Impact of Resident Participation in Post-ICU Follow Up Clinic

Not Applicable

Recruiting

• Conditions: Professional Burnout
• Interventions: Behavioral: Non-encounter surveys; Behavioral: Encounter visit with Patients

• Registration Number: NCT05713669
• Lead Sponsor: University of Michigan

Brief Summary

This study is being conducted to describe the impact of a meeting between patients that were admitted to the intensive care unit (ICU) and a provider that cared for the patients during the period of critical illness. The study team is aiming to describe the effect this meeting has on the physician that previously cared for the patient.

The study team hypothesizes that facilitating involvement in post-ICU clinic and creating longitudinal relationships between providers of critical care and survivors of critical illness will have positive effects on trainees, both in professional fulfillment and burnout scores and in perceptions of critical care.

Detailed Description

Physicians and patients that had been cared for in the ICU will be enrolled in this project. Residents that are recruited will be randomized to the encounter group or the control group.

Study Timeline

• Study First Submitted: 2023-01-27
• Study First Submitted QC: 2023-01-27
• Study First Posted: 2023-02-06
• Study Start: 2023-03-01
• Status Verified: 2025-04
• Last Update Submitted: 2025-04-02
• Last Update Posted: 2025-04-04
• Primary Completion: 2026-04
• Study Completion: 2026-04

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: RECRUITING
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 30

Inclusion Criteria

Not provided

Exclusion Criteria

Not provided

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: PARALLEL

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
Residents in the non-encounter group	Non-encounter surveys	Residents will not meet with patients that were in the ICU.
Residents meet ICU patients during follow-up visit (encounter)	Encounter visit with Patients	Residents will be paired according to the patient that were cared.

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Changes in the Burnout Scale	Baseline (pre-post ICU follow-up visit), approximately 14 days post patient's follow-up visit	This scale has 4 questions that will indicate the level of burnout with scores from not at all =0 - extremely =4. A higher score indicates a higher sense of burnout.
Changes in the Professional Fulfillment Scale	Baseline (pre-post ICU follow-up visit), approximately 14 days post patient's follow-up visit	The survey consists of 6 questions that are measured on a 5 point Likert scale (scored 0 to 4, with 4 representing higher fulfillment).

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

University of Michigan; 🇺🇸 Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States