Nurse and Physician Stress Reduction: Learning Receptive Awareness Via EEG Feedback
NCT ID: NCT03152331
Last Updated: 2019-03-08
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Basic Information
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COMPLETED
NA
67 participants
INTERVENTIONAL
2017-05-22
2018-12-31
Brief Summary
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Detailed Description
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Mindfulness is an attitudinal expression of receptive awareness, wherein there is a distinction made between an experience occurring in the present moment and associated thoughts and interpretations about the experience. The thinking process itself is observed with all thoughts being treated as equal in value, without attraction or rejection. In two investigations that consisted of physicians and nurses, a high mindfulness score was associated with less stress, greater wellbeing, and a positive emotional tone among subjects. Mindfulness training has been associated with reductions in stress or burnout risk in studies that include nurses and physicians.
Neurofeedback (NFB) is a process in which an individual learns to intentionally alter their brainwave activity. NFB has been demonstrated to be useful for decreasing anxiety and enhancing attention.
As concerns with electroencephalographic (EEG) artifacts and the fact that technologies for providing quantitative EEG analysis are continuously evolving, the investigators selected the Bispectral Index (BIS) monitor (Aspect Medical Systems, Newton, MA) as a device to provide NFB signals. The Food and Drug Administration classifies the BIS monitor as an EEG monitoring device that monitors EEG signals, and it may be used for monitoring the effects of anesthetic and sedating agents. The credibility and validity of the device is supported by more than 2,500 citations in the National Library of Medicine that includes publications in the New England Journal of Medicine and Cochrane Systematic Review.
Reductions in BIS values have also been found for conditions other than pharmacologic sedation and include acupressure, stage I sleep, and relaxation using guided imagery.
Although combining mindfulness and NFB has been advocated, such a model, to the investigators' knowledge, has not been evaluated. Therefore, the purpose of the proposed study is to evaluate a model of mindfulness and NFB among physicians and nurses.
Conditions
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Study Design
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SINGLE_GROUP
TREATMENT
NONE
Study Groups
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Receptive Awareness Training
Receptive Awareness Training
Two 12-minute learning sessions will be conducted for each learning day. Separate instructions will be provided before session 1 and before session 2 to facilitate receptive awareness. The participant is seated in front of a BIS monitor and learns that the BIS number will decrease when in a state of receptive awareness. The trainee will learn to use attentional flexibility in daily activities and adopt willful attention (focal concentration) alternatively with receptive awareness (relaxed attention), as a situation dictates.
Interventions
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Receptive Awareness Training
Two 12-minute learning sessions will be conducted for each learning day. Separate instructions will be provided before session 1 and before session 2 to facilitate receptive awareness. The participant is seated in front of a BIS monitor and learns that the BIS number will decrease when in a state of receptive awareness. The trainee will learn to use attentional flexibility in daily activities and adopt willful attention (focal concentration) alternatively with receptive awareness (relaxed attention), as a situation dictates.
Eligibility Criteria
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Inclusion Criteria
* Nurses (registered, practitioner, and anesthetist) at St. Elizabeth Youngstown Hospital
Exclusion Criterion:
* Individuals undergoing psychological or psychiatric counseling or those requiring psychoaffective medications
18 Years
ALL
Yes
Sponsors
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St. Elizabeth Youngstown Hospital
UNKNOWN
C. Michael Dunham
OTHER
Responsible Party
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C. Michael Dunham
Research Associate
Principal Investigators
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C. Michael Dunham, MD
Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR
St. Elizabeth Youngstown Hospital
Locations
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St. Elizabeth Youngstown Hospital
Youngstown, Ohio, United States
Countries
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References
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Other Identifiers
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17-006
Identifier Type: -
Identifier Source: org_study_id
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