Effect of a Life Coaching Intervention on the Well-being and Distress of Physicians
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interventional
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1 country
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Brief Summary
There is a widespread epidemic of distress and burnout (i.e., extreme distress) among Canadian physicians. Burnout is costly to physicians, patients, and healthcare organizations as it compromises physicians' own health and reduces their capacity to deliver high quality, safe care to patients. Life coaching delivered by certified coaches is a personal development tool. Life coaching has been proven to help individuals maximize their strengths and skills to handle stressors, regain control over their lives, act according to their core values, and achieve their full potential, consequently reducing their vulnerability to burnout. The investigators will evaluate life coaching for physicians' well-being in the current Canadian context. Physicians from centres in Canada will be randomly assigned to life coaching (intervention) or no coaching (control) group. The coaching group will receive a 1-hour initial coaching session followed by five 30-minute coaching sessions occurring at a frequency of every 2 to 3 weeks within 5 months (total of 3.5 coaching hours). All coaching sessions will be delivered virtually by certified life coaches. The investigators will assess the impact of coaching on physician distress and quality of life before and after the intervention.
Trial Health
Trial Health Score
Automated assessment based on enrollment pace, timeline, and geographic reach
participants targeted
Target at P75+ for not_applicable
Started Jul 2022
Longer than P75 for not_applicable
1 active site
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Study Timeline
Key milestones and dates
First Submitted
Initial submission to the registry
October 29, 2021
CompletedFirst Posted
Study publicly available on registry
December 8, 2021
CompletedStudy Start
First participant enrolled
July 14, 2022
CompletedPrimary Completion
Last participant's last visit for primary outcome
November 22, 2024
CompletedStudy Completion
Last participant's last visit for all outcomes
November 28, 2025
CompletedNovember 7, 2023
November 1, 2023
2.4 years
October 29, 2021
November 4, 2023
Conditions
Outcome Measures
Primary Outcomes (1)
Change in Quality of Life score at 5 months
Assessed using the reduced version of the World Health Organization (WHO) Quality of Life (QOL) questionnaire (WHOQOL-BREF), one of the most widely used questionnaires for assessing adult QOL, including among healthcare professionals.
5 months
Secondary Outcomes (7)
Change in Burnout score at 5 months
5 months
Change in Resilience score at 5 months
5 months
Change in Job Satisfaction score at 5 months
5 months
Change in Job Engagement score at 5 months
5 months
Change in Job Empowerment and Meaning score at 5 months
Baseline and 5 months
- +2 more secondary outcomes
Study Arms (2)
Coaching
EXPERIMENTALParticipants randomized to the coaching group will receive a 1-hour initial professional coaching session followed by five 30-minute professional coaching sessions occurring at a goal frequency of every 2 to 3 weeks within 5 months (total of 3.5 coaching hours). All coaching sessions will be conducted individually (i.e. between one coach and one participant). Participants will be able to request coaching on any topic to individualize the intervention, but the general structure of the sessions will be standardized across participants. All coaching sessions will be performed over the phone or virtual web meeting as standard in coaching practices.
Control
NO INTERVENTIONParticipants randomized to the control group will receive "no intervention" but will be asked to complete the distress and wellness survey at the same time points as participants in the intervention group. Participants in the control group will receive the life coaching intervention after the statistical analysis is completed.
Interventions
Eligibility Criteria
You may qualify if:
- Registered staff physician, resident, or fellow
- Currently practicing in Canada
- (For the 'Francophone minority patients' group only) Sometimes conducts thorough consultations completely in French for French-speaking patients outside Quebec
You may not qualify if:
- Previously received life coaching in the last 5 years
- Currently receiving psychotherapy
Contact the study team to confirm eligibility.
Sponsors & Collaborators
- Ottawa Hospital Research Institutelead
- Canadian Anesthesiologists' Societycollaborator
- University of Ottawacollaborator
Study Sites (1)
The Ottawa Hospital
Ottawa, Ontario, K1Y4E9, Canada
MeSH Terms
Conditions
Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)
Study Officials
- PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
Sylvain Boet, MD, PhD
The Ottawa Hospital
Central Study Contacts
Study Design
- Study Type
- interventional
- Phase
- not applicable
- Allocation
- RANDOMIZED
- Masking
- NONE
- Purpose
- OTHER
- Intervention Model
- PARALLEL
- Sponsor Type
- OTHER
- Responsible Party
- SPONSOR
Study Record Dates
First Submitted
October 29, 2021
First Posted
December 8, 2021
Study Start
July 14, 2022
Primary Completion
November 22, 2024
Study Completion
November 28, 2025
Last Updated
November 7, 2023
Record last verified: 2023-11
Data Sharing
- IPD Sharing
- Will not share