Longitudinal Mindfulness Intervention to Decrease Burnout in Medical Residents

NCT ID: NCT04584268

Last Updated: 2020-10-12

Study Results

Results pending

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

88 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2019-06-01

Study Completion Date

2020-07-20

Brief Summary

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This was a single-site RCT to assess the effect of a longitudinal mindfulness intervention on burnout for first-year (PGY-1) internal medicine (IM) and pediatrics residents. The primary outcome was Maslach Burnout Inventory MBI) scores at baseline and 12 month follow-up. Secondary outcomes were feasibility and perceived benefit of the intervention.

Detailed Description

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Conditions

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Burnout

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

cluster randomized controlled trial
Primary Study Purpose

TREATMENT

Blinding Strategy

NONE

Study Groups

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mindfulness

3 30 minute in person interventions as well as promotion and involvement of self-guided meditations on the Insight Timer smart phone application

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

mindfulness

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

in person and smart phone application mindfulness practice

control

standard medical resident education

Group Type ACTIVE_COMPARATOR

standard medical education

Intervention Type OTHER

standard medical education / control

Interventions

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mindfulness

in person and smart phone application mindfulness practice

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

standard medical education

standard medical education / control

Intervention Type OTHER

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Washington University (WUSM) first year residents in internal medicine and pediatrics

Exclusion Criteria

* none
Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Sponsors

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Washington University School of Medicine

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Christopher Prater

Assistant Professor in Medicine and Pediatrics

Responsibility Role PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Locations

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Washington University School of Medicine

St Louis, Missouri, United States

Site Status

Countries

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United States

Other Identifiers

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201904014

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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