Wellness Tool in Anesthesia Providers

Burnout, Professional Clinical Trial

Official title:

Guided Meditation as a Wellness Tool in Anesthesia Providers

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Completed

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT03844308
• Other study ID #: 2018P000387
• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Start date: January 15, 2019
• Est. completion date: October 31, 2020

Study information

• Verified date: February 2021
• Source: Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
• Contact: n/a
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Study type: Interventional

Clinical Trial Summary

This study will examine the effects of Isha Kriya meditation on stress and burnout among healthcare providers.

Description:

In this study, investigators will evaluate the effect of Isha Kriya meditation on stress and burnout among perioperative healthcare providers. To do this, investigators will randomize healthy participants to one of two groups: one who will meditate twice daily for six weeks (group 1), and the other who will not meditate for first six weeks and then meditate for another six weeks (group 2). Investigators will then evaluate stress and burnout using validated electronic instruments at baseline and at six weeks for group 1 and at baseline, six weeks, and 12 weeks for group 2.

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Enrollment: 94
• Est. completion date: October 31, 2020
• Est. primary completion date: October 31, 2020
• Accepts healthy volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers
• Gender: All
• Age group: 18 Years and older

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

• Age =18 years
• Perioperative healthcare provider

Exclusion Criteria:

• Low English proficiency
• Currently enrolled in another interventional study that could impact the primary outcome, as determined by the Principal Investigator
• Not currently residing in the United States

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Affective Symptoms
• Burnout, Professional
• Occupational Stress

Intervention

Behavioral:
• Isha Kriya Meditation
Isha Kriya (IK) meditation is a meditation that can be learned quickly and requires approximately 12 minutes, twice a day practice. This regimen was chosen because it excels in simplicity and is a great way to introduce meditation to beginners. It does not incorporate a spiritual or religious focus. It was developed by the Isha Institute of Inner Sciences, a nonprofit foundation located at McMinnville, Tennessee.

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
United States	Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center	Boston	Massachusetts

Sponsors (1)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center

Country where clinical trial is conducted

United States, 

Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Primary	Changes in burnout levels among perioperative healthcare providers	Changes in burnout level due to meditation will be measured by Maslach Burnout Inventory (MBI)	From baseline to six weeks for group1 and baseline to 12 weeks for group 2
Primary	Changes in stress levels among perioperative healthcare providers	Changes in stress levels due to meditation will be measured by perceived stress scale (PSS; Scores can range from 0 to 40, with higher scores indicating higher perceived stress)	From baseline to six weeks for group 1 and baseline to 12 weeks for group 2
Primary	Changes in mood disturbances among perioperative healthcare providers	Changes in mood disturbances due to meditation will be measured by profile of mood survey (POMS)	From baseline to six weeks for group 1 and baseline to 12 weeks for group 2
Secondary	Adherence to implementing a meditation program among healthcare providers.	In this descriptive study, evaluation of feasibility will include adherence to meditation intervention (the proportion of completed meditation sessions out of the total required per protocol).	From baseline to six weeks for group 1 and baseline to 12 weeks for group 2