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N/A N=102 Randomized Treatment

A Self-directed Mobile Mindfulness Intervention to Address Distress and Burnout in Frontline Healthcare Workers

Emotional Distress · Burnout, Professional · Stress, Job · Anxiety · Depressive Symptoms

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

OutcomeResultp-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.
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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.

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