Characterization of Medical Student Burnout Using Remote Physiologic Monitoring
Trial Snapshot
- Phase
- Not Applicable
- Sponsor
- Thomas Jefferson University
- Enrollment
- 50
- Locations
- 2
- Primary Endpoint
- Total sleep hours per night
Study Overview
Brief Summary
A reliable method for monitoring stress and burnout among medical students is critically needed. To address this gap, our team aims to utilize the cost-effective WHOOP strap 4.0 wearable device to continuously capture stress-relevant physiologic data (i.e., sleep hours, heart rate variability, respiration rate, resting heart rate) among up to 50 third-year medical students at 24 Sidney Kimmel Medical College at Thomas Jefferson University for 6 months.
Detailed Description
Aim 1: To determine whether physiologic metrics of sleep and heart rate variability correlate with subjective assessments of medical student wellness in a 6-month period.
Hypothesis
Less total sleep hours will correlate with higher scores for Perceived Stress Scale-4, Medical Student Well-Being Index, and Patient Health Questionnaire-9, but lower heart rate variability will correlate with higher scores on Perceived Stress Scale-4, Medical Student Well Being Index, and Patient Health Questionnaire-9.
Aim 2: To determine whether physiologic metrics of sleep and heart rate variability correlate with performance on shelf examinations for clinical rotations in a 6-month period.
Hypothesis
Less total sleep hours and lower heart rate variability will correlate with poorer performance on shelf examinations.
Study Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Allocation
- Randomized
- Intervention Model
- Parallel
- Primary Purpose
- Diagnostic
- Masking
- Single (Investigator)
Masking Description
Investigators are blinded to subject intervention group (data blinded versus data unblinded)
Eligibility Criteria
- Ages
- 18 Years to 99 Years (Adult, Older Adult)
- Sex
- All
- Accepts Healthy Volunteers
- Yes
Inclusion Criteria
- •Third-year medical student at Thomas Jefferson University
- •≥18 years of age
- •Actively participating in family medicine, internal medicine, neurology, obstetrics/gynecology, pediatrics, psychiatry, surgery, or emergency medicine rotations
- •Own a smart phone for Bluetooth pairing with WHOOP strap 4.0
Exclusion Criteria
- •Allergies, contraindications, or unwillingness to wear a wrist device for the study period
Outcomes
Primary Outcomes
Total sleep hours per night
Time Frame: 180 days
Sleep (hours per night) will be objectively measured nightly.
Medical Student Well-Being Index (MSWBI)
Time Frame: 180 days
The MSWBI consists of 7 items, scored 0-7, with lower scores indicative of better medical student wellbeing. This survey will be administered biweekly.
Secondary Outcomes
- REM sleep hours, nightly(180 days)
- Average duty hours per week(180 days)
- Perceived Stress Scale-4(180 days)
- Patient Health Questionnaire-9 (PHQ-9)(180 days)
- Heart rate variability, nightly(180 days)
- Pulse oximetry, nightly(180 days)
- Resting heart rate, nightly(180 days)
- Respiration rate, nightly(180 days)
- Deep sleep hours, nightly(180 days)
- Body temperature, nightly(180 days)
- Scores on shelf examinations(180 days)
Investigators
Alexander Hajduczok
Principal Investigator
Thomas Jefferson University