ThriveCircles for Well-Being at CU SOM

NCT07366333 | Not Yet Recruiting

• 1 other identifier: 262344
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 160
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

This study is testing a program called ThriveCircle, which brings small groups of faculty members together to talk about their work experiences, support one another, and build a stronger sense of community. These groups meet over shared meals and use guided conversations to help reduce burnout and improve well-being among clinicians and scientists.

Conditions

Well-being at Work

Keywords

Clinician burnout reduction study

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• Maslach Burnout Inventory

  Maslach Burnout Inventory - Human Services Survey for Medical Personnel (MBI-HSS MP) is a 22-item survey that covers 3 areas: Emotional Exhaustion (EE, range 0-54, higher score greater EE), Depersonalization (DP, range 0 - 30, higher score greater DP), and low sense of Personal Accomplishment (PA, range 0 -48, higher score greater PA). Each subscale includes multiple questions with frequency rating choices of Never, A few times a year or less, Once a month or less, A few times a month, Once a week, A few times a week, or Every day.

  From enrollment to the end of the intervention at 6 months

Secondary Outcomes (7)

• Maslach Areas of Worklife Survey (AWS) - Community subscale

  From enrollment to the end of the intervention at 6 months

• Patient Reported Outcomes Measurement Information System (PROMIS) Short Form v2.0 Social Isolation 4a scale

  From enrollment to the end of the intervention at 6 months

• Belonging (Investigator developed)

  From enrollment to end of intervention at 6 months

• Stanford Professional Fulfillment Index

  From enrollment to end of intervention at 6 mo

• Stanford Self-Valuation Scale

  From enrollment to end of intervention at 6 months

Study Arms (2)

Immediate Thrive Circle

EXPERIMENTAL

Participate in small group discussions immediately

Behavioral: ThriveCircle Peer-Led Well-Being Groups

Control (Delayed Intervention)

NO INTERVENTION

Wait listed control group

Interventions

ThriveCircle Peer-Led Well-Being Groups BEHAVIORAL

The ThriveCircle intervention consists of peer-led small-group sessions designed to strengthen connection, reflection, and well-being among faculty. Groups of 8-10 participants meet in person six times over six months to engage in structured conversations about meaning in work, shared challenges, professional identity, and resilience, using a standardized discussion guide. Sessions include shared meals to promote community and engagement. Each group is self-facilitated by a faculty participant who receives brief training and a turnkey toolkit that includes facilitation guides, scheduling resources, fidelity checklists, and adaptation logs.

Immediate Thrive Circle

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 30 Years+
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)

You may qualify if:

• Employed or affiliated faculty at CU SOM (including both CU SOM-paid and non-paid faculty)
• ≥0.5 Full-Time Equivalent (FTE) appointment
• Age 18 years or older
• Willing and able to provide informed consent
• Willing to participate in ThriveCircle group sessions (in-person, with shared meals)
• Able to communicate in English (study materials and sessions will be conducted in English)

You may not qualify if:

• Faculty with \<0.5 FTE appointment
• Not affiliated with CU SOM
• Under age 18
• Unable or unwilling to provide informed consent
• Unable to participate in in-person group sessions (e.g., due to geographic distance or scheduling conflicts)
• Current participation in another well-being/job satisfaction intervention

Sponsors & Collaborators

• University of Colorado, Denver: lead

Study Sites (1)

University of Colorado

Aurora, Colorado, 80045, United States

Location

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: RANDOMIZED
• Masking: NONE
• Purpose: TREATMENT
• Intervention Model: CROSSOVER
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: Senior Associate Dean for Faculty Wellbeing, Chief Well-being Officer

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: December 29, 2025
• First Posted: January 26, 2026
• Study Start: January 15, 2026
• Primary Completion (Estimated): September 30, 2026
• Study Completion (Estimated): October 30, 2027
• Last Updated: January 26, 2026

Record last verified: 2025-12

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will not share

Locations

US (1)