Smartwatch and Physician Well-Being

Not Applicable

Recruiting

• Conditions: Professional Burnout
• Interventions: Device: Smartwatch

• Registration Number: NCT05463250
• Lead Sponsor: University of Colorado, Denver

Brief Summary

The prevalence of burnout and other forms of distress among physicians is alarmingly high. This clinical trial is being conducted to learn more about if wearing a Smartwatch and having access to its data improves physicians' sense of well-being and if data measured from Smartwatches contain a 'signal' that predicts well-being

Detailed Description

We will conduct a randomized controlled trail to evaluate if wearing a Smartwatch improves overall well-being among physicians, and if so, in which dimension of well-being (e.g., fatigue, stress, overall quality of life, burnout). Additionally, we will explore if data from Smartwatches can predict subsequent well-being among physicians.

Study Aims:

1. To determine if wearing a Smartwatch and having access to its physiological data (e.g., sleep, step count, activity, breathing reminders) improves well-being, and if so which well-being dimensions.

2. To determine whether continuous physiological measures (measured from Smartwatches) contain a 'signal' that predicts physician well-being, and if so in which dimensions.

Study Timeline

• Study First Submitted: 2022-07-14
• Study First Submitted QC: 2022-07-14
• Study First Posted: 2022-07-18
• Study Start: 2023-03-01
• Status Verified: 2023-12
• Last Update Submitted: 2023-12-04
• Last Update Posted: 2023-12-06
• Primary Completion: 2024-05
• Study Completion: 2024-05

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: RECRUITING
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 184

Inclusion Criteria

• Physician

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Exclusion Criteria

• non physicians

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Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: CROSSOVER

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
Smart Watch, then no intervention	Smartwatch	Physicians will be asked to wear a Smartwatch for 6 months, and then will be monitored for the following 6 months without wearing a Smartwatch. Physicians will complete surveys about their experiences
No intervention, then Smart Watch	Smartwatch	Physicians will be monitored for the first 6 months without wearing a Smartwatch, and then will be asked to wear a Smartwatch for the following 6 months. Physicians will complete surveys about their experiences

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Burnout	Up to 12 months	The Maslach Burnout Inventory measures emotional exhaustion, depersonalization, and low sense of personal accomplishment. Possible scores range from 0-27 (emotional exhaustion subscale), 0-10 (depersonalization subscale), and 0-40 (personal accomplishment subscale). Higher scores on the emotional exhaustion and depersonalization subscales and lower scores on the personal accomplishment subscale indicates worse outcome.

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Physician Well-Being Index	Up to 12 months	The Physician Well-Being Index measures multiple dimensions of distress (burnout, fatigue, quality of life, stress) and satisfaction with work-life integration and meaning in work. The total score ranges from -2 to 9, with higher scores indicating a greater degree of distress, lower meaning in work, and less satisfaction with work-life integration.

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Lotte Dyrbye; 🇺🇸 Aurora, Colorado, United States