Testing an Evidence-Based Program for Clinician Burnout

NCT06145425 | Completed

• 1 other identifier: "IRB #2022003296"
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 106
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

The goal of this clinical trial is to pilot test an app-based mindfulness training program in reducing burnout in physicians and nurses.

Conditions

Burnout

Keywords

Burnout; Mindfulness; Physicians; Nurses; Resident Physicians

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• Changes in cynicism

  The dimension of cynicism in the Maslach Burnout Inventory (MBI) cynicism. The MBI is a validated 22-item self-report measure of risk of burnout. Items are rated on a 7-point Likert scale ranging from 0 (never) to 6 (every day). The investigators will use only one single-item measure of cynicism that was included from the Maslach Burnout Inventory (MBI).

  collected at baseline, immediately post-intervention and one month later as follow up

Secondary Outcomes (8)

• The dimension of emotional exhaustion in the Maslach Burnout Inventory (MBI).

  collected at baseline, immediately post-intervention and one month later as follow up

• Generalized Anxiety Disorder 7-items (GAD-7).

  collected at baseline, immediately post-intervention and one month later as follow up

• Five Facet Mindfulness Questionnaire (FFMQ) non-reactivity scale.

  collected at baseline, immediately post-intervention and one month later as follow up

• Five Facet Mindfulness Questionnaire (FFMQ) non-judging scale.

  collected at baseline, immediately post-intervention and one month later as follow up

• Patient Health Questionnaire 2-item scale (PHQ-2).

  collected at baseline, immediately post-intervention and one month later as follow up

Other Outcomes (1)

• Demographics.

  collected at baseline

Study Arms (1)

Single arm

EXPERIMENTAL

Participants will be asked to utilize the app.

Other: App-Delivered Mindfulness Training (MT)

Interventions

App-Delivered Mindfulness Training (MT) OTHER

The program is delivered via a smartphone-based platform, which includes 7 mindfulness-based modules of about 15 minutes of brief didactic and experience-based mindfulness training (audio files).

Single arm

Eligibility Criteria

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

You may qualify if:

• Being a physician, resident physician or nurse
• Able to speak English because all study activities will be conducted in English.
• + years
• direct patient care

You may not qualify if:

• If using psychotropic medication - not on a stable dosage at least 6 weeks

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Brown University: lead
• Peter G. Peterson Foundation: collaborator

Study Sites (1)

Brown University

Providence, Rhode Island, 02903, United States

Location

Related Publications (1)

• Antico L, Brewer J. Digital Mindfulness Training for Burnout Reduction in Physicians: Clinician-Driven Approach. JMIR Form Res. 2025 Jan 24;9:e63197. doi: 10.2196/63197.

  PMID: 39854701 DERIVED

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Burnout, Psychological

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Stress, Psychological; Behavioral Symptoms; Behavior

Study Officials

• Judson Brewer, MD, PhD

  Brown University

  PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Study Design

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

Model Details: 3 single groups: physicians, resident physicians and nurses

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: November 17, 2023
• First Posted: November 24, 2023
• Study Start: March 15, 2023
• Primary Completion: October 14, 2024
• Study Completion: October 14, 2024
• Last Updated: May 14, 2025

Record last verified: 2025-05

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will not share

Locations

US (1)