Impact of a Wearable Fitness Tracker on Otolaryngologists' Burnout

Stress Clinical Trial

Official title:

Impact of a Wearable Fitness Tracker on Otolaryngologists' Burnout

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Withdrawn

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT04738747
• Other study ID #: IRB00070943
• Status: Withdrawn
• Phase: N/A
• Start date: July 2021
• Est. completion date: February 2022

Study information

• Verified date: January 2021
• Source: Wake Forest University Health Sciences
• Contact: n/a
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Study type: Interventional

Clinical Trial Summary

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

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.

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Withdrawn
• Enrollment: 0
• Est. completion date: February 2022
• Est. primary completion date: January 2022
• Accepts healthy volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers
• Gender: All
• Age group: 18 Years and older

Eligibility

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

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Burnout
• Burnout, Psychological
• Sleep Deprivation
• Stress
• Wellness

Intervention

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

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
n/a

Sponsors (1)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
Wake Forest University Health Sciences

Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Primary	Change in Maslach Burnout Inventory (MBI) Scores - emotional exhaustion	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)	Baseline through Month 6
Primary	Change in Maslach Burnout Inventory (MBI) Scores - emotional exhaustion	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)	Baseline through Month 3
Primary	Change in Maslach Burnout Inventory (MBI) Scores - depersonalization	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)	Baseline through Month 3
Primary	Change in Maslach Burnout Inventory (MBI) Scores - depersonalization	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)	Baseline through Month 6
Primary	Change in Maslach Burnout Inventory (MBI) Scores - personal achievement	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)	Baseline through Month 3
Primary	Change in Maslach Burnout Inventory (MBI) Scores - personal achievement	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)	Baseline through Month 6