A Randomized Controlled Trial of a Longitudinal Mindfulness Intervention to Decrease Burnout in Medical Residents
Trial Snapshot
- Phase
- Not Applicable
- Status
- Completed
- Enrollment
- 88
- Locations
- 1
- Primary Endpoint
- Maslach Burnout Inventory (MBI)
Study Overview
Brief Summary
This was a single-site RCT to assess the effect of a longitudinal mindfulness intervention on burnout for first-year (PGY-1) internal medicine (IM) and pediatrics residents. The primary outcome was Maslach Burnout Inventory MBI) scores at baseline and 12 month follow-up. Secondary outcomes were feasibility and perceived benefit of the intervention.
Study Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Allocation
- Randomized
- Intervention Model
- Parallel
- Primary Purpose
- Treatment
- Masking
- None
Eligibility Criteria
- Sex
- All
- Accepts Healthy Volunteers
- Yes
Inclusion Criteria
- •Washington University (WUSM) first year residents in internal medicine and pediatrics
Exclusion Criteria
- Not provided
Arms & Interventions
mindfulness
3 30 minute in person interventions as well as promotion and involvement of self-guided meditations on the Insight Timer smart phone application
Intervention: mindfulness (Behavioral)
control
standard medical resident education
Intervention: standard medical education (Other)
Outcomes
Primary Outcomes
Maslach Burnout Inventory (MBI)
Time Frame: 1 year
burnout score on MBI (score range 0-132); based on three components: emotional exhaustion, depersonalization, and personal accomplishment)
feasibility of intervention in graduate medical education
Time Frame: 1 year
ability to insert into the curriculum without barriers or disruption of other education activities, assessed by interviews from residency leadership
Secondary Outcomes
- evaluation of intervention(1 year)
- effect on mindfulness practice(1 year)
Investigators
Christopher Prater
Assistant Professor in Medicine and Pediatrics
Washington University School of Medicine