Impact of a Wearable Fitness Tracker on Otolaryngologists' Burnout

Sponsor

Wake Forest University Health Sciences (Other)

Overall Status

Withdrawn

CT.gov ID

NCT04738747

Collaborator

(none)

Enrollment

Arms

7.1

Anticipated Duration (Months)

Study Details

Study Description

Brief Summary

Study the impact of the WHOOP fitness tracker on burnout in attending and resident otolaryngologists

Condition or Disease	Intervention/Treatment	Phase
Burnout Stress Sleep Deprivation Wellness	Behavioral: WHOOP fitness tracker	N/A

Detailed Description

The study will be a randomized controlled trial of attending and resident otolaryngologists who will be randomized to either wearing a WHOOP fitness tracker or a control group. Participants will take two Maslach burnout inventory (MBI) surveys prior to the start of the intervention to set a baseline burnout score, and then at 3 months and 6 months into the study. Baseline cardiac status will also be established by taking a pre-intervention heart rate and blood pressure.

Study Design

Study Type:

Interventional

Actual Enrollment :

0 participants

Allocation:

Randomized

Intervention Model:

Parallel Assignment

Intervention Model Description:

Study the impact of the WHOOP fitness trackerStudy the impact of the WHOOP fitness tracker

Masking:

None (Open Label)

Primary Purpose:

Prevention

Official Title:

Impact of a Wearable Fitness Tracker on Otolaryngologists' Burnout

Anticipated Study Start Date :

Jul 1, 2021

Anticipated Primary Completion Date :

Jan 1, 2022

Anticipated Study Completion Date :

Feb 1, 2022

Arms and Interventions

Arm	Intervention/Treatment
Experimental: Study arm (receive a WHOOP device) Participants randomized to the WHOOP group will be given WHOOP wrist and arm bands to wear 24/7 after an orientation on their use	Behavioral: WHOOP fitness tracker WHOOP is a device that uses a wristband or arm band to track heart rate, heart rate variability (HRV), and sleep to calculate proprietary strain and recovery scores for its users. Heart rate variability is an important metric for correlation with acute stress
No Intervention: Control arm (no intervention) The control group will not have any intervention

Arm

Intervention/Treatment

Experimental: Study arm (receive a WHOOP device)

Participants randomized to the WHOOP group will be given WHOOP wrist and arm bands to wear 24/7 after an orientation on their use

Behavioral: WHOOP fitness tracker

WHOOP is a device that uses a wristband or arm band to track heart rate, heart rate variability (HRV), and sleep to calculate proprietary strain and recovery scores for its users. Heart rate variability is an important metric for correlation with acute stress

No Intervention: Control arm (no intervention)

The control group will not have any intervention

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcome Measures

Change in Maslach Burnout Inventory (MBI) Scores - emotional exhaustion [Baseline through Month 6]
MBI items are scored using a 7 level frequency ratings from "never" to "daily" - emotional exhaustion (9 items) - Higher scores indicate higher burnout (worse) than lower scores (better)
Change in Maslach Burnout Inventory (MBI) Scores - emotional exhaustion [Baseline through Month 3]
MBI items are scored using a 7 level frequency ratings from "never" to "daily" - emotional exhaustion (9 items) - Higher scores indicate higher burnout (worse) than lower scores (better)
Change in Maslach Burnout Inventory (MBI) Scores - depersonalization [Baseline through Month 3]
MBI items are scored using a 7 level frequency ratings from "never" to "daily" - depersonalization (5 items) - Higher scores indicate higher burnout (worse) than lower scores (better)
Change in Maslach Burnout Inventory (MBI) Scores - depersonalization [Baseline through Month 6]
MBI items are scored using a 7 level frequency ratings from "never" to "daily" - depersonalization (5 items) - Higher scores indicate higher burnout (worse) than lower scores (better)
Change in Maslach Burnout Inventory (MBI) Scores - personal achievement [Baseline through Month 3]
MBI items are scored using a 7 level frequency ratings from "never" to "daily" - personal achievement (8 items) - Higher scores indicate higher burnout (worse) than lower scores (better)
Change in Maslach Burnout Inventory (MBI) Scores - personal achievement [Baseline through Month 6]
MBI items are scored using a 7 level frequency ratings from "never" to "daily" - personal achievement (8 items) - Higher scores indicate higher burnout (worse) than lower scores (better)

Eligibility Criteria

Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study:

18 Years and Older

Sexes Eligible for Study:

All

Accepts Healthy Volunteers:

Yes

Inclusion Criteria:

All attending and resident Otolaryngologists at Wake Forest Baptist Health

Exclusion Criteria:

Users of a WHOOP device currently
Current interns will be excluded given they do not work with the Otolaryngology team the whole year

Contacts and Locations

Locations

No locations specified.

Sponsors and Collaborators

Wake Forest University Health Sciences

Investigators

Principal Investigator: Lyndsay Madden, DO, Wake Forest Health Sciences

Study Documents (Full-Text)

None provided.

More Information

Publications

None provided.

Responsible Party:

Wake Forest University Health Sciences

ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:

NCT04738747

Other Study ID Numbers:

IRB00070943

First Posted:

Feb 4, 2021

Last Update Posted:

Aug 2, 2021

Last Verified:

Jan 1, 2021

Individual Participant Data (IPD) Sharing Statement:

Plan to Share IPD:

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated Drug Product:

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated Device Product:

Keywords provided by Wake Forest University Health Sciences

Burnout

Fitness Tracker

Additional relevant MeSH terms:

Sleep Deprivation

Burnout, Psychological

Study Results

No Results Posted as of Aug 2, 2021