Mindfulness to the Clinical Setting: The Mind Hand Connection Study

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Patient Safety; Mindfulness; Hand Hygiene; Education, Medical
• Interventions: Behavioral: Mindfulness Education

• Registration Number: NCT03165799
• Lead Sponsor: University of Michigan

Brief Summary

This is a single center, randomized study that assessed the effects of mindfulness training on physician teaching teams at a VA hospital.

Detailed Description

The primary objective of this study was to evaluate changes in hand hygiene compliance pre- and post- intervention in Internal Medicine physician and medical student inpatient teaching teams. Half of the teaching teams received the intervention of mindfulness education. Blinded observers collected data on hand hygiene compliance and mindfulness behaviors for both teams during patient care rounds for 1-week pre and post intervention. Additionally, the intervention group participated in focus group/interview discussions.

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2017-01-31
• Primary Completion: 2017-03-15
• Study Completion: 2017-04-01
• Study First Submitted: 2017-05-19
• Study First Submitted QC: 2017-05-23
• Study First Posted: 2017-05-24
• Status Verified: 2019-09
• Last Update Submitted: 2019-09-18
• Last Update Posted: 2019-09-19

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 32

Inclusion Criteria

Internal Medicine attendings, residents, interns and medical students on inpatient patient care teams, able to provide consent

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Exclusion Criteria

Surgical attendings, residents, interns or subspeciality teams, Internal medicine attendings rotating on non-resident teams

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Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: PARALLEL

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
Mindfulness Education	Mindfulness Education	Participants viewed an informational video titled, "All it Takes is 10 Mindful Minutes" by mindfulness expert, Andy Puddicombe. Following the video, a guided discussion was provided that focused on how the principles of mindfulness can be used to influence a physician's state of mental presence, allowing for moments of clarity, insight, and reflection, and potentially enhance provider and patient safety.

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Hand Hygiene Compliance	Baseline and study completion at 2 weeks	Change in hand hygiene compliance observed during patient care rounds

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Mindful Attention Awareness Scale	Baseline and study completion at 2 weeks	Measures core characteristics of mindfulness

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

VA Ann Arbor Healthcare System; 🇺🇸 Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States