Unwinding Physician Anxiety

NCT04137081 | Completed

• 1 other identifier: H00014985
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 57
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

The purpose of this study is to test an app-based mindfulness training program to see if it can reduce anxiety and burnout in physicians.

Conditions

Anxiety; Burnout, Professional

Keywords

Physicians

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• Changes in anxiety

  Generalized Anxiety Disorder 7-item (GAD-7) questionnaire will be used to assess anxiety. The GAD-7 uses a 4-point Likert scale where 0 is "Not at all" to 3 "Nearly every day". Scores can range from 0 to 21 and higher scores indicate increasing severity of anxiety.

  1 month

Secondary Outcomes (2)

• Changes in burnout

  1 month

• Program engagement

  1 month

Study Arms (1)

App-based mindfulness training

EXPERIMENTAL

The Unwinding Anxiety program is delivered via a smartphone-based platform, which includes a progression through 30+ daily modules of brief didactic and experience-based mindfulness training (videos and animations), app-triggered check-ins to encourage engagement, and user-initiated guided mindfulness exercises to help disrupt worry cycles in the moment.

Behavioral: App-based mindfulness training

Interventions

App-based mindfulness training BEHAVIORAL

Unwinding Anxiety is an app-based mindfulness training program which includes a progression through 30+ daily modules. Each module's training is delivered via short video tutorials and animations (\~10 min/day). Each training builds on the previous one; modules are 'locked' so that they can only be viewed at a pace of 1/day (previous modules can be reviewed at any time). A built-in self-assessment is taken after every seven modules to ensure key concepts are learned before moving on with automated suggestions on which modules to repeat based on self-assessment results. User-initiated guided practices range from short exercises (30 seconds) to manage anxiety the moment it arises to formal guided meditations (up to 15 minutes), and can be accessed at any time.

App-based mindfulness training

Eligibility Criteria

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

You may qualify if:

• Currently employed as a physician
• Direct patient interaction
• Owns a smartphone
• Endorsed anxiety based on answering yes to following questions:
• Do you feel nervous, anxious, or on edge?
• Do you feel you worry too much about different things?
• Endorsed willingness to use smartphone app for 10+ minutes/day for 30 days
• Endorsed willingness to complete online surveys

You may not qualify if:

• None

Sponsors & Collaborators

• University of Massachusetts, Worcester: lead

Study Sites (1)

University of Massachusetts Medical School

Worcester, Massachusetts, 01655, United States

Location

Related Publications (1)

• Roy A, Druker S, Hoge EA, Brewer JA. Physician Anxiety and Burnout: Symptom Correlates and a Prospective Pilot Study of App-Delivered Mindfulness Training. JMIR Mhealth Uhealth. 2020 Apr 1;8(4):e15608. doi: 10.2196/15608.

  PMID: 32234708 DERIVED

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Anxiety Disorders; Burnout, Professional

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

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

Study Officials

• Principal Investigator

  UMass Worcester

  PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: NA
• Masking: NONE
• Purpose: TREATMENT
• Intervention Model: SINGLE GROUP
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: Principal Investigator

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: October 22, 2019
• First Posted: October 23, 2019
• Study Start: April 3, 2018
• Primary Completion: August 28, 2018
• Study Completion: August 28, 2018
• Last Updated: October 23, 2019

Record last verified: 2019-10

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will not share

Locations

US (1)