COVID-19 Burnout Study

Stress Clinical Trial

Official title:

Remote Delivery of a Mindfulness-based Intervention to Decrease Anxiety Levels and Burnout Among Health-care Professionals During the Covid-19 Pandemic

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Active, not recruiting

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT04594278
• Other study ID #: 20-5678
• Status: Active, not recruiting
• Phase: N/A
• Start date: November 1, 2021
• Est. completion date: September 2024

Study information

• Verified date: October 2023
• Source: University Health Network, Toronto
• Contact: n/a
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Study type: Interventional

Clinical Trial Summary

The aims of this study are to assess whether the use of a MBI therapy delivered remotely is associated with a reduction of perceived stress among HCPs in the Radiation Medicine Program (RMP) and with a decrease risk of burnout during and post COVID-19.

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Active, not recruiting
• Enrollment: 44
• Est. completion date: September 2024
• Est. primary completion date: February 15, 2022
• Accepts healthy volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers
• Gender: All
• Age group: 18 Years and older

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

• -Employee in the radiation medicine program in UHN

• Health Care Professional (Therapist, Nurse, Physician, Resident, Physician assistant, Physician admin assistant)

• Over 18

Exclusion Criteria:

• Not working at the radiation medicine program at UHN

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Burnout, Psychological
• Stress

Intervention

Behavioral:
• Mindfulness Based Intervention
A remotely delivered closed group mindfulness-based intervention using Microsoft Teams Meeting will be performed, consisting of 12-16 participants (Maximum 10 groups) and one professional with a background in mindfulness coaching . Three professionals will be coaching 2-3 groups each. The curriculum entails weekly sessions (1 hour) over a 4-week period.

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
Canada	University Health Network - Princess Margaret Cancer Centre	Toronto	Ontario

Sponsors (1)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
University Health Network, Toronto

Country where clinical trial is conducted

Canada, 

Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Primary	Perceived Stress	Perceived Stress measured by the Perceived Stress Scale/ Higher number indicates higher levels of stress. Minimum value = 10, Max Value = 40	6 months
Secondary	Burnout	Burnout assessed by the 2-item Maslach Burnout Inventory using single-item measures of emotional exhaustion and depersonalization	6 months
Secondary	Coping with Stress	Coping measured by the BriefCOPE questionnaire. High numbers indicate that the participant is not coping well with the specific situation. Minimum value = 28, Max Value = 112	6 months