Me-GC: A Randomized Controlled Trial of Meditation to Reduce Genetic Counselor Burnout and Genetic Counseling Student Stress
试验速览
- 阶段
- 不适用
- 状态
- 已完成
- 入组人数
- 605
- 试验地点
- 1
- 主要终点
- Burnout (genetic counselors)
研究概览
简要总结
This study is designed to determine whether meditation is beneficial for genetic counselors and genetic counseling students. The main goal is to see if meditation can help with professional well-being (burnout for genetic counselors, stress for genetic counseling students). The investigators will also explore whether meditation has other benefits for the genetic counseling profession.
详细描述
The investigators will recruit 390-420 genetic counselors and 189-210 genetic counseling students. Participants will be randomized into one of three groups of roughly the same size: two meditation groups and an observational group. All three groups will fill out online surveys at several points in the study. The only thing the observational group will be asked to do is fill out these surveys. The meditation groups will be asked to meditate for 10 minutes a day for 8 weeks. Participants will be provided with an app or website that instructs them on how to meditate.
Outcome analyses will be done with an intention to treat approach. Outcomes will be assessed using linear regression with the outcome variable as the dependent variable and baseline outcome measure, baseline mindfulness, and treatment group as the independent variables. Secondary outcomes will be considered exploratory.
The study is funded by the Jane Engelberg Memorial Foundation
研究设计
- 研究类型
- Interventional
- 分配方式
- Randomized
- 干预模型
- Parallel
- 主要目的
- Treatment
- 盲法
- Single (Investigator)
盲法说明
The investigator analyzing the data will be blinded to which study arm participants were assigned to.
入排标准
- 性别
- All
- 接受健康志愿者
- 是
入选标准
- •Genetic counselors who provide direct clinical care
- •Genetic counseling students
- •Self-reported fluency in English
排除标准
- •Living outside the US
研究组 & 干预措施
Observational
Participants in this arm will not receive any intervention. Their only study activity will be taking online surveys. They will have access to the two meditation arms once they finish the study.
Meditation - Headspace
Participants in this arm will be asked to meditate daily for 10 minutes for 8 weeks. Meditation instruction will be provided by the commercially available app/website Headspace (provided to participants for free). Participants in this arm will have access to the other meditation arm once they finish the study.
干预措施: Meditation (Behavioral)
Meditation - Respite
Participants in this arm will be asked to meditate daily for 10 minutes for 8 weeks. Meditation instruction will be provided by Respite, a website created by the investigators for this study. Participants in this arm will have access to the other meditation arm once they finish the study.
干预措施: Meditation (Behavioral)
结局指标
主要结局
Burnout (genetic counselors)
时间窗: Measured at the end of the intervention period, typically 8 weeks after starting the study.
The primary outcome for genetic counselors is burnout, measured with the Professional Fulfillment Inventory
Stress (genetic counseling students)
时间窗: Measured at the end of the intervention period, typically 8 weeks after starting the study.
The primary outcome for genetic counseling students is stress, measured with the Perceived Stress Scale
次要结局
- Other dimensions of professional well-being: Stress (genetic counselors only)(Measured at the end of the intervention period, typically 8 weeks after starting the study.)
- Other dimensions of professional well-being: Resilience(Measured at the end of the intervention period, typically 8 weeks after starting the study.)
- Determinants of counseling effectiveness: Cognitive empathy(Measured at the end of the intervention period, typically 8 weeks after starting the study.)
- Determinants of counseling effectiveness: Non-reactivity(Measured at the end of the intervention period, typically 8 weeks after starting the study.)
- Determinants of counseling effectiveness: Affective empathy(Measured at the end of the intervention period, typically 8 weeks after starting the study.)
- Determinants of counseling effectiveness: Empathic understanding(Measured at the end of the intervention period, typically 8 weeks after starting the study.)
- Determinants of counseling effectiveness: Non-judging(Measured at the end of the intervention period, typically 8 weeks after starting the study.)
- Other dimensions of professional well-being: Reactive distress(Measured at the end of the intervention period, typically 8 weeks after starting the study.)
- Determinants of counseling effectiveness: Unconditional positive regard(Measured at the end of the intervention period, typically 8 weeks after starting the study.)
- Retention in clinical roles(Measured at the end of the intervention period, typically 8 weeks after starting the study.)
- Other dimensions of professional well-being: Professional fulfillment (genetic counselors only)(Measured at the end of the intervention period, typically 8 weeks after starting the study.)
- Determinants of counseling effectiveness: Working alliance(Measured at the end of the intervention period, typically 8 weeks after starting the study.)
研究者
Maryann W Campion
Clinical Associate Professor
Stanford University