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NCT Number: NCT04803812

Supporting the Wellness of Ontario Physicians During COVID-19

In light of the coronavirus pandemic, the challenge of physician burnout has taken on a new urgency. Long-hours and difficult, sometimes unsafe work conditions are creating a severe strain for emergency physicians and others on the frontlines of Ontario's response to COVID-19. There are a variety of evidence-informed ways that physicians can protect their wellbeing with modest investments of time and energy that will be applied. The evaluation will be a randomized trial comparing the outcomes from each of the three treatment arms. Researchers may also use a pre-post comparison with control parameters to conduct an exploratory analysis to assess efficacy.

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Key information

Conditions

Mental Health Wellness 1 Anxiety Anxiety Disorders Happiness Mental Disorders

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Not applicable

Primary location

Ontario Medical Association

Toronto, Ontario, M5S 3C1, Canada

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: Yes

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

Inclusion criteria

  • Active membership to the Ontario Medical Association (OMA). Up-to-date cell phone information registered to the OMA.

Exclusion criteria

  • Participation in the OMA Physician Burnout Task Force. Opt-out from the intervention.

Treatment and study plan

Remote SMS (short message service, also known as "text message") delivery

Other

Assessing the comparative effects of SMS types (storytelling; resources/strategies; and a combination of both) on physician wellbeing.

Primary outcomes

  1. Wellbeing (Short Warwick-Edinburgh Mental Well-being Scale measure)

    Time frame: 6 months

    Self-reported wellbeing scores, as measured by the short Warwick-Edinburgh Mental Well-being Scale--(S)WEMWBS. The (S)WEMWBS is designed to measure positive mental wellbeing and asks people to what extent they agree with statements such as "I've been feeling optimistic about the future", "I've been feeling relaxed", and "I've been feeling close to people". This scale has a range of 7 to 35; higher scores indicate higher positive mental wellbeing.

Secondary outcomes

  1. Happiness (UK ONS measure)

    Time frame: 6 months

    Self-reported happiness scores, as measured through weekly pulse surveys using a question developed by the UK Office for National Statistics (ONS) - hereby referred to as ONS-happiness ("on a scale where 0 is "not at all" and 10 is "completely", overall, how happy did you feel yesterday?"). This scale has a range from 0 to 10, with higher scores indicating greater happiness.

  2. Anxiety (UK ONS measure)

    Time frame: 6 months

    Self-reported anxiety scores, as measured through pulse surveys using an ONS question, hereby referred to as ONS-anxiety ("on a scale where 0 is "not at all" and 10 is "completely", overall, how anxious did you feel yesterday?"). This scale has a range from 0 to 10, with higher scores indicating greater anxiety.

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Ontario Medical Association

Other

Collaborators

  • The Behavioural Insights Team

Registry information

Important dates

Study start
2021
Primary completion
2021
Study completion
2021
First posted
Mar 18, 2021
Registry last updated
Nov 30, 2021

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This listing is for discovery and informational purposes only. It is not medical advice, does not guarantee that a study is recruiting, and does not determine eligibility. Contact the study team and a qualified healthcare professional when considering participation.

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