Meditation for Burnout in PA Students

NCT04169724 | Completed

• 1 other identifier: STUDY00010572
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 19
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

This study investigates the feasibility and effects of an app-based mindfulness meditation intervention for PA students.

Conditions

Burnout, Student; Feasibility

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• Burnout

  The Maslach Burnout Inventory is a 22-item inventory used to measure aspects of the burnout syndrome within three subscales: emotional exhaustion, depersonalization, and personal accomplishment. Using a seven-point scale (0, never; 1, a few times per year; 2, once a month; 3, a few times a month; 4, once a week; 5, a few times a week; 6, every day), participants rate their experience of burnout. Possible scores on the emotional exhaustion subscale range from 0 to 54. Possible scores on the depersonalization subscale range from 0 to 30. For both the emotional exhaustion and depersonalization subscales, higher mean scores correspond to higher degrees of burnout. Possible scores on the personal accomplishment subscale range from 0 to 48. Lower mean scores on the personal accomplishment subscale correspond to higher degrees of burnout. Scores are computes via sum.

  Change from baseline to post-intervention (week 4).

Secondary Outcomes (3)

• Mindfulness

  Change from baseline to post-intervention (week 4).

• Stress

  Change from baseline to post-intervention (week 4).

• Depression

  Change from baseline to post-intervention (week 4).

Study Arms (2)

Calm

EXPERIMENTAL

Participants will be asked to download the Calm app on their smartphone. Participants will then receive an email containing login credentials to access the Calm app. Once they receive this email and they receive their study start date, they will be asked to meditate for at least 10 minutes a day for 8 weeks. This prescription mimics how a new, paying member would use the app. Participants in the intervention group will be emailed weekly reminders.

Behavioral: Calm Meditation

Waitlist

NO INTERVENTION

Participants randomized to the control group will be asked to maintain their normal routine for 8 weeks and to avoid using the Calm meditation app.

Interventions

Calm Meditation BEHAVIORAL

10 minutes per day of meditation via the Calm app.

Calm

Eligibility Criteria

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

You may qualify if:

• Physician assistant students currently enrolled in school who do not practice meditation regularly
• \> 18 years of age
• Able to speak/read/understand English
• Residing in the U.S.
• Regular internet access via mobile phone, tablet, etc.
• Willing to participate in app-based meditation program
• Burnout, classified as a score greater than or equal to 3 on the non-propriety single item burnout measure.

You may not qualify if:

• Physician assistant students who currently (within the last six months) practice meditation
• Professionals who identify as a practicing physician assistant
• People who are not currently enrolled in physician assistant school
• Individuals who are not burnt out, classified as a score less than or equal to 2 on the non-propriety single item burnout measure.

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Arizona State University: lead
• Calm.com, Inc.: collaborator

Study Sites (1)

Arizona Biomedical Collaborative

Phoenix, Arizona, 85004, United States

Location

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Burnout, Psychological

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Stress, Psychological; Behavioral Symptoms; Behavior

Study Officials

• Jennifer Huberty, PhD

  Arizona State University

  PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: RANDOMIZED
• Masking: NONE
• Purpose: SUPPORTIVE CARE
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: SPONSOR

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: November 18, 2019
• First Posted: November 20, 2019
• Study Start: September 30, 2019
• Primary Completion: March 9, 2020
• Study Completion: March 9, 2020
• Last Updated: April 22, 2020

Record last verified: 2020-04

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will not share

Locations

US (1)