Bio-Experiential Spaces for Mental Health in Healthworkers

NCT05227352 | Completed

• 1 other identifier: STUDY-21-01221
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 85
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

Recharge Rooms are immersive, biophilic private spaces designed to ameliorate trauma, anxiety, and stress. They feature multisensory input that is inspired by nature, as has previously been found to confer physiological benefits. These environments include silk imitation plants, projected scenes of soothing natural landscapes, low lighting that is tailored in color to match the landscapes that are being projected, high definition audio recordings of nature sounds paired with relaxing music, and infusion of essential oils and calming scents. The aim is to investigate the physiological and mental health outcomes that the short and long term exposure to these rooms have on healthcare workers. The data will be collected through online surveys. No identifiable information will be assessed or collected. The plan is to have 60 participants.

Conditions

Mental Health; Cognition; Anxiety

Keywords

biophilic design; mental health; cognition; PTSD; anxiety; stress

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• Well-Being Index

  This assesses a variety of dimensions such as burnout, fatigue, mental and physical quality of life (QOL), depression and anxiety, and is used as a screening tool to assess residents at "high risk," who may be in distress, and who benefit from added resources and subsequent help seeking. It uses yes/no response categories, and a total score is calculated by adding the number of 'yes' responses. Full scale range from 0 to 7, with higher score indicating poorer health outcome, and a threshold score of 5 is used to identify "high risk" residents.

  6 weeks

Secondary Outcomes (16)

• Generalized Anxiety Disorder 7 (GAD7)

  6 weeks

• The Patient Health Questionnaire (PHQ-9)

  6 weeks

• The Insomnia Severity Index (ISI)

  6 weeks

• The Fatigue Severity Scale (FSS)

  6 weeks

• Brief Resilience Scale (BRS)

  6 weeks

Study Arms (1)

Biophilic experience

EXPERIMENTAL

Healthcare workers will experience the biophilic-designed room

Behavioral: Biophilic design experience

Interventions

Biophilic design experience BEHAVIORAL

Recharge Rooms are immersive, biophilic private spaces featuring multisensory input that is inspired by nature.

Biophilic experience

Eligibility Criteria

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

You may qualify if:

• Adults over the age of 18
• Current healthcare employee of Mount Sinai Hospital or the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai

You may not qualify if:

• Age under 18
• Not employed by Mount Sinai or Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai: lead

Study Sites (1)

Recharge Room at Mount Sinai Hospital

New York, New York, 10029, United States

Location

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Psychological Well-Being; Anxiety Disorders; Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Personal Satisfaction; Behavior; Mental Disorders; Stress Disorders, Traumatic; Trauma and Stressor Related Disorders

Study Officials

• Mar Cortes, MD

  Icahn School of Medicine

  PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: NA
• Masking: NONE
• Purpose: HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH
• Intervention Model: SINGLE GROUP
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: Professor Rehabilitation and Human Performance

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: January 26, 2022
• First Posted: February 7, 2022
• Study Start: September 27, 2022
• Primary Completion: January 8, 2025
• Study Completion: January 8, 2025
• Last Updated: March 7, 2025

Record last verified: 2024-09

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will not share

Locations

US (1)