KickStart30: A 30-Day Nursing Wellness Initiative

NCT ID: NCT04459728

Last Updated: 2022-07-18

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

48 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2020-09-01

Study Completion Date

2022-07-14

Brief Summary

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This study explores the efficacy and feasibility of a self-management wellness intervention that is integrated, prescriptive, and trackable in a population of registered nurses in the state of Texas enrolled in the TExas Peer Assistance Program for Nurses (TPAPN). This 30-day wellness intervention (called "KickStart30") combines five wellness elements: exercise,mindfulness, sleep, social connectedness, and nutrition. Additionally, the program requires that participants implement 5 wellness interventions daily for the 30-day study, document daily online adherence, complete daily HERO (happiness, enthusiasm, resilience, and optimism) exercises to improve mental wellness, and complete online program forms before and after the 30-day intervention. Participants are assessed pre- and post-intervention to determine whether the intervention promotes wellness behavior changes.

Detailed Description

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TPAPN is a voluntary program funded by the Texas Board of Nursing that provides early identification, support, monitoring, and accountability to Texas nurses who have an identified substance use and/or mental health condition or related incident. The goal of TPAPN is to help the nurse return to safe nursing practice. Currently, TPAPN does not offer a wellness intervention as part of their services. The purpose of this study is to explore the efficacy and feasibility of a self-management wellness intervention that is integrated, prescriptive, and trackable in a population of Texas nurses referred to a peer assistance monitoring program for an identified substance use and/or mental health condition or related incident. It is expected that this 30-day integrated, prescriptive, and trackable wellness intervention (combining five wellness elements including exercise, mindfulness, sleep, social connectedness, and nutrition) will be found to be an efficacious program for those with nurses enrolled in TPAPN.

Nurses are more susceptible to maladaptive coping behaviors, including turning to substance use or abuse, due to workplace stressors (Jarrad et al., 2018). Participating in a nursing monitoring program may increase stress in an already highly stressful profession; monitoring requirements alone can cause feelings of embarrassment and guilt (Mumba, 2018). It is the hope that adding the KickStart30 program, previously studied in a population with mental health issues (Rolin et al., 2019; NCT03993548) to the current offerings of TPAPN will result in the nurse replacing negative coping mechanisms with the positive coping mechanism, increasing long-term recovery and decreasing the likelihood of making an error in the workplace.

To the best of our knowledge, even though there is abundant research supporting each of the KickStart30 elements (exercise, mindfulness, sleep, social connectedness, and nutrition) individually, there is no research exploring the effectiveness of an integrated, prescriptive, and trackable wellness intervention combining these five elements specific to a cohort of nurses. Therefore, this work will be unique in that it will collect both objective and subjective data to assess the feasibility and effectiveness of this type of wellness intervention. It will lend support to the growing body of research on the efficacy of wellness interventions for a variety of different health conditions, as well as a community-based population. Finally, it is hoped that positive results will yield increased access to and utilization of this type of intervention, thereby improving public health.

The recruitment period will be open for 12 months to obtain a maximum of 50 participants. The study population will be nurses, ages 18 and older, interested in improving their overall wellness as part of the TPAPN program. Potential participants will be recruited via TPAPN Case Managers, Peer Support Partners, and Program Director who will provide recruitment flyers to potential participants. The study flyer will be posted to the TPAPN website as well as a informational video for potential participants to view. Interested individuals will be provided a toll-free phone number belonging to study personnel, which will be monitored daily Monday through Friday. Study personnel will reply to interested parties with a verbal screening/orientation call to determine eligibility. If the participant meets study criteria, the participant will be emailed a link to the online consent form, registration form, and program forms. Participants will have the option to download a PDF of their signed consent form for their records at the time of signing/completion. Study personnel will collect the participant's email address, physical mailing address, and assign the participant a unique identification code based on the order in which the participant was screened

Study personnel will mail each participant a KickStart30 Workbook within one day of emailing participants their unique identification codes. Participants will be instructed to document adherence of their daily wellness practices and their daily HERO exercises online via Qualtrics, an online survey software. Participants can document their daily adherence using their computer and/or their smartphone as Qualtrics offers a mobile version of the Participant Tracking Form. A copy of the Participant Tracking Form will also be available in the KickStart30 Workbook so participants that prefer keeping a daily paper log can do so, and they can then transfer their program adherence information to the online Participant Tracking Form at their convenience throughout the program. The workbook will contain the participant's personal identification code; no personal identification will appear in the workbook in order to protect participant confidentiality. Participants will also receive daily motivational emails from MailChimp, which will provide general information about one of the five wellness elements and/or one of the HERO wellness traits, as well as encouragement to track their participation on a daily basis, and encouragement to contact study personnel via email with any questions and/or concerns.

