Buckeye Pause Bundle

NCT07720297 | Completed

• 1 other identifier: 2022B0260
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 220
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 2

Brief Summary

Mind-body resilience is particularly important in workplaces where there are frequent exposures to primary or secondary emotional and/or physical trauma. A 2020 report from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics highlighted health workers as among the largest service industries in the state of Ohio with the most amount of missed work days due to injury or illness. The purpose of this study is to develop and establish proof-of-concept of the "Buckeye Pause Bundle," a proactive workplace facilitation of mind-body resilience protective and recovery activities that includes an evidence-based mindfulness-based intervention, a wearable health device that offers user prompts and reminders based on physiological data, and worksite respite pods to support brief mindfulness practices during the workday. The target market segment for this proof-of-concept testing is healthcare providers working in acute care hospital settings. It is anticipated that end prototypes and deliverables will be very transferable to other high-stress work environments.

Conditions

Burnout; Work Engagement; Psychological Resilience; Work-Related Stress

Keywords

healthcare worker; occupational stress; work-engagement; mindfulness-based intervention; psychological resilience; wearable device; respite space

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (4)

• Perceived Stress Scale-10 (PSS-10)baseline

  Perceived Stress Scale-10 (PSS-10). A 10-item self-report measure of perceived stress. It is a measure of the degree to which situations in one's life are appraised as stressful over the past month. The 4-point Likert Scale includes responses of 0 (never), 1 (almost never), 2 (sometimes), 3 (fairly often), and 4 (very often). Individual scores on the PSS can range from 0 to 40 with higher scores indicating higher perceived stress.

  baseline and on completion of the 8-week intervention

• Maslach Burnout Inventory-Health Services Survey (MBI-HSS)

  The MBI-HSS is a self-report assessment of perceptions of burnout specific to healthcare providers. The 22-items describe job-related feelings that healthcare providers may experience in the workplace and encompasses three sub scales of emotional exhaustion, depersonalization, and personal accomplishment. The Likert scale responses include 0 (never), 1 (a few times a year or less), 2 (once a month or less), 3 (a few times a month), 4 (once a week), 5 (a few times a week), and 6 (every day). Each sub scale can have a total score of low, moderate, or high with emotional exhaustion scores: low 0-18, moderate 19-26, high 27 or greater; depersonalization scores: low 0-5, moderate 6-9, high 10 or greater; and personal accomplishment scores: low greater than 40, moderate 34-39, and high 0-33.

  baseline and on completion of the 8-week intervention

• Connor-Davidson Resilience Scale-10 (CD-RISC-10)

  The Connor-Davidson Resilience Scale-10 (CD-RISC-10) is a 10-item self-report assessment of a person's ability to bounce back after adversity. A 5-point Likert Scale for each statement ranges from 0 (Not True at All), 1 (Rarely True), 2 (Sometimes True), 3 (Often True), 4 (True Nearly All of the Time). A respondent's total score can range from 0 to 40 with higher scores indicating higher resilience.

  baseline and on completion of the 8-week intervention

• Utrecht Work Engagement Scale-9 (UWES-9)

  The Utrecht Work Engagement Scale-9 (UWES-9) is a 9-item assessment of attitudes towards one's job. The UWES-9 measures three primary factors including dedication, vigor, and absorption. Each subscale score, answered on a seven-point Likert scale ranging from 0 (Never), 1 (Almost never, a few times a year or less), 2 (Rarely, once a month or less), 3 (Sometimes, a few times a month), 4 (Often, once a week), 5 (Very often, a few times a week), and 6 (Always, every day), has a range of 0 to 18. Higher scores for each sub scale indicate higher dedication, vigor, and absorption with work.

  baseline and on completion of the 8-week intervention

Study Arms (2)

Augmented Mindfulness-based Intervention

EXPERIMENTAL

Mindfulness in Motion (8-week mindfulness-based intervention) that includes access to companion website or smartphone app for supplementary information to support individual practice outside of in-person weekly sessions plus use of Oura ring wearable plus access to worksite respite spaces

Behavioral: Augmented Mindfulness-based Intervention

Mindfulness-based intervention

ACTIVE COMPARATOR

Mindfulness in Motion (8-week mindfulness-based intervention) that includes access to companion website for supplementary information to support individual practice outside of in-person weekly sessions.

Behavioral: Mindfulness-based intervention

Interventions

Mindfulness-based intervention BEHAVIORAL

8-week Mindfulness in Motion program that includes access to website for supplementary information to support individual practice outside of in-person weekly sessions.

Also known as: Mindfulness in Motion

Mindfulness-based intervention

Augmented Mindfulness-based Intervention BEHAVIORAL

8-week Mindfulness in Motion intervention that includes supplementary content through the Mindfulness in Motion website or smartphone app (to support individual practice outside of the in-person intervention) plus the use of an Oura ring to receive physiologic information, prompts, and text messages plus access to worksite respite spaces.

Also known as: Buckeye Pause Bundle

Augmented Mindfulness-based Intervention

Eligibility Criteria

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

You may qualify if:

• years or older
• Actively employed as a healthcare professional/healthcare employee at one of four associated hospitals in Ohio
• Ability to read and speak English.
• Access to a personal smartphone or computer and willingness to download study applications.
• WiFi access in order to enable access to study related materials, i.e. questionnaires, study instructions, etc.

You may not qualify if:

• \. Previously participation/completion of the Mindfulness in Motion program.

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Ohio State University: lead

Study Sites (2)

Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center

Columbus, Ohio, 43210, United States

Location

The Ohio State University

Columbus, Ohio, 43210, United States

Location

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Burnout, Psychological; Occupational Stress

Interventions

Mindfulness; Motion

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Stress, Psychological; Behavioral Symptoms; Behavior; Occupational Diseases

Intervention Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy; Behavior Therapy; Psychotherapy; Behavioral Disciplines and Activities; Physical Phenomena

Study Officials

• Maryanna Klatt, PhD

  Ohio State University

  PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: NON RANDOMIZED
• Masking: NONE
• Purpose: SUPPORTIVE CARE
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: Professor

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: July 17, 2026
• First Posted: July 22, 2026
• Study Start: August 12, 2022
• Primary Completion: June 1, 2023
• Study Completion: June 1, 2024
• Last Updated: July 22, 2026

Record last verified: 2026-07

Locations

US (2)