Making Resident Well-Being a (Virtual) Reality

Not Applicable

Withdrawn

• Conditions: Mental Health
• Interventions: Other: Guided Mediation Virtual Reality App

• Registration Number: NCT05395221
• Lead Sponsor: NYU Langone Health

Brief Summary

This study is a prospective cross-over trial examining the effect of virtual reality assisted meditation on resident reported well-being using validated scoring systems. The primary objective of this study is to evaluate the effectiveness of virtual reality guided meditation as a mechanism to improve plastic surgery resident well-being. The secondary objective is to assess resident likeliness to continue mindful meditation following completion of the study.

Detailed Description

All plastic surgery residents participating will spend three months with access to virtual reality assisted meditation and three months without access to this technology. Assessment scores will be taken before and after the first three month period, and then again following the second three month period.

Study Timeline

• Study First Submitted: 2022-05-11
• Study First Submitted QC: 2022-05-26
• Study First Posted: 2022-05-27
• Status Verified: 2024-01
• Study Start: 2024-01-01
• Last Update Submitted: 2024-01-08
• Last Update Posted: 2024-01-10
• Primary Completion: 2024-03
• Study Completion: 2024-03

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: WITHDRAWN
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: Not specified

Inclusion Criteria

• Current resident of NYU Langone Plastic Surgery (Academic Year 2022-2023)
• Consent to participation in the study

Exclusion Criteria

• Any plastic surgery resident involved in conducting the study
• Any non-plastic surgery resident during the academic year 2022-2023
• Any plastic surgery resident choosing not to participate in the study

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: CROSSOVER

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
Virtual Reality Assisted Meditation+ no intervention Group	Guided Mediation Virtual Reality App	The first cohort will undergo weekly virtual reality guided meditations across a three-month rotation using the Guided Mediation Virtual Reality App available on the Oculus Quest 2 Virtual Reality system (Oculus, Menlo Park, CA). After completion of the three-month time span, residents will receive no intervention during the second three-month study period. . A post-study survey will be completed to assess for various parameters including residents desire for continuation of virtual reality guided meditation following completion of the survey, subjective value of virtual reality as a tool for burnout, and likeliness to recommend virtual reality guided meditation to a colleague.
No intervention + Virtual Reality Assisted Meditation group	Guided Mediation Virtual Reality App	The second cohort will receive no intervention during the three-month block. After completion of the three-month time span, residents will take a follow-up MBI and then will cross over to the opposite group. After completion of the second three-month study period, an additional MBI will be completed by the residents.. A post-study survey will be completed to assess for various parameters including residents desire for continuation of virtual reality guided meditation following completion of the survey, subjective value of virtual reality as a tool for burnout, and likeliness to recommend virtual reality guided meditation to a colleague.

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Change in personal accomplishment as measured by Maslach Burnout Inventory (MBI)	Baseline, 3 month visit, 6 month visit	Personal accomplishment as measured by Maslach Burnout Inventory (MBI) before and after virtual reality guided meditations. All MBI items are scored using a 7 level frequency ratings from "never" to "daily." The MBI has three component scales: emotional exhaustion (9 items), depersonalization (5 items) and personal achievement (8 items). Each scale measures its own unique dimension of burnout. Lower scores in personal accomplishment are suggestive of a more severe degree of burnout.
Change in Emotional Exhaustion as measured by Maslach Burnout Inventory (MBI)	Baseline, 3 month visit, 6 month visit	Emotional exhaustion as measured by Maslach Burnout Inventory (MBI) before and after virtual reality guided meditations. All MBI items are scored using a 7 level frequency ratings from "never" to "daily." The MBI has three component scales: emotional exhaustion (9 items), depersonalization (5 items) and personal achievement (8 items). Each scale measures its own unique dimension of burnout.; Higher scores in emotional exhaustion contribute to higher levels of burnout.
Change in Depersonalization as measured by Maslach Burnout Inventory (MBI)	Baseline, 3 month visit, 6 month visit	Depersonalization as measured by Maslach Burnout Inventory (MBI) before and after virtual reality guided meditations. All MBI items are scored using a 7 level frequency ratings from "never" to "daily." The MBI has three component scales: emotional exhaustion (9 items), depersonalization (5 items) and personal achievement (8 items). Each scale measures its own unique dimension of burnout. Higher scores in depersonalization contribute to higher levels of burnout.