The Professional Peer Resilience Initiative

NCT04396600 | Completed

• 1 other identifier: PSYCH-2020-28762
• Study Type: observational
• Target: 87
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

The Professional Peer Resilience Initiative (PPRI) study is an observational study aimed at understanding how symptoms of traumatic stress and resilience evolve over time in the University of Minnesota (UMN) healthcare workforce during the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic. The study is being conducted concurrently with a UMN peer support program called the MinnRAP program and will remotely administer quality of life and mental health surveys to healthcare workers before they start the MinnRAP program and throughout their participation in the program.

Conditions

Stress; Stress Disorder; Stress, Psychological; Trauma, Psychological; Anxiety; Anxiety State; Post Traumatic Stress Disorder; Secondary Traumatic Stress; Professional Quality of Life; Stress Related Disorder; Stress Reaction; Stress Risk; Mental Resilience; Emotional Resilience

Keywords

Resilience; COVID-19; Coronavirus Disease 2019; Coronavirus; Healthcare Workers; Frontline; Traumatic Stress

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• Change in professional quality of life

  Professional Quality of Life Questionnaire (proQOL): min score of 10; max score of 50; higher scores mean worse outcome

  Before peer support program, through study completion (an average of 7 months)

Secondary Outcomes (1)

• Change in mental health symptoms and resilience markers

  Before peer support program, through study completion (an average of 7 months)

Study Arms (2)

Healthcare Workers Already Starting Peer Support Program

Behavioral: MinnRAP Peer Support Program

Healthcare Workers Starting Peer Support Program Later

Behavioral: MinnRAP Peer Support Program

Interventions

MinnRAP Peer Support Program BEHAVIORAL

The behavioral intervention consists of 1) pairing healthcare workers into "Battle Buddies" who maintain daily dialogue to detect stress and anxiety and 2) assigning a mental health consultant to each department to facilitate Battle Buddies and provide both small group sessions and individual psychological triage/referrals.

Healthcare Workers Already Starting Peer Support Program; Healthcare Workers Starting Peer Support Program Later

Eligibility Criteria

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

Study Population

The study population consists of healthcare workers and mental health consultants in the University of Minnesota healthcare workforce.

You may qualify if:

• Healthcare workers (HCWs) and mental health consultants (MHCs) in UMN medical school departments

You may not qualify if:

• None

Sponsors & Collaborators

• University of Minnesota: lead

Study Sites (1)

University of Minnesota

Minneapolis, Minnesota, 55455, United States

Location

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Stress Disorders, Traumatic; Stress, Psychological; Psychological Trauma; Anxiety Disorders; Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic; Compassion Fatigue; Fractures, Stress; COVID-19; Coronavirus Infections

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Trauma and Stressor Related Disorders; Mental Disorders; Behavioral Symptoms; Behavior; Mental Fatigue; Fatigue; Signs and Symptoms; Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms; Occupational Stress; Fractures, Bone; Wounds and Injuries; Pneumonia, Viral; Pneumonia; Respiratory Tract Infections; Infections; Virus Diseases; Coronaviridae Infections; Nidovirales Infections; RNA Virus Infections; Lung Diseases; Respiratory Tract Diseases

Study Officials

• Cristina S Albott, MD

  University of Minnesota

  PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Study Design

• Study Type: observational
• Observational Model: COHORT
• Time Perspective: PROSPECTIVE
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: SPONSOR

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: April 23, 2020
• First Posted: May 20, 2020
• Study Start: June 8, 2020
• Primary Completion: November 10, 2024
• Study Completion: November 10, 2024
• Last Updated: April 4, 2025

Record last verified: 2025-04

Locations

US (1)