Mindfulness to the Clinical Setting: The Mind Hand Connection Study

NCT03165799 | Completed

• 1 other identifier: 2016-020159-0004
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 32
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

This is a single center, randomized study that assessed the effects of mindfulness training on physician teaching teams at a VA hospital.

Conditions

Mindfulness; Education, Medical; Hand Hygiene; Patient Safety

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• Hand Hygiene Compliance

  Change in hand hygiene compliance observed during patient care rounds

  Baseline and study completion at 2 weeks

Secondary Outcomes (1)

• Mindful Attention Awareness Scale

  Baseline and study completion at 2 weeks

Study Arms (2)

Mindfulness Education

EXPERIMENTAL

Participants viewed an informational video titled, "All it Takes is 10 Mindful Minutes" by mindfulness expert, Andy Puddicombe. Following the video, a guided discussion was provided that focused on how the principles of mindfulness can be used to influence a physician's state of mental presence, allowing for moments of clarity, insight, and reflection, and potentially enhance provider and patient safety.

Behavioral: Mindfulness Education

No Intervention

NO INTERVENTION

Participants did not receive mindfulness education.

Interventions

Mindfulness Education BEHAVIORAL

Mindfulness Education

Mindfulness Education

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 18 Years+
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)

You may qualify if:

• Internal Medicine attendings, residents, interns and medical students on inpatient patient care teams, able to provide consent

You may not qualify if:

• Surgical attendings, residents, interns or subspeciality teams, Internal medicine attendings rotating on non-resident teams

Sponsors & Collaborators

• University of Michigan: lead
• Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ): collaborator
• VA Ann Arbor Healthcare System: collaborator

Study Sites (1)

VA Ann Arbor Healthcare System

Ann Arbor, Michigan, 48103, United States

Location

Related Publications (5)

• Gilmartin HM. Use hand cleaning to prompt mindfulness in clinic. BMJ. 2016 Jan 4;352:i13. doi: 10.1136/bmj.i13. No abstract available.

  PMID: 26728590 BACKGROUND

• Kiyoshi-Teo H, Krein SL, Saint S. Applying mindful evidence-based practice at the bedside: using catheter-associated urinary tract infection as a model. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2013 Oct;34(10):1099-101. doi: 10.1086/673147. Epub 2013 Aug 23.

  PMID: 24018928 BACKGROUND

• Ellingson K, Haas JP, Aiello AE, Kusek L, Maragakis LL, Olmsted RN, Perencevich E, Polgreen PM, Schweizer ML, Trexler P, VanAmringe M, Yokoe DS. Strategies to prevent healthcare-associated infections through hand hygiene. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2014 Sep;35 Suppl 2:S155-78. doi: 10.1017/s0899823x00193900. No abstract available.

  PMID: 25376074 BACKGROUND

• King D, Vlaev I, Everett-Thomas R, Fitzpatrick M, Darzi A, Birnbach DJ. "Priming" hand hygiene compliance in clinical environments. Health Psychol. 2016 Jan;35(1):96-101. doi: 10.1037/hea0000239. Epub 2015 Jul 27.

  PMID: 26214075 BACKGROUND

• Gilmartin H, Saint S, Rogers M, Winter S, Snyder A, Quinn M, Chopra V. Pilot randomised controlled trial to improve hand hygiene through mindful moments. BMJ Qual Saf. 2018 Oct;27(10):799-806. doi: 10.1136/bmjqs-2017-007359. Epub 2018 Feb 20.

  PMID: 29463769 DERIVED

Study Officials

• Vineet I Chopra, MD

  University of Michigan and Ann Arbor VA Healthcare System

  PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: RANDOMIZED
• Masking: SINGLE
• Who Masked: OUTCOMES ASSESSOR
• Masking Details: Observers collecting data were blinded to participant treatment/control randomization allocation.
• Purpose: HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: Chief, Division of Hospital Medicine & Assistant Professor of Medicine & Research Scientist

Model Details: Participating teams were randomized with a 1:1 ratio to receive the intervention.

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: May 19, 2017
• First Posted: May 24, 2017
• Study Start: January 31, 2017
• Primary Completion: March 15, 2017
• Study Completion: April 1, 2017
• Last Updated: September 19, 2019

Record last verified: 2019-09

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will not share

Locations

US (1)