N/A
N=102
A Self-directed Mobile Mindfulness Intervention to Address Distress and Burnout in Frontline Healthcare Workers
Emotional Distress · Burnout, Professional · Stress, Job · Anxiety · Depressive Symptoms
Bottom Line
View on ClinicalTrials.gov: NCT04816708 ↗Enrolled (actual)
102
Serious AEs
0.0%
Results posted
Feb 2024
Primary outcome: Primary: Intervention Completion — 28 percentage of participants
Study Design & Population
- Study type
- Interventional
- Phase
- N/A
- Interventions
- LIFT Mindfulness (Behavioral)
- Age
- Adult, Older Adult · 18+ yrs
- Sex
- All
- Sponsor
- Duke University
- Primary completion
- Jan 2022
Outcome Measures
| Outcome | Result | p-value |
|---|---|---|
| PRIMARY Intervention Completion |
28 | — |
| PRIMARY Sessions Completed |
3 | — |
| PRIMARY Survey Completion at Baseline |
100; 100 | — |
| PRIMARY Survey Completion at 1 Month |
86; 88 | — |
| SECONDARY Change in Patient Health Questionnaire-9 Item Scale (PHQ-9) |
-2.94; -0.74 | — |
| SECONDARY Change in Generalized Anxiety Disorder 7-item Scale (GAD-7) |
-2.91; -0.79 | — |
| SECONDARY Change in Perceived Stress Scale (PSS-4) |
-0.65; -0.97 | — |
| SECONDARY Change in Maslach Burnout Index (MBI) - Emotional Exhaustion |
-3.51; -2.19 | — |
| SECONDARY Change in Maslach Burnout Index (MBI) - Depersonalization |
-0.29; -1.89 | — |
| SECONDARY Change in Maslach Burnout Index (MBI) - Personal Accomplishment |
0.23; -0.63 | — |
Summary
This is a pilot randomized waitlist control trial assessing if the feasibility of using a mobile mindfulness app to treat emotional distress and burnout amongst nurses taking care of COVID-19 patients. This trial will help inform the study team if dissemination the intervention to a large number of nurses in a short time period is feasible, and if the intervention has evidence of a clinical impact.
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria
- Adult ≥ 18 years of age
- Currently working as a nurse in an adult COVID unit at Duke University Hospital
- English Fluency
Exclusion Criteria
- Lack of access to either reliable smartphone with cellular data plan or home internet access.
- Anticipation of leaving current position in ≤30 days.
Data sourced from ClinicalTrials.gov (NCT04816708). Outcome figures and adverse-event rates are extracted automatically from the registry's posted results and are provided for clinician reference, not as a substitute for the primary publication.