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Longitudinal Mindfulness Intervention to Decrease Burnout in Medical Residents

Sponsor
Washington University School of Medicine (Other)
Overall Status
Completed
CT.gov ID
NCT04584268
Collaborator
(none)
88
Enrollment
1
Location
2
Arms
13.6
Actual Duration (Months)
6.5
Patients Per Site Per Month

Study Details

Study Description

Brief Summary

This was a single-site RCT to assess the effect of a longitudinal mindfulness intervention on burnout for first-year (PGY-1) internal medicine (IM) and pediatrics residents. The primary outcome was Maslach Burnout Inventory MBI) scores at baseline and 12 month follow-up. Secondary outcomes were feasibility and perceived benefit of the intervention.

Condition or Disease Intervention/Treatment Phase
  • Behavioral: mindfulness
  • Other: standard medical education
 N/A

Study Design

Study Type:
Interventional
Actual Enrollment :
88 participants
Allocation:
Randomized
Intervention Model:
Parallel Assignment
Intervention Model Description:
cluster randomized controlled trialcluster randomized controlled trial
Masking:
None (Open Label)
Primary Purpose:
Treatment
Official Title:
A Randomized Controlled Trial of a Longitudinal Mindfulness Intervention to Decrease Burnout in Medical Residents
Actual Study Start Date :
Jun 1, 2019
Actual Primary Completion Date :
Jul 1, 2020
Actual Study Completion Date :
Jul 20, 2020

Arms and Interventions

Arm Intervention/Treatment
Experimental: mindfulness

3 30 minute in person interventions as well as promotion and involvement of self-guided meditations on the Insight Timer smart phone application

Behavioral: mindfulness
in person and smart phone application mindfulness practice
Active Comparator: control

standard medical resident education

Other: standard medical education
standard medical education / control

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcome Measures

  1. Maslach Burnout Inventory (MBI) [1 year]

    burnout score on MBI (score range 0-132); based on three components: emotional exhaustion, depersonalization, and personal accomplishment)

  2. feasibility of intervention in graduate medical education [1 year]

    ability to insert into the curriculum without barriers or disruption of other education activities, assessed by interviews from residency leadership

Secondary Outcome Measures

  1. evaluation of intervention [1 year]

    survey to assess opinion of intervention (Likert scale)

  2. effect on mindfulness practice [1 year]

    survey question to assess pre and post-intervention frequency of practicing mindfulness

Eligibility Criteria

Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study:
N/A and Older
Sexes Eligible for Study:
All
Accepts Healthy Volunteers:
Yes
Inclusion Criteria:
  • Washington University (WUSM) first year residents in internal medicine and pediatrics
Exclusion Criteria:
  • none

Contacts and Locations

Locations

Site City State Country Postal Code
1 Washington University School of Medicine Saint Louis Missouri United States 63110

Sponsors and Collaborators

  • Washington University School of Medicine

Investigators

None specified.

Study Documents (Full-Text)

None provided.

More Information

Publications

None provided.
Responsible Party:
Christopher Prater, Assistant Professor in Medicine and Pediatrics, Washington University School of Medicine
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
NCT04584268
Other Study ID Numbers:
  • 201904014
First Posted:
Oct 12, 2020
Last Update Posted:
Oct 12, 2020
Last Verified:
Oct 1, 2020
Individual Participant Data (IPD) Sharing Statement:
Yes
Plan to Share IPD:
Yes
Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated Drug Product:
No
Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated Device Product:
No
Keywords provided by Christopher Prater, Assistant Professor in Medicine and Pediatrics, Washington University School of Medicine
burnout
medical residents
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
Burnout, Psychological

Study Results

No Results Posted as of Oct 12, 2020