The Effect of ACT and Float REST on Burnout Syndrome.

NCT03535493 | Terminated

• 1 other identifier: IBRI
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 45
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

In 1982, Steven Hayes, a clinical psychologist, developed Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), a unique empirically based psychological intervention that uses acceptance and mindfulness strategies, together with commitment and behavior change strategies, to increase psychological flexibility. In 1954, John Lilly, a cognitive neuroscientist, developed the sensory deprivation tank (known today as Floatation Restricted Environmental Stimulation Therapy - Float REST), to access a wide range of healing, higher brain functions, and meditation through an unparalleled deep relaxation state. In this study, the investigators aim to examine whether participants in the ACT + Float REST condition will have larger decreases of the burnout phenomenon than those who receive either only ACT or Float REST.

Conditions

Burnout Syndrome

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• Assessing Change in Maslach Burnout Inventory - Human Services Survey (MBI-HSS)

  A 22 item scale that measures depersonalization, emotional exhaustion, and personal accomplishment. It is designed for professionals in human services in an array of occupations including nurses, physicians, health aides, social workers, health counselors, therapists, police, correctional officers, clergy, and other fields focused on helping people live better lives by offering guidance, preventing harm, and ameliorating cognitive, emotional, or physical problems.

  Metric will be used as screening prior to study intervention; continuous measurement at week 2, week 4, week 6, week 8 and at one month follow-up.

Study Arms (3)

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)

ACTIVE COMPARATOR

Behavioral: Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)

Float REST

ACTIVE COMPARATOR

Behavioral: Float REST

ACT + Float REST

EXPERIMENTAL

Behavioral: ACT + Float REST

Interventions

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) BEHAVIORAL

An ACT session entails a mindfulness-based training to foster and nurture effective behavioral and emotional responding to distress.

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)

Float REST BEHAVIORAL

A float session entails laying supine in a light-proof, sound-proof tank consisting of a shallow pool of water (approximately 10 inches set to approximately 94.5 degrees to match skin temperature) with a high concentration of Epsom salt (approximately 1200 pounds) for 60 minutes.

Also known as: Float Therapy, Isolation Tank, Sensory Deprivation Tank

Float REST

ACT + Float REST BEHAVIORAL

The combined intervention will combine ACT and Float REST. An ACT session entails a mindfulness-based training to foster and nurture effective behavioral and emotional responding to distress. A float session entails laying supine in a light-proof, sound-proof tank consisting of a shallow pool of water (approximately 10 inches set to approximately 94.5 degrees to match skin temperature) with a high concentration of Epsom salt (approximately 1200 pounds) for 60 minutes.

ACT + Float REST

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Amrinder Babbra: lead

Study Sites (1)

International Behavioral Research Institute

Saint Charles, Illinois, 60174, United States

Location

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Burnout, Psychological

Interventions

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Stress, Psychological; Behavioral Symptoms; Behavior

Intervention Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy; Behavior Therapy; Psychotherapy; Behavioral Disciplines and Activities

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: RANDOMIZED
• Masking: NONE
• Purpose: OTHER
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: SPONSOR INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: Principal Investigator

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: May 13, 2018
• First Posted: May 24, 2018
• Study Start: June 1, 2018
• Primary Completion: August 27, 2018
• Study Completion: August 27, 2018
• Last Updated: August 29, 2018

Record last verified: 2018-08

Locations

US (1)