Online MedEd Intern Bootcamp: Online Training for First Year Residents

NCT06977243 | Not Yet Recruiting

• 1 other identifier: 25-08-130-273(HHC)
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 59
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

This single-center, parallel-group randomized controlled trial will evaluate whether a seven-week, web-based "Online MedEd Intern Boot Camp" (OME-IB) program reduces burnout in incoming first-year residents at NYC Health + Hospitals/Harlem. Eligible participants are PGY-1 physicians starting in July 2025 in Internal Medicine, Pediatrics, Emergency Medicine, Surgery, Psychiatry, Infectious Disease, or Nephrology who have not previously completed U.S. postgraduate training. After consent and baseline surveys, approximately 26 interns will be randomized 1:1 (stratified by sex and specialty) to either (1) immediate access to the OME-IB platform plus 14 peer-facilitated, one-hour Zoom sessions on mental health, time management, documentation, and oral presentation over May-June 2025, or (2) usual residency orientation without Boot Camp access until study completion. The primary outcome is mean Maslach Burnout Inventory-Emotional Exhaustion (MBI-EE) score six months into residency. Secondary outcomes at six months include mean Copenhagen Burnout Inventory personal-burnout subscale, Mini ReZ supportive-work-environment/work-pace/resident-experience subscales, and Patient Health Questionnaire-9 (PHQ-9) depression score. Surveys are administered via REDCap at baseline (pre-intervention), three months, and six months; analyses follow an intention-to-treat approach with linear mixed models. Qualitative interviews will explore participants' experiences four months into residency. Findings will inform refinement of the OME-IB curriculum and future multi-site trials aimed at improving resident well-being.

Conditions

Burnout Among First Year Residents

Keywords

Burnout; Wellness; Residents; Bootcamp

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• Change from baseline Burnout at 3 months and 6 months.

  The Maslach's burnout inventory is a 22-item measurement of worker burnout which assesses emotional exhaustion (EE), depersonalization (DP), and personal fulfillment (PF) domains. Possible scores range from 0-6 on a Likert scale for each item. Scores oof EE ≥ 27 points, DP ≥ 10, and PF \<33 would indicate a high degree of burnout. Scores of EE≤18 points, DP≤5 points, and PF≥40 points would indicate a low degree of burnout.

  Baseline measurement, post-intervention measurements at 3 months and 6 months

Secondary Outcomes (3)

• Change from baseline scores of the CBI-pb subscale at 3 months and 6 months.

  Baseline measurement, post-intervention measurements at 3 months and 6 months

• Mean scores of the Mini ReZ subscales at 6 months

  6-month after the intervention

• Proportion of participants whose PHQ-9 total score is ≥ 10 at 3 months and 6 months

  Baseline measurement, post-intervention measurements at 3 months and 6 months

Study Arms (2)

Intervention

EXPERIMENTAL

Enrolled into a 7 weeks online training program from May 13 2025 to June 30 2025

Behavioral: Online MedEd Intern Bootcamp

Control

NO INTERVENTION

The control group participants will receive residency orientation as per standard practice during June 2025, with no training sessions prior to starting the orientation to residency. The control group will be offered access to the online platform after completion of this study

Interventions

Online MedEd Intern Bootcamp BEHAVIORAL

7 weeks, online training program

Intervention

Eligibility Criteria

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

You may qualify if:

• incoming first year residents

You may not qualify if:

• Previous United States accredited postgraduate training
• House Officers
• Physician Assistant

Sponsors & Collaborators

• New York City Health and Hospitals Corporation: lead

Study Sites (1)

Harlem Hospital Center

Manhattan, New York, 10037, United States

Location

Related Publications (2)

• Guille C, Zhao Z, Krystal J, Nichols B, Brady K, Sen S. Web-Based Cognitive Behavioral Therapy Intervention for the Prevention of Suicidal Ideation in Medical Interns: A Randomized Clinical Trial. JAMA Psychiatry. 2015 Dec;72(12):1192-8. doi: 10.1001/jamapsychiatry.2015.1880.

  PMID: 26535958 BACKGROUND

• Rotenstein LS, Torre M, Ramos MA, Rosales RC, Guille C, Sen S, Mata DA. Prevalence of Burnout Among Physicians: A Systematic Review. JAMA. 2018 Sep 18;320(11):1131-1150. doi: 10.1001/jama.2018.12777.

  PMID: 30326495 BACKGROUND

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Burnout, Psychological

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Stress, Psychological; Behavioral Symptoms; Behavior

Study Officials

• Raji Ayinla, M.D., CMD, FCCP, FACP

  New York City Health and Hospitals Corporation

  PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Central Study Contacts

Rogelio R Guaita Soto, MD

CONTACT

720-278-8589; rogelior.guaitas@gmail.com

Jay D Kahlenbeck, M.A. (Clinical Psychology)

CONTACT

317-752-5512; jdk2181@tc.columbia.edu

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: RANDOMIZED
• Masking: NONE
• Purpose: TREATMENT
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: Director of Medicine

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: May 6, 2025
• First Posted: May 18, 2025
• Study Start: May 1, 2025
• Primary Completion: December 1, 2025
• Study Completion: December 1, 2025
• Last Updated: May 18, 2025

Record last verified: 2025-05

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will share
• Shared Documents: STUDY PROTOCOL, SAP, ICF, CSR, ANALYTIC CODE
• Time Frame: Data will be available beginning 12 months after publication of the main results and for 5 years via the controlled-access repository Vivli
• Access Criteria: Researchers with a methodologically sound proposal, IRB/ethics approval, and a signed data-use agreement may request access through the Vivli platform's review committee.

Locations

US (1)