Clinical trial NCT06969950: Evaluating an Intervention for Physician Burnout
Official title: Evaluating an Evidence-Based Intervention for Physician Burnout
Study type: INTERVENTIONAL
Overall status: RECRUITING
Phase: PHASE2
Conditions: Physician Burnout
Keywords: burnout
physicians
app-based
smarthphone
mindfulness
Lead sponsor: Brown University
Sponsor class: OTHER
First posted: 2025-05-14
Enrollment: 100
Sex: ALL
Minimum age (years): 18
Standard ages: ADULT
OLDER_ADULT
Accepts healthy volunteers: yes
Allocation: RANDOMIZED
Intervention model: PARALLEL
Intervention model description: One group will receive the intervention (audio-course) to listen during the study and the other group will have access to the audio-course at the end of the study
Primary purpose: TREATMENT

Brief summary: The goals of this randomized controlled trial are 1) to test the efficacy of an app-based program in reducing physician burnout vs. no app (control) in 100 physicians; 2) to explore the role of an online live training to augment outcomes and develop an ongoing and sustainable support community with a subsample of physicians.


Eligibility criteria: Inclusion Criteria:

1. Being a physician
2. Able to speak English because all study activities will be conducted in English.
3. 18+ years
4. Direct patient care

Exclusion Criteria:

1. If using psychotropic medication - not on a stable dosage at least 6 weeks

Primary outcomes:
measure: Level of cynicism
timeFrame: It will be collected 3 times, at baseline, 2 weeks after (post-app), three months later (follow-up). For the sub-group that will attend the online virtual training intervention, it will be collected after 4 months (post online training intervention).
Secondary outcomes:
measure: Level of emotional exhaustion
timeFrame: It will be collected 3 times, at baseline, 2 weeks after (post-app), three months later (follow-up). For the sub-group that will attend the online virtual training intervention, it will be collected after 4 months (post online training intervention).
measure: Level of anxiety
timeFrame: It will be collected 3 times, at baseline, 2 weeks after (post-app), three months later (follow-up). For the sub-group that will attend the online virtual training intervention, it will be collected after 4 months (post online training intervention).
measure: Level of depression
timeFrame: It will be collected 3 times, at baseline, 2 weeks after (post-app), three months later (follow-up). For the sub-group that will attend the online virtual training intervention, it will be collected after 4 months (post online training intervention).
measure: Level of intolerance of uncertainty
timeFrame: It will be collected 3 times, at baseline, 2 weeks after (post-app), three months later (follow-up). For the sub-group that will attend the online virtual training intervention, it will be collected after 4 months (post online training intervention).
measure: Level of self-compassion
timeFrame: It will be collected 3 times, at baseline, 2 weeks after (post-app), three months later (follow-up). For the sub-group that will attend the online virtual training intervention, it will be collected after 4 months (post online training intervention).
Other outcomes:
measure: Level of Work Engagement
timeFrame: It will be collected 3 times, at baseline, 2 weeks after (post-app), three months later (follow-up). For the sub-group that will attend the online virtual training intervention, it will be collected after 4 months (post online training intervention).
measure: Level of patient-centered care
timeFrame: It will be collected 3 times, at baseline, 2 weeks after (post-app), three months later (follow-up). For the sub-group that will attend the online virtual training intervention, it will be collected after 4 months (post online training intervention).
measure: Level of organization civic behavior
timeFrame: It will be collected 3 times, at baseline, 2 weeks after (post-app), three months later (follow-up). For the sub-group that will attend the online virtual training intervention, it will be collected after 4 months (post online training intervention).
measure: Level of physician well-being
timeFrame: It will be collected 3 times, at baseline, 2 weeks after (post-app), three months later (follow-up). For the sub-group that will attend the online virtual training intervention, it will be collected after 4 months (post online training intervention).
measure: Level of loneliness
timeFrame: It will be collected 3 times, at baseline, 2 weeks after (post-app), three months later (follow-up). For the sub-group that will attend the online virtual training intervention, it will be collected after 4 months (post online training intervention).
measure: Level of mindfulness practice
timeFrame: It will be collected 3 times, at baseline, 2 weeks after (post-app), three months later (follow-up). For the sub-group that will attend the online virtual training intervention, it will be collected after 4 months (post online training intervention).
measure: Elements learned
timeFrame: It will be collected one time, two weeks after the baseline (post-app). For the sub-group that will attend the online virtual training intervention, it will be collected a second time after 4 months (post online virtual training intervention).
measure: Facilitators
timeFrame: It will be collected one time, two weeks after the baseline (post-app). For the sub-group that will attend the online training intervention, it will be collected a second time after 4 months (post online training intervention).
measure: Barriers
timeFrame: It will be collected one time, at two weeks after the baseline (post-app). For the sub-group that will attend the online virtual training, it will be collected a second time after 4 months (post online training intervention).
Locations:
city: Providence
country: United States
facility: Brown University
state: Rhode Island
Study officials:
affiliation: Brown University
name: Lia Antico, PhD
role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR
affiliation: Brown University
name: Joseph Casamassima, MSc
role: STUDY_CHAIR
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