Longitudinal Mindfulness Intervention to Decrease Burnout in Medical Residents

Burnout Clinical Trial

Official title:

A Randomized Controlled Trial of a Longitudinal Mindfulness Intervention to Decrease Burnout in Medical Residents

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Completed

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT04584268
• Other study ID #: 201904014
• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Start date: June 1, 2019
• Est. completion date: July 20, 2020

Study information

• Verified date: October 2020
• Source: Washington University School of Medicine
• Contact: n/a
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Study type: Interventional

Clinical Trial 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.

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Enrollment: 88
• Est. completion date: July 20, 2020
• Est. primary completion date: July 1, 2020
• Accepts healthy volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers
• Gender: All
• Age group: N/A and older

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

• Washington University (WUSM) first year residents in internal medicine and pediatrics

Exclusion Criteria:

• none

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Burnout
• Burnout, Psychological

Intervention

Behavioral:
• mindfulness
in person and smart phone application mindfulness practice

Other:
• standard medical education
standard medical education / control

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
United States	Washington University School of Medicine	Saint Louis	Missouri

Sponsors (1)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
Washington University School of Medicine

Country where clinical trial is conducted

United States, 

Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Primary	Maslach Burnout Inventory (MBI)	burnout score on MBI (score range 0-132); based on three components: emotional exhaustion, depersonalization, and personal accomplishment)	1 year
Primary	feasibility of intervention in graduate medical education	ability to insert into the curriculum without barriers or disruption of other education activities, assessed by interviews from residency leadership	1 year
Secondary	evaluation of intervention	survey to assess opinion of intervention (Likert scale)	1 year
Secondary	effect on mindfulness practice	survey question to assess pre and post-intervention frequency of practicing mindfulness	1 year