Thriving Together: Supporting Resilience in the Healthcare Workforce

NCT05321381 | Completed

• 1 other identifier: IRB00319396
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 1,362
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 2

Brief Summary

Health care workers (HCW) face distressing work related situations that pose a threat to the HCW's resilience and well-being. Hospital-based peer support programs can improve HCW well-being, but there are few programs and little data for settings outside of hospitals. The program would adapt, implement, and evaluate an evidence-informed peer support program (RISE) in ambulatory practices, rural hospitals, Federally Qualified Health Centers (FQHC), and community based organizations (CBOs). The hypothesis is that the availability of peer support will improve the culture of well-being, and the resilience and well-being of HCW in participating organizations. The research has the potential to improve the quality of life of HCW and the quality of care available to diverse organizations and the populations the HCW serve.

Conditions

Emotional Distress; Burn Out; Anxiety

Keywords

Resilience; Well-being; Burnout; Health Care Worker; Peer Support

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• Change in Generalized Anxiety Disorder-7 scale (GAD-7) score

  Score on 7-item scale to measure anxiety

  Baseline, 1 and 2 years

Secondary Outcomes (5)

• Change in Adult PROMIS Short Form v.1.0 Sleep Disturbance 4a score

  Baseline, 1 and 2 years

• Change in Impact of Event Scale-Revised (IES-R) score

  Baseline, 1 and 2 years

• Change in Maslach Burnout Inventory 2-item (MBI-2) scale score

  Baseline, 1 and 2 years

• Change in Connor-Davidson Resilience Scale 2-item score

  Baseline, 1 and 2 years

• Change in Patient Health Questionnaire-2 (PHQ-2) score

  Baseline, 1 and 2 years

Study Arms (2)

RISE Early

ACTIVE COMPARATOR

RISE peer support program available early, launched study year 1

Other: Resilience In Stressful Events (RISE) peer support team

RISE Late

ACTIVE COMPARATOR

RISE peer support program available later, launched study year 2

Other: Resilience In Stressful Events (RISE) peer support team

Interventions

Resilience In Stressful Events (RISE) peer support team OTHER

Availability of peer support team to health care workers who experience stressful work-related events or situations

RISE Early; RISE Late

Eligibility Criteria

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

You may qualify if:

• Health care worker employed at participating implementation health care site/organization

You may not qualify if:

• Age less than 18 years

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Johns Hopkins University: lead
• Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA): collaborator

Study Sites (2)

Johns Hopkins Community Physicians

Baltimore, Maryland, 21209, United States

Location

UM Shore Regional Health

Chestertown, Maryland, 21620, United States

Location

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Burnout, Psychological; Anxiety Disorders

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Stress, Psychological; Behavioral Symptoms; Behavior; Mental Disorders

Study Officials

• Albert W Wu

  Johns Hopkins University

  PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Study Design

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

Model Details: Complete stepped-wedge cluster randomized design

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: April 4, 2022
• First Posted: April 11, 2022
• Study Start: August 1, 2022
• Primary Completion: January 31, 2025
• Study Completion: January 31, 2025
• Last Updated: February 26, 2025

Record last verified: 2025-02

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will not share

Locations

US (2)