Clinical trial NCT05997082: A Mindful Self-compassion Based Intervention for Specialist Rehabilitation Providers
Official title: Mindful Self-compassion, Compassion Fatigue, Secondary Traumatic Stress, and Burnout Among Specialist Rehabilitation Providers - a Mixed Methods Study Protocol
Study type: INTERVENTIONAL
Overall status: COMPLETED
Phase: NA
Conditions: Burnout, Professional
Compassion Fatigue
Secondary Traumatic Stress
Keywords: Mindful Self-Compassion
Compassion-Based Intervention
Meditation
Online Intervention
Rehabilitation Providers
Physiatrists
Lead sponsor: Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre
Sponsor class: OTHER
First posted: 2023-08-18
Enrollment: 26
Sex: ALL
Minimum age (years): 18
Standard ages: ADULT
OLDER_ADULT
Accepts healthy volunteers: yes
Allocation: NA
Intervention model: SINGLE_GROUP
Primary purpose: SUPPORTIVE_CARE

Brief summary: The goal of this clinical trial is to explore the impact of an online compassion-based intervention on burnout among specialist rehabilitation providers. Post-intervention interviews aim to gather information on: burnout and compassion, experiences with the intervention, barriers and facilitators to taking part, and suggestions for improving online course delivery.

Detailed description: Burnout threatens the sustainability of compassionate care in rehabilitation. This project explores the impact of an online compassion-based intervention on burnout among specialist inpatient rehabilitation healthcare providers. Thirty specialist rehabilitation healthcare providers will be recruited to take part. The online intervention will include six weekly live one-hour sessions. Healthcare provider socio-demographic, practice, and wellness measures will be collected at baseline, post-course, and three months later. Qualitative interviews will be used to explore participant views on burnout and compassion, experiences with the intervention, barriers and facilitators to taking part, and suggestions for improving online course delivery. Up to two instructors and support persons will be invited to participate in qualitative interviews to explore their views for improving online course delivery.

Eligibility criteria: Inclusion Criteria:

* Employed substantively as a regulated health professional (e.g., physiatrist, nurse, allied health professional) by a specialist rehabilitation institute (e.g., Sunnybrook/St. John's Rehab, University Hospital Network, Providence Healthcare, Westpark Healthcare)
* Over 18 years of age
* Able to speak, read, and write in English
* Willing to take part in the MSC course for up to the full 6-week duration
* Willing to complete all study related questionnaires

Exclusion Criteria:

* Those already having completed a MSC (mindfulness-based stress reduction) course or mindfulness-based cognitive therapy within the past 12 months
* Those employed as agency staff

Primary outcomes:
measure: Professional Quality of Life Scale (ProQOL) Version 5
timeFrame: Baseline, post-intervention (6 weeks after baseline), and 3 months post-intervention
Secondary outcomes:
measure: Relational Compassion Scale
timeFrame: Baseline, post-intervention (6 weeks after baseline), and 3 months post-intervention
measure: Self-Compassion Scale - Short Form
timeFrame: Baseline, post-intervention (6 weeks after baseline), and 3 months post-intervention
measure: The Brief Interpersonal Reactivity Index
timeFrame: Baseline, post-intervention (6 weeks after baseline), and 3 months post-intervention.
measure: 5 Facet Mindfulness Questionnaire: Short Form
timeFrame: Baseline, post-intervention (6 weeks after baseline), and 3 months post-intervention
measure: Perceived Stress Scale
timeFrame: Baseline, post-intervention (6 weeks after baseline), and 3 months post-intervention
measure: Difficulties in Emotion Regulation Scale - Short Form
timeFrame: Baseline, post-intervention (6 weeks after baseline), and 3 months post-intervention
Other outcomes:
Locations:
city: Toronto
country: Canada
facility: St. John's Rehab (Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre)
state: Ontario
Study officials:
affiliation: Sunnybrook Research Institute
name: Robert Simpson, Md, PhD
role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR
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