Impact of a Wearable Fitness Tracker on Otolaryngologists' Burnout

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

Detailed Description
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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.

Official Title
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Impact of a Wearable Fitness Tracker on Otolaryngologists' Burnout

Conditions
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Burnout, Stress, Sleep Deprivation, Wellness

Intervention / Treatment
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* Behavioral: WHOOP fitness tracker


Participation Criteria
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Eligibility Criteria
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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

Ages Eligible for Study
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Minimum Age: 18 Years

Sexes Eligible for Study
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All

Accepts Healthy Volunteers
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Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Study Plan
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How is the study designed?
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Design Details

Primary Purpose: Prevention
Allocation: Randomized
Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment
Interventional Model Description: Study the impact of the WHOOP fitness tracker
Masking: None (Open Label)


Arms and Interventions

| Participant Group/Arm | Intervention/Treatment |
| --- | --- |
| Experimental: Study arm (receive a WHOOP device)<br>Participants randomized to the WHOOP group will be given WHOOP wrist and arm bands to wear 24/7 after an orientation on their use | Behavioral: WHOOP fitness tracker<br>* 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<br>|
| No Intervention: Control arm (no intervention)<br>The control group will not have any intervention | |

What is the study measuring?
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Primary Outcome Measures

| Outcome Measure | Measure Description | Time Frame |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 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 | 
| 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 | 
| 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 | 
| 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 | 
| 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 | 
| 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 | 

 Terms related to the study
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Keywords Provided by Centre Hospitalier Valida
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Burnout, Fitness Tracker