The Effect of ACT and Float REST on Burnout Syndrome.

Burnout Syndrome Clinical Trial

Official title:

The Effect of Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) and Float REST (Restricted Environmental Stimulation Therapy) on Burnout Syndrome.

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Terminated

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT03535493
• Other study ID #: IBRI
• Status: Terminated
• Phase: N/A
• Start date: June 1, 2018
• Est. completion date: August 27, 2018

Study information

• Verified date: August 2018
• Source: International Behavioral Research Institute
• Contact: n/a
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Study type: Interventional

Clinical Trial Summary

In 1982, Steven Hayes, a clinical psychologist, developed Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), a unique empirically based psychological intervention that uses acceptance and mindfulness strategies, together with commitment and behavior change strategies, to increase psychological flexibility. In 1954, John Lilly, a cognitive neuroscientist, developed the sensory deprivation tank (known today as Floatation Restricted Environmental Stimulation Therapy - Float REST), to access a wide range of healing, higher brain functions, and meditation through an unparalleled deep relaxation state. In this study, the investigators aim to examine whether participants in the ACT + Float REST condition will have larger decreases of the burnout phenomenon than those who receive either only ACT or Float REST.

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Terminated
• Enrollment: 45
• Est. completion date: August 27, 2018
• Est. primary completion date: August 27, 2018
• Accepts healthy volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers
• Gender: All
• Age group: N/A and older

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Burnout Syndrome
• Syndrome

Intervention

Behavioral:
• Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
An ACT session entails a mindfulness-based training to foster and nurture effective behavioral and emotional responding to distress.
• Float REST
A float session entails laying supine in a light-proof, sound-proof tank consisting of a shallow pool of water (approximately 10 inches set to approximately 94.5 degrees to match skin temperature) with a high concentration of Epsom salt (approximately 1200 pounds) for 60 minutes.
• ACT + Float REST
The combined intervention will combine ACT and Float REST. An ACT session entails a mindfulness-based training to foster and nurture effective behavioral and emotional responding to distress. A float session entails laying supine in a light-proof, sound-proof tank consisting of a shallow pool of water (approximately 10 inches set to approximately 94.5 degrees to match skin temperature) with a high concentration of Epsom salt (approximately 1200 pounds) for 60 minutes.

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
United States	International Behavioral Research Institute	Saint Charles	Illinois

Sponsors (1)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
Amrinder Babbra

Country where clinical trial is conducted

United States, 

Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Primary	Assessing Change in Maslach Burnout Inventory - Human Services Survey (MBI-HSS)	A 22 item scale that measures depersonalization, emotional exhaustion, and personal accomplishment. It is designed for professionals in human services in an array of occupations including nurses, physicians, health aides, social workers, health counselors, therapists, police, correctional officers, clergy, and other fields focused on helping people live better lives by offering guidance, preventing harm, and ameliorating cognitive, emotional, or physical problems.	Metric will be used as screening prior to study intervention; continuous measurement at week 2, week 4, week 6, week 8 and at one month follow-up.