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Wearable Tech & Feedback for Physician Burnout

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Research Sponsored by University of Pennsylvania

Eligibility Criteria Checklist

Specific guidelines that determine who can or cannot participate in a clinical trial

Must have

Be older than 18 years old

Timeline

Screening 3 weeks

Treatment Varies

Follow Up through study completion, on average 6 months

Awards & highlights

Study Summary

This trial seeks to improve emergency physicians' mental health by using wearable tech & feedback linked to evidence-based treatment.

Who is the study for?

This trial is for emergency medicine physicians and advanced practice providers over 18, who work at least 20 hours a week in clinical care at the University of Pennsylvania Health System. Participants must have daily access to a smartphone, be able to wear a wrist device, and have or create a Gmail account.Check my eligibility

What is being tested?

The study is testing if using wearable devices along with real-time assessments can help spot and manage stress and mental health issues in emergency medicine staff. It aims to link them to an online mental health platform based on their feedback.See study design

What are the potential side effects?

Since this trial involves non-invasive monitoring through wearable technology rather than medication, traditional side effects are not expected. However, participants may experience discomfort or inconvenience from wearing the device.

Timeline

Screening ~ 3 weeks3 visits

Treatment ~ Varies

Follow Up ~ through study completion, on average 6 months

Screening ~ 3 weeks

Treatment ~ Varies

Follow Up ~through study completion, on average 6 months

This trial's timeline: 3 weeks for screening, Varies for treatment, and through study completion, on average 6 months for reporting.

Treatment Details

Study Objectives

Outcome measures can provide a clearer picture of what you can expect from a treatment.

Primary outcome measures

Acceptability of Intervention (AIM)

Acceptability of Intervention (EMA Completion Rates)

Feasibility of Intervention (FIM)

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Secondary outcome measures

Anxiety

Mental Depression

Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder

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Trial Design

2Treatment groups

Experimental Treatment

Active Control

Group I: InterventionExperimental Treatment1 Intervention

In addition to completing 3 surveys over the course of 6 months, participants in the intervention arm will be asked to wear a wearable device (FitBit Charge 5), complete texting-based ecological momentary assessments to gauge real-time feelings of stress, and receive bi-weekly personalized data dashboards to report back their data.

Group II: ControlActive Control1 Intervention

Participants randomized to this arm will receive digital surveys over the course of 6 months (one at baseline, one at 3 months, and one at 6 months). These surveys will be the same as the intervention arm and will ask questions related to burnout, anxiety, depression, PTSD, and stress.

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Who is running the clinical trial?

Emergency Medicine FoundationOTHER

17 Previous Clinical Trials

2,340 Total Patients Enrolled

University of PennsylvaniaLead Sponsor

2,000 Previous Clinical Trials

42,880,043 Total Patients Enrolled

Frequently Asked Questions

These questions and answers are submitted by anonymous patients, and have not been verified by our internal team.

Are there any openings for new participants in this clinical experiment?

"As per the latest update, this clinical trial is actively searching for participants. According to information hosted on clinicaltrials.gov, it was posted on October 3rd 2023 and modified 6 days later."

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What is the primary goal of this trial?

"The key objective of this trial, that will be evaluated at the conclusion of approximately 6 months, is to ascertain acceptance and completion rates of the intervention. Secondary objectives include surveying patients for depression using PHQ-8 scales; gauging professional burnout with Stanford Professional Fulfillment Indexes; and evaluating Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) through PC-PTSD5 assessments."

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What is the overall enrollment capacity of this medical research?

"Affirmative. Based on clinicaltrials.gov's data, this trial is presently recruiting participants and was originally uploaded on October 3rd 2023. It has since been updated on October 9th 2023 and requires 60 individuals to join from one centre."

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Recent research and studies

clinicaltrials.govStudy

Identifying Mental Health Distress in EM Physicians

2023. "Identifying Mental Health Distress in EM Physicians". ClinicalTrials.gov. https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT05606887.