The Pandemic Stress Vaccine: A Resource to Enhance the Resilience of Healthcare Workers Facing an Infectious Outbreak

NCT ID: NCT00962273

Last Updated: 2010-08-19

Study Results

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

TERMINATED

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

118 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2009-10-31

Study Completion Date

2010-07-31

Brief Summary

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The purpose of this study is to determine the effects of an interactive, computerized learning resource designed to increase resilience in hospital-based health care workers preparing for an influenza pandemic. The effects of the learning resource will be compared to a non-interactive learning resource condition and a control condition. It is hypothesized that (a) online pandemic-related education reduces absenteeism and interpersonal problems for healthcare workers (HCWs), and improves their pandemic self-efficacy in the short and long-term, and (b) an interactive format for online education is necessary for its benefits.

Detailed Description

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Conditions

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Psychological Stress

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Primary Study Purpose

HEALTH_SERVICES_RESEARCH

Blinding Strategy

SINGLE

Investigators

Study Groups

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Pandemic Stress Vaccine - Interactive

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Interactive computerized learning resource

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

In a series of interactive scenarios, participants can "see" themselves in stressful work situations that could arise during an influenza pandemic and reflect on effective ways to work out personal and interpersonal difficulties.

Pandemic Stress Vaccine - Didactic

Group Type ACTIVE_COMPARATOR

Didactic computerized learning resource

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

In a non-interactive format (i.e., a series of audio presentations with accompanying PowerPoint-type slides) participants are given information on how to handle stressful work situations that could arise during an influenza pandemic.

Wait list

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Group Type NO_INTERVENTION

No interventions assigned to this group

Interventions

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Interactive computerized learning resource

In a series of interactive scenarios, participants can "see" themselves in stressful work situations that could arise during an influenza pandemic and reflect on effective ways to work out personal and interpersonal difficulties.

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Didactic computerized learning resource

In a non-interactive format (i.e., a series of audio presentations with accompanying PowerPoint-type slides) participants are given information on how to handle stressful work situations that could arise during an influenza pandemic.

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* employee or professional staff of a hospital

Exclusion Criteria

* unable to read and write English
Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Sponsors

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Mount Sinai Hospital, Canada

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Mount Sinai Hospital

Principal Investigators

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William J. Lancee, Ph.D.

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

MOUNT SINAI HOSPITAL

Robert G. Maunder, M.D.

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

MOUNT SINAI HOSPITAL

Locations

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Mount Sinai Hospital

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Site Status

Countries

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Canada

References

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Maunder RG, Lancee WJ, Balderson KE, Bennett JP, Borgundvaag B, Evans S, Fernandes CM, Goldbloom DS, Gupta M, Hunter JJ, McGillis Hall L, Nagle LM, Pain C, Peczeniuk SS, Raymond G, Read N, Rourke SB, Steinberg RJ, Stewart TE, VanDeVelde-Coke S, Veldhorst GG, Wasylenki DA. Long-term psychological and occupational effects of providing hospital healthcare during SARS outbreak. Emerg Infect Dis. 2006 Dec;12(12):1924-32. doi: 10.3201/eid1212.060584.

Reference Type RESULT
PMID: 17326946 (View on PubMed)

Other Identifiers

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09-0133-E

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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