Evaluation of a Daily Brief Exercise Intervention on Resident Physician Personal Resiliency and Burnout

NCT ID: NCT03489720

Last Updated: 2020-04-14

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

46 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2018-06-01

Study Completion Date

2018-12-26

Brief Summary

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This study seeks to evaluate the prevalence and characterize predictors of physician burnout in the anesthesia residency at Vanderbilt University Medical Center. The study also seeks to evaluate the effect of an exercise intervention on burnout and personal resiliency (i.e., less individual stress given the same workload).

Detailed Description

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A cross-sectional evaluation of burnout, perceived stress, average sleep propensity, and social support and coping mechanisms will be assessed from four years of Vanderbilt University Medical Center (VUMC) Anesthesia residents. Burnout will be assessed using the Maslach Burnout Inventory (MBI-HSS).

Participating interns, Anesthesia Residency Class 1 (CA-1), and Anesthesia Residency Class 2 (CA-2) classes will be randomized to 8 weeks of an exercise intervention (15 min of activity at 70% of max heart rate or higher, 5 days a week) to meet the activity recommendations of the Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion or 8 weeks of continuing their baseline activity level prior to the study.

Conditions

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Burnout, Professional Burnout Syndrome

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

CROSSOVER

balanced order-randomized, 16-week within-subject crossover study
Primary Study Purpose

PREVENTION

Blinding Strategy

NONE

Study Groups

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Arm A: Exercise intervention then usual exercise program

8 weeks of exercise intervention followed by 8 weeks of usual exercise program

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Prescribed Exercise Program

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Brief cardiovascular exercise training (\>70% of maximum heart rate) for 15 minutes a day, 5 days a week for 8 weeks.

The exercise intervention will be a 15-minute per day of vigorous exercise that as monitored by a Fitbit Charge 2.

Examples of possible 15-minute exercise regimens to be used include:

* Walking quickly or running up and down stairs
* Plyometric exercises such as jumping jacks, high knees, squats, lunges, speed skaters, froggers, etc
* Walking up an incline on a treadmill
* Jogging or running on a treadmill or elliptical
* Stationary cycling or rowing

Usual Exercise Program

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Usual exercise activity for 8 weeks

Arm B: Usual Exercise Program then exercise intervention

8 weeks of usual exercise program followed by 8 weeks of exercise intervention

Group Type ACTIVE_COMPARATOR

Prescribed Exercise Program

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Brief cardiovascular exercise training (\>70% of maximum heart rate) for 15 minutes a day, 5 days a week for 8 weeks.

The exercise intervention will be a 15-minute per day of vigorous exercise that as monitored by a Fitbit Charge 2.

Examples of possible 15-minute exercise regimens to be used include:

* Walking quickly or running up and down stairs
* Plyometric exercises such as jumping jacks, high knees, squats, lunges, speed skaters, froggers, etc
* Walking up an incline on a treadmill
* Jogging or running on a treadmill or elliptical
* Stationary cycling or rowing

Usual Exercise Program

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Usual exercise activity for 8 weeks

Interventions

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Prescribed Exercise Program

Brief cardiovascular exercise training (\>70% of maximum heart rate) for 15 minutes a day, 5 days a week for 8 weeks.

The exercise intervention will be a 15-minute per day of vigorous exercise that as monitored by a Fitbit Charge 2.

Examples of possible 15-minute exercise regimens to be used include:

* Walking quickly or running up and down stairs
* Plyometric exercises such as jumping jacks, high knees, squats, lunges, speed skaters, froggers, etc
* Walking up an incline on a treadmill
* Jogging or running on a treadmill or elliptical
* Stationary cycling or rowing

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Usual Exercise Program

Usual exercise activity for 8 weeks

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Vanderbilt University Medical Center Anesthesiology residents (Class 1(CA-1), Class 2 (CA-2)

Exclusion Criteria

* Failure to sign informed consent
* Will not be in town and available for the full duration of the study (e.g., 2 or more weeks of vacation or absence)
* Physical inability to perform the exercise intervention (including health indications)
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

50 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Sponsors

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Vanderbilt University Medical Center

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Uma Shastri

Assistant Professor of Anesthesiology

Responsibility Role PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Principal Investigators

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Uma Shastri, MD, PhD

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Vanderbilt University Medical Center

Locations

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Vanderbilt Unversity Medical Center

Nashville, Tennessee, United States

Site Status

Countries

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United States

Provided Documents

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Document Type: Study Protocol and Statistical Analysis Plan

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Other Identifiers

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180313

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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