebecca Coleman and Nathan Shearman and Reema Harrison and Vijay Jayagopal and Gursharan Johal and Katharina Sophie Vogt and Raoul Ovalekar and Rajjan Singh and Nathan Randles and Jamie Read and Faye Gishen and John Hines and Justin Ward and Sam Thenabadu and Toby Helliwell and Joanne Ogundiran and Judith Johnson},
  year = {2026},
  journal = {PLOS One},
  doi = {10.1371/journal.pone.0355371},
  url = {https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0355371}
}

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AU  - Rebecca Coleman
AU  - Nathan Shearman
AU  - Reema Harrison
AU  - Vijay Jayagopal
AU  - Gursharan Johal
AU  - Katharina Sophie Vogt
AU  - Raoul Ovalekar
AU  - Rajjan Singh
AU  - Nathan Randles
AU  - Jamie Read
AU  - Faye Gishen
AU  - John Hines
AU  - Justin Ward
AU  - Sam Thenabadu
AU  - Toby Helliwell
AU  - Joanne Ogundiran
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Pointon, L., Lea, W., Taylor, C. D. J., Budworth, L., Tsimpida, D., Coleman, R., Shearman, N., Harrison, R., Jayagopal, V., Johal, G., Vogt, K. S., Ovalekar, R., Singh, R., Randles, N., Read, J., Gishen, F., Hines, J., Ward, J., Thenabadu, S., Helliwell, T., Ogundiran, J., & Johnson, J. (2026). ACTIVATE: A protocol for a randomised controlled evaluation of Thumos: A cognitive-behavioural intervention for medical students. PLOS One. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0355371

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