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NCT Number: NCT06145425

Testing an Evidence-Based Program for Clinician Burnout

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

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Key information

Conditions

Burnout Behavior Behavioral Symptoms Burnout, Psychological Stress, Psychological

Age range

18 year–65 year

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Not applicable

Primary location

Brown University

Providence, Rhode Island, 02903, United States

About this study

The main question[s] it aims to answer are:

PRIMARY AIM: Determine if the app-based training reduces the level of cynicism (i.e., one of the two main dimensions of burnout).

SECONDARY AIM: Determine if the app-based training reduces the level of emotional exhaustion (i.e. one of the two main dimensions of burnout), anxiety, worry, depression and intolerance of uncertainty. Determine if the app-based training increases self-compassion, non-reactivity and non-judging about inner experiences.

Participants will be asked to:

  • Use an app-based mindfulness training program
  • Complete online surveys at baseline, immediately post-intervention and 1 month after the post-intervention as follow up

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: Yes

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

Inclusion criteria

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

Exclusion criteria

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

Treatment and study plan

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).

Primary outcomes

  1. Changes in cynicism

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

    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).

Secondary outcomes

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

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

    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 emotional exhaustion that was included from the Maslach Burnout Inventory (MBI).

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

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

    The GAD-7 is a validated 7-item measure of anxiety rated on a 4-point Likert scale ranging from 0 (Not at all sure) to 3 (Nearly every day).

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

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

    The non-reactivity scale is a validated subscale of the 39-item FFMQ which is a self-report psychological measure of mindfulness skills. This subscale contains 7 items which are presented on a 6-point Likert scale ranging from 1 (almost always) to 6 (almost never).

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

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

    The non-judging scale is a validated subscale of the 39-item FFMQ which is a self-report psychological measure of mindfulness skills. This subscale contains 8 items which are presented on a 6-point Likert scale ranging from 1 (almost always) to 6 (almost never).

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

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

    The PHQ-2 is a validated 2-item self-report measure of depression. Items are rated on a 4-point Likert scale ranging from 0 (not at all) to 3 (nearly every day).

  6. Penn State Worry Questionnaire (PSWQ).

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

    The PSWQ is a validated 16-item self-report measure of worry with items presented on a 5-point Likert scale ranging from 1 (not at all typical of me) to 5 (very typical of me).

  7. Intolerance of Uncertainty 12-item scale (IUS-12).

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

    The IUS-12 is a validated 12-item self-report measure of intolerance of uncertainty. Items are rated on a 5-point Likert scale ranging from 1 (not at all characteristic of me) to 5 (entirely characteristic of me).

  8. Self-Compassion Scale - Short Form (SCS-SF).

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

    The SCS-SF is a validated 12-item self-report measure of self-compassion. Items are rated on a 5-point Likert scale ranging from 1 (almost never) to 5 (almost always).

Other outcomes

  1. Demographics.

    Time frame: collected at baseline

    Age, gender, employment, race, ethnicity

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Brown University

Other

Collaborators

  • Peter G. Peterson Foundation

Registry information

Official study title

Testing an Evidence-Based Program for Physician and Nurse Burnout

Important dates

Study start
2023
Primary completion
2024
Study completion
2024
First posted
Nov 24, 2023
Registry last updated
May 14, 2025

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