Smartwatch and Physician Well-Being
1 other identifier
interventional
184
1 country
1
Brief Summary
The prevalence of burnout and other forms of distress among physicians is alarmingly high. This clinical trial is being conducted to learn more about if wearing a Smartwatch and having access to its data improves physicians' sense of well-being and if data measured from Smartwatches contain a 'signal' that predicts well-being
Trial Health
Trial Health Score
Automated assessment based on enrollment pace, timeline, and geographic reach
participants targeted
Target at P75+ for not_applicable
Started Mar 2023
1 active site
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Study Timeline
Key milestones and dates
First Submitted
Initial submission to the registry
July 14, 2022
CompletedFirst Posted
Study publicly available on registry
July 18, 2022
CompletedStudy Start
First participant enrolled
March 1, 2023
CompletedPrimary Completion
Last participant's last visit for primary outcome
December 27, 2023
CompletedStudy Completion
Last participant's last visit for all outcomes
June 30, 2024
CompletedSeptember 19, 2024
August 1, 2024
10 months
July 14, 2022
September 3, 2024
Conditions
Outcome Measures
Primary Outcomes (1)
Burnout
The Maslach Burnout Inventory measures emotional exhaustion, depersonalization, and low sense of personal accomplishment. Possible scores range from 0-27 (emotional exhaustion subscale), 0-10 (depersonalization subscale), and 0-40 (personal accomplishment subscale). Higher scores on the emotional exhaustion and depersonalization subscales and lower scores on the personal accomplishment subscale indicates worse outcome.
Up to 12 months
Secondary Outcomes (1)
Physician Well-Being Index
Up to 12 months
Study Arms (2)
Smart Watch, then no intervention
EXPERIMENTALPhysicians will be asked to wear a Smartwatch for 6 months, and then will be monitored for the following 6 months without wearing a Smartwatch. Physicians will complete surveys about their experiences
No intervention, then Smart Watch
EXPERIMENTALPhysicians will be monitored for the first 6 months without wearing a Smartwatch, and then will be asked to wear a Smartwatch for the following 6 months. Physicians will complete surveys about their experiences
Interventions
Wearing a smartwatch and having access to its data
Eligibility Criteria
You may qualify if:
- Physician
You may not qualify if:
- non physicians
Contact the study team to confirm eligibility.
Sponsors & Collaborators
- University of Colorado, Denverlead
- Physicians Foundationcollaborator
- Mayo Cliniccollaborator
Study Sites (1)
Lotte Dyrbye
Aurora, Colorado, 80045, United States
Related Publications (1)
Dyrbye LN, West CP, Wilton AR, Satele DV, Athreya AP. Smartwatch Use and Physician Well-Being: A Randomized Clinical Trial. JAMA Netw Open. 2025 Aug 1;8(8):e2527275. doi: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2025.27275.
PMID: 40824640DERIVED
MeSH Terms
Conditions
Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)
Study Officials
- PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
Liselotte N Dyrbye, MD MHPE
University of Colorado School of Medicine
Study Design
- Study Type
- interventional
- Phase
- not applicable
- Allocation
- RANDOMIZED
- Masking
- NONE
- Purpose
- PREVENTION
- Intervention Model
- CROSSOVER
- Sponsor Type
- OTHER
- Responsible Party
- SPONSOR
Study Record Dates
First Submitted
July 14, 2022
First Posted
July 18, 2022
Study Start
March 1, 2023
Primary Completion
December 27, 2023
Study Completion
June 30, 2024
Last Updated
September 19, 2024
Record last verified: 2024-08
Data Sharing
- IPD Sharing
- Will not share