Mindfulness in Medical Training

NCT05605041 | Withdrawn

• 1 other identifier: STUDY00000063
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: N/A
• Locations: 0 countries
• Sites: N/A

Brief Summary

Headspace, a smartphone application that provides guided meditation, mindfulness and sleep exercises, will be used as the intervention in improving sleep, anxiety, depression and burnout in all participating individuals selected from the University of Arizona College of Medicine-Tucson residents and fellows.

Conditions

Mindfulness, Burnout, Anxiety, Sleep

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (3)

• The Effects on Burnout

  The intervention group will be asked to fill out the Maslachs Burnout Inventory (MBI) survey prior to intervention starting, 30 days after start of intervention and then again at 90 days after start of intervention). the MBI is a measure of three independent constructs - emotional exhaustion, depersonalization, and personal accomplishment. Lower scores will indicate less of an impact on those constructs. Higher scores indicate a stronger impact on those constructs. A score for emotional exhaustion includes anything \<27, a low score is 0-18. For Depersonalisation a high score is anything \>10 and a low score is 0-5. For Personal accomplishment a high score is 0-33 and low score is anything \>40

  30-90 days

• The Effects on Sleep

  The intervention group will be asked to fill out the Epworth Sleepiness Scale survey prior to intervention starting, 30 days after start of intervention and then again at 90 days after start of intervention). The scores will be analyzed to determine impact on sleep. Lower scores indicate a normal range of sleepiness, higher scores (18-24) will be indicative of severe sleepiness. Lower scores of 0-10 will be indicative of a normal range of sleepiness in healthy adults.

  30-90 days

• The effects on Anxiety and Depression

  The intervention group will be asked to fill out the GAD-7 (Generalized Anxiety Disorder) questionnaire prior to intervention starting, 30 days after start of intervention and then again at 90 days after start of intervention. The scores will be analyzed to determine impact on anxiety and depression. Lower versus higher scores will be proportional to how much anxiety and depression that person is facing. A score of 0-4 is indicative of minimal anxiety and a score of \> 15 is indicative of severe anxiety.

  30-90 days

Study Arms (2)

Did Not Use Headspace

NO INTERVENTION

Those that did not use headspace during the time the study is conducted

Did Use Headspace

EXPERIMENTAL

Those that were randomized into the group and used Headspace at least once during the study period

Device: Headspace

Interventions

Headspace DEVICE

Headspace is an app that allows users to practice mindfulness through guided meditation

Did Use Headspace

Eligibility Criteria

• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Age Groups: Child (0-17), Adult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)

You may qualify if:

• University of Arizona resident or fellow

You may not qualify if:

• none

Sponsors & Collaborators

• University of Arizona: lead

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Burnout, Psychological; Anxiety Disorders

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Stress, Psychological; Behavioral Symptoms; Behavior; Mental Disorders

Study Design

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

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: June 1, 2022
• First Posted: November 4, 2022
• Study Start: December 1, 2022
• Primary Completion: December 1, 2022
• Study Completion: February 1, 2023
• Last Updated: August 3, 2025

Record last verified: 2022-07

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will share