Decreasing On-Shift Stress With a Crisis Intervention Cart

Sponsor
Methodist Health System (Other)
Overall Status
Recruiting
CT.gov ID
NCT05944120
Collaborator
(none)
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Study Details

Study Description

Brief Summary

This Intervention study anticipates that 100 nurses, patient care technicians and unit secretaries in the acute care setting at four Methodist Health System facilities will provide surveys to participants who had interventions

Condition or Disease Intervention/Treatment Phase
  • Combination Product: Aromatherapy patches
Phase 3

Detailed Description

Once the intervention has been used, the participants will complete a survey in order to determine if stress levels are decreasing. Initial data collection will be over the course of two months ( April 1, 2022 through June 1, 2022) and participation will vary based upon staffing and the set criteria for Crisis Intervention Cart deployment.

Study Design

Study Type:
Interventional
Anticipated Enrollment :
100 participants
Allocation:
N/A
Intervention Model:
Single Group Assignment
Intervention Model Description:
As noted in the background, resiliency-building activities appear to have a positive relationship with managing stress in the workplace. Additionally, offering a variety of strategies is anticipated to increase the sample size and encourage continued use of the strategies over time.As noted in the background, resiliency-building activities appear to have a positive relationship with managing stress in the workplace. Additionally, offering a variety of strategies is anticipated to increase the sample size and encourage continued use of the strategies over time.
Masking:
None (Open Label)
Primary Purpose:
Treatment
Official Title:
Decreasing On-Shift Stress With a Crisis Intervention Cart
Actual Study Start Date :
Mar 6, 2023
Anticipated Primary Completion Date :
Mar 15, 2024
Anticipated Study Completion Date :
Mar 15, 2024

Arms and Interventions

Arm Intervention/Treatment
Experimental: Crisis Intervention Cart

To determine if a Crisis Intervention Cart filled with evidence-based stress-reducing interventions does reduce stress experienced during a shift.

Combination Product: Aromatherapy patches
This study anticipates that Staff-reported stress levels will decrease when nurses use strategies from the Crisis Intervention Cart while at work.
Other Names:
  • Crisis Intervention Cart deployment.
  • Outcome Measures

    Primary Outcome Measures

    1. Crisis Intervention Cart [Period of 2 months]

      To determine if a Crisis Intervention Cart filled with evidence-based stress-reducing interventions does reduce stress experienced during a shift.

    Secondary Outcome Measures

    1. Type of intervention/strategy used [Period of 2 months]

      To determine if a Crisis Intervention Cart filled with evidence-based stress-reducing interventions does reduce stress experienced during a shift.

    Eligibility Criteria

    Criteria

    Ages Eligible for Study:
    18 Years to 75 Years
    Sexes Eligible for Study:
    All
    Accepts Healthy Volunteers:
    No
    Inclusion Criteria:
    • Part of MHS (i.e., MCMC, MMMC, MRMC, MDMC, MLMC, MSMC)

    • The hospital has at least one Crisis Intervention Cart study clinical site investigator on-staff

    • Hold license as a Registered Nurse OR

    • Hold position as a patient care technician or unit secretary

    • Must be able to read English

    • Provide direct patient care or hold a unit-based leadership position (i.e., Nursing Clinical Coordinator, Nurse Manager, Clinical Team Lead)

    • Full-time, part-time, or PRN employee

    Exclusion Criteria:
    • Hospitals and clinical units will be excluded if they are outside MHS

    • Participants will be excluded if they at Director-level or above

    Contacts and Locations

    Locations

    Site City State Country Postal Code
    1 Methodist Dallas Medical Center Dallas Texas United States 75203

    Sponsors and Collaborators

    • Methodist Health System

    Investigators

    • Principal Investigator: Cheyenne Ruby, DNP, Methodist Health System

    Study Documents (Full-Text)

    None provided.

    More Information

    Publications

    Responsible Party:
    Methodist Health System
    ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
    NCT05944120
    Other Study ID Numbers:
    • 006.NUR.2022.A
    First Posted:
    Jul 13, 2023
    Last Update Posted:
    Jul 13, 2023
    Last Verified:
    Jul 1, 2023
    Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated Drug Product:
    Yes
    Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated Device Product:
    Yes
    Product Manufactured in and Exported from the U.S.:
    Yes

    Study Results

    No Results Posted as of Jul 13, 2023