Assessing the Impact of Acupuncture Therapy on Medical Resident Well-Being: Feasibility and Acceptance

NCT03245034 | Completed

• 1 other identifier: 16-02292
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 12
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

This feasibility study develops methods for larger-scale research, evaluating the acceptability and perceived impact of a group acupuncture and acupressure intervention, as well as suitability of a self-report instrument. During their weekly training program, eleven OB residents at NYU Lutheran Medical Center will receive three sessions of auricular acupuncture therapy. (This resident population was previously anonymously surveyed and all expressed interest in participating in such a study). The Professional Quality of Life Scale (ProQOL) will be administered at 6 time points. A brief survey will also be given to assess participants' acceptance of the intervention as well as applicability of the ProQOL instrument. Additional feasibility-related outcomes include protocol compliance/withdrawals, adverse events, and time taken to complete intervention and surveys.

Conditions

Exhaustion; Syndrome

Keywords

Medical Residents; Well-Being; Stress/Burnout in Medical Residents

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• Professional Quality of Life (ProQOL)

  he ProQOL is the most commonly used measure of the negative and positive affects of helping others who experience suffering and trauma. The ProQOL has sub-scales for compassion satisfaction, burnout and compassion fatigue.

  4 Weeks

Study Arms (1)

fourth-year Obstetrics and Gynecology residents

EXPERIMENTAL

The intervention will be three sessions of auricular acupuncture therapy; there will be no control intervention.

Behavioral: Auricular Acupuncture Therapy

Interventions

Auricular Acupuncture Therapy BEHAVIORAL

Acupuncture treatment will be the NADA protocol, a well-known and commonly used protocol that has previously been studied for stress relief in health care workers.In this protocol, 5, ½" needles are inserted in each auricle and retained while the group relaxes for 20 minutes. It will be conducted by two acupuncturists credentialed at NYU Lutheran (TK and AG).

fourth-year Obstetrics and Gynecology residents

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 25 Years - 44 Years
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64)

You may qualify if:

• Enrollment in NYU Lutheran Obstetrics \& Gynecology Residency program

You may not qualify if:

• Women currently pregnant or attempting to conceive

Sponsors & Collaborators

• NYU Langone Health: lead

Study Sites (1)

New York University School of Medicine

New York, New York, 10016, United States

Location

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Syndrome

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Disease; Pathologic Processes; Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms

Study Officials

• Meera Kesavan, MD

  NYU Langone Health

  PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: NA
• Masking: NONE
• Purpose: PREVENTION
• Intervention Model: SINGLE GROUP
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: SPONSOR

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: August 7, 2017
• First Posted: August 10, 2017
• Study Start: June 1, 2017
• Primary Completion: September 1, 2017
• Study Completion: September 1, 2017
• Last Updated: October 9, 2017

Record last verified: 2017-10

Locations

US (1)