Mindfulness Training for Medical Personnel

NCT03514862 | Completed

• 1 other identifier: 20180138
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 74
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

In this project, the investigators propose to evaluate the impact of a Mindfulness-Based Intervention (MBI) Program on the well-being of University of Miami (UM) clinicians and faculty/staff. If successfully implemented and proven to be effective, this training program may be disseminated to other interested medical personnel.

Conditions

Burnout, Professional; Stress

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• Change in measure of stress

  Stress will be measured using the Perceived Stress Scale, a short-form 4 item scale with a range of 0 to 16, with higher scores representing greater stress. Baseline responses will be compared to 4-week assessment responses of the control and intervention groups. Results between the control and intervention groups will be compared for statistical significance.

  Baseline, 4-weeks, 3-months, 6-months

Secondary Outcomes (1)

• Change in measure of burnout

  Baseline, 4-weeks, 3-months, 6-months

Study Arms (2)

Intervention

EXPERIMENTAL

Participants will participate in 4 weeks of the Mindfulness-Based Intervention (MBI) and then will be invited to continue to participate in 4 additional Mindfulness Booster Training.

Behavioral: Mindfulness Booster Training; Behavioral: Mindfulness-Based Intervention (MBI)

Control

ACTIVE COMPARATOR

Participants will participate in 4 weeks of the Mindfulness-Based Intervention (MBI) and then continue to Self-Practice for 4 weeks.

Behavioral: Mindfulness Booster Training; Behavioral: Self-Practice

Interventions

Mindfulness Booster Training BEHAVIORAL

Four additional mindfulness booster sessions after the 4-week MBI program.

Control; Intervention

Mindfulness-Based Intervention (MBI) BEHAVIORAL

MBI program is delivered once a week for 4 weeks, 90 minutes each preceded by a 90-minute orientation session. The training sessions will include discussion, and introduction and practice of mindfulness practices.

Intervention

Self-Practice BEHAVIORAL

4 weeks of self-practice after the MBI training.

Control

Eligibility Criteria

• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Age Groups: Child (0-17), Adult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)

You may qualify if:

• Medical faculty, fellows, residents, and other allied healthcare providers at UM Miller School of Medicine and Jackson will be eligible for participation in the study.

Sponsors & Collaborators

• University of Miami: lead

Study Sites (1)

University of Miami Miller School of Medicine

Miami, Florida, 33136, United States

Location

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Burnout, Professional

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Occupational Stress; Occupational Diseases; Burnout, Psychological; Stress, Psychological; Behavioral Symptoms; Behavior

Study Officials

• David J Lee, PhD

  University of Miami

  PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: RANDOMIZED
• Masking: NONE
• Purpose: TREATMENT
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: Professor

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: April 20, 2018
• First Posted: May 2, 2018
• Study Start: March 29, 2018
• Primary Completion: November 27, 2018
• Study Completion: November 27, 2018
• Last Updated: February 12, 2019

Record last verified: 2019-02

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will not share

Locations

US (1)