Data capture will occur at two points: once prior to beginning the study and again at the end of the 30-day study. Data will be collected online through program forms; all data will be hosted on Qualtrics, an online survey software. Program Forms assess items including depression, anxiety, wellbeing, mindfulness, sleep quality, social connectedness, emotional eating, pain, disability, physical function, cognition, substance and alcohol use, suicidality, happiness, enthusiasm, resilience, and optimism.

Descriptive statistics will be used to discuss pre- and post-intervention scores.

Differences between pretest and 30-day measures will be assessed with repeated measures ANOVA, with a p value of less than 0.05 indicating statistical significance.

Conditions

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Substance Use

Study Design

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Allocation Method

NA

Intervention Model

SINGLE_GROUP

Primary Study Purpose

TREATMENT

Blinding Strategy

NONE

Study Groups

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Wellness Intervention

KickStart30 is an integrated, prescriptive, and trackable wellness intervention combining five wellness elements including exercise, mindfulness, sleep, social connectedness, and nutrition.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Wellness Element 1: Exercise

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Daily wellness element focusing on Exercise; adherence documented online daily

Wellness Element 2: Mindfulness

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Daily wellness element focusing on Mindfulness Meditation; adherence documented online daily

Wellness Element 3 - Sleep Hygiene

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Daily wellness element focusing on sleep hygiene; adherence documented online daily

Wellness Element 4 - Social Connectedness

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Daily wellness element focusing on social connectedness; adherence documented online daily

Wellness Element 5 - Nutrition

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Daily wellness element focusing on nutrition; adherence documented online daily

Wellness Element 6 - Wellness Exercises

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Daily wellness workbook exercises focusing on improving mental wellness; adherence documented online daily

Wellness Element 7 - Motivational Messages

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Daily motivational emails offering information on one of the 5 wellness elements each day (Exercise, Mindfulness Meditation, Sleep, Social Connectedness, and Nutrition)

Interventions

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Wellness Element 1: Exercise

Daily wellness element focusing on Exercise; adherence documented online daily

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Wellness Element 2: Mindfulness

Daily wellness element focusing on Mindfulness Meditation; adherence documented online daily

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Wellness Element 3 - Sleep Hygiene

Daily wellness element focusing on sleep hygiene; adherence documented online daily

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Wellness Element 4 - Social Connectedness

Daily wellness element focusing on social connectedness; adherence documented online daily

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Wellness Element 5 - Nutrition

Daily wellness element focusing on nutrition; adherence documented online daily

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Wellness Element 6 - Wellness Exercises

Daily wellness workbook exercises focusing on improving mental wellness; adherence documented online daily

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Wellness Element 7 - Motivational Messages

Daily motivational emails offering information on one of the 5 wellness elements each day (Exercise, Mindfulness Meditation, Sleep, Social Connectedness, and Nutrition)

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

Licensed nurse in Texas Enrolled in TPAPN services/programs English-speaking Access to a reliable Internet-enabled computer Basic computer skills

Exclusion Criteria

Acutely suicidal and/or actively psychotic Non-English speaking Participants that are pregnant or plan to get pregnant during the next 30- days
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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University of Texas at Austin

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Responsibility Role SPONSOR

Principal Investigators

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Saundra M Jain, PsyD, LPC

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

University of Texas at Austin

Locations

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University of Texas at Austin

Austin, Texas, United States

Site Status

Countries

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United States

References

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Jarrad R, Hammad S, Shawashi T, Mahmoud N. Compassion fatigue and substance use among nurses. Ann Gen Psychiatry. 2018 Mar 13;17:13. doi: 10.1186/s12991-018-0183-5. eCollection 2018.

Reference Type RESULT
PMID: 29563960 (View on PubMed)

Mumba MN. Employment implications of nurses going through peer assistance programs for substance use disorders. Arch Psychiatr Nurs. 2018 Aug;32(4):561-567. doi: 10.1016/j.apnu.2018.03.001. Epub 2018 Mar 7.

Reference Type RESULT
PMID: 30029748 (View on PubMed)

Rolin D, Fox I, Jain R, Cole SP, Tran C, Jain S. Wellness Interventions in Psychiatrically Ill Patients: Impact of WILD 5 Wellness, a Five-Domain Mental Health Wellness Intervention on Depression, Anxiety, and Wellness. J Am Psychiatr Nurses Assoc. 2020 Sep/Oct;26(5):493-502. doi: 10.1177/1078390319886883. Epub 2019 Nov 18.

Reference Type RESULT
PMID: 31738111 (View on PubMed)

Other Identifiers

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2020-05-0084

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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