Evaluation of a Mind-body Education Program to Enhance Resiliency and Reduce Burnout in Residents

NCT ID: NCT02621801

Last Updated: 2015-12-04

Study Results

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

UNKNOWN

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

173 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2015-08-31

Study Completion Date

2016-07-31

Brief Summary

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This prospective, waitlist-control study is evaluating the benefits of a stress management and resiliency training program for residents (SMART-R).

The primary aim of this study is to determine whether the SMART-R is effective at increasing coping skills and reducing stress among residents, reflected by changes in constructs such as emotional growth, perceived stress, optimism, and coping styles. Objective parameters (heart rate, galvanized skin response, sleep duration and quality, exercise and actigraphy) measured with the Basis health tracking device will help correlate objective signs to subjective report of stress.

Detailed Description

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The investigators adapted the Benson-Henry Institute Stress Management and Resiliency Training Program -- Relaxation Response Resiliency Program (SMART-3RP) to create the SMART-R resident wellness curriculum. The actual SMART-3RP is both a clinical program and research intervention. The three prongs of the SMART-R include 1) elicitation of the relaxation response through mind-body techniques 2) reducing overall stress reactivity and 3) increasing connectedness to self and others.

In a waitlist-control design, the SMART-R was implemented into multiple residents programs at Mass General Hospital, NYU Langone Medical Center, and Weill Cornell Medical College. The primary aim is to evaluate the effectiveness of the SMART-R in increasing coping skills and reducing stress among residents in the participating programs. Participants enrolled will be invited to complete 1) a brief questionnaire before, during (q3months) and after participation in the program (5 questionnaires total). The investigators will also collect continuous physiologic data using the Basis Peak Health Tracking device to correlate the physiologic data with self-report measures of stress.

Additionally, objective indicators of daily workload (page frequency, and quantity of notes authored by a resident during a given period) will help control for residents' schedules and busyness, in evaluating perceived stress, wellbeing and other outcomes.

Conditions

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Resident Burnout

Study Design

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Allocation Method

NON_RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

CROSSOVER

Primary Study Purpose

SUPPORTIVE_CARE

Blinding Strategy

NONE

Study Groups

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Intervention

Stress Management and Resiliency Training for Residents (SMART-R)

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Stress Management and Resiliency Training for Residents (SMART-R)

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

The Stress Management and Resiliency Training Program for residents (SMART-R) is a six-hour intervention delivered over 2 or 3 sessions that teaches residents mind-body skills to reduce stress and enhance coping strategies.

Waitlist Control

The control group will receive the same intervention (SMART-R) after the experimental group.

Group Type ACTIVE_COMPARATOR

Stress Management and Resiliency Training for Residents (SMART-R)

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

The Stress Management and Resiliency Training Program for residents (SMART-R) is a six-hour intervention delivered over 2 or 3 sessions that teaches residents mind-body skills to reduce stress and enhance coping strategies.

Interventions

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Stress Management and Resiliency Training for Residents (SMART-R)

The Stress Management and Resiliency Training Program for residents (SMART-R) is a six-hour intervention delivered over 2 or 3 sessions that teaches residents mind-body skills to reduce stress and enhance coping strategies.

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Residents in the following participating departments: departments of psychiatry, pediatrics, or neurology at MGH, medicine or psychiatry at NYU, or medicine or psychiatry at Cornell

Exclusion Criteria

* Not a resident in the participating departments
Minimum Eligible Age

21 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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NYU Langone Health

OTHER

Sponsor Role collaborator

Weill Medical College of Cornell University

OTHER

Sponsor Role collaborator

Massachusetts General Hospital

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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John W. Denninger, MD, PhD

Principle Investigator

Responsibility Role PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Principal Investigators

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John W Denninger, MD, PhD

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Massachusetts General Hospital

Locations

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MGH Benson-Henry Institute for Mind Body Medicine

Boston, Massachusetts, United States

Site Status

Countries

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United States

References

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Chaukos D, Zebrowski JP, Benson NM, Celik A, Chad-Friedman E, Teitelbaum A, Bernstein C, Cook R, Genfi A, Denninger JW. "One size does not fit all" - lessons learned from a multiple-methods study of a resident wellness curriculum across sites and specialties. BMC Med Educ. 2021 Nov 13;21(1):576. doi: 10.1186/s12909-021-02995-z.

Reference Type DERIVED
PMID: 34774057 (View on PubMed)

Other Identifiers

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2015P000916

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id