Study Summary
This trial will test whether removing work email apps from phones during leisure time reduces stress for healthcare workers.
Eligible Conditions
- Caregiver Burnout
- Stress
Treatment Effectiveness
Effectiveness Progress
Study Objectives
1 Primary · 1 Secondary · Reporting Duration: At the end of leisure time (through study completion, an average of 1 week)
Week 1
Screen time
Week 1
Change from baseline modified Perceived Stress Scale-10 after leisure time
Trial Safety
Trial Design
2 Treatment Groups
Control
1 of 2
Reduce screen time
1 of 2
Active Control
Experimental Treatment
388 Total Participants · 2 Treatment Groups
Primary Treatment: Reduce screen time · No Placebo Group · N/A
Reduce screen time
Behavioral
Experimental Group · 1 Intervention: Reduce screen time · Intervention Types: BehavioralControlNoIntervention Group · 1 Intervention: Control · Intervention Types:
Trial Logistics
Trial Timeline
Screening: ~3 weeks
Treatment: Varies
Reporting: at the end of leisure time (through study completion, an average of 1 week)
Who is running the clinical trial?
University of NebraskaLead Sponsor
490 Previous Clinical Trials
1,148,947 Total Patients Enrolled
Karsten Bartels, MD PhD MBAPrincipal InvestigatorUniversity of Nebraska
1 Previous Clinical Trials
600 Total Patients Enrolled
Eligibility Criteