Effect of Video-Module Based Mindfulness Training on Physician Stress and Well Being

Stress Clinical Trial

Official title:

Effect of Video-Module Based Mindfulness Training on Physician Stress and Well Being

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Completed

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT02173626
• Other study ID #: ME13.17
• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• First received: June 20, 2014
• Last updated: June 23, 2014
• Start date: October 2013
• Est. completion date: March 2014

Study information

• Verified date: June 2014
• Source: MultiCare Health System Research Institute
• Contact: n/a
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Health authority: United States: Institutional Review Board
• Study type: Interventional

Clinical Trial Summary

An eight week mindfulness training for physicians in a community hospital setting, largely administered through web-casts, will decrease stress and burnout, increase job satisfaction, and develop lasting mindfulness skills in the participants.

Description:

The purpose of this study was to evaluate the impact of a video-module based mindfulness pilot program on the stress, well-being, and mindfulness skills of physicians in a community hospital setting. We administered an eight-week mindfulness training in October/November of 2013, offered as part of a wellness initiative for medical staff in a suburban community hospital in Puyallup, Washington. Participants enrolled on a first-come, first-serve basis, engaging in three 90-minute in person trainings, weekly online video-module trainings, and weekly teleconference coaching calls. Video-module trainings were available at all times, to be accessed at the participants' convenience. Journals and a guided meditation audio library were also provided. Physician stress, well-being (emotional exhaustion, depersonalization of patients, sense of personal accomplishment), and mindfulness skills (observing, describing, acting with awareness, accepting without judgment) were evaluated at baseline, end-of-program, and eight weeks post-intervention using well-validated instruments. Risks to participants were minimal, including only the possibility of a strong emotional response to personal work undertaken by participants during the course of the study. The project was funded by MultiCare Health System.

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Enrollment: 23
• Est. completion date: March 2014
• Est. primary completion date: March 2014
• Accepts healthy volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers
• Gender: Both
• Age group: N/A and older

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

• GSH medical staff member

Exclusion Criteria:

• Other MultiCare employees

Study Design

Endpoint Classification: Efficacy Study, Intervention Model: Single Group Assignment, Masking: Open Label

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Burnout
• Mindfulness Skills
• Stress

Intervention

Behavioral:
• Mindfulness Training
Participants enrolled on a first-come, first-serve basis, engaging in three 90-minute in person trainings, weekly online video-module trainings, and weekly teleconference coaching calls. Video-module trainings were available at all times, to be accessed at the participants' convenience. Journals and a guided meditation audio library were also provided.

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
United States	Good Samaritan Hospital	Puyallup	Washington

Sponsors (1)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
MultiCare Health System Research Institute

Country where clinical trial is conducted

United States, 

Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Other	Mindfulness Skills	Mindfulness skills as measured by the Kentucky Inventory of Mindfulness Skills	Change from baseline mindfulness skills at 16 weeks	No
Primary	Stress	Participant stress as measured by the Perceived Stress Scale	Change from baseline stress at 16 weeks	No
Secondary	Burnout	Participant well being as measured by the Maslach Burnout Inventory	Change from baseline burnout at 16 weeks	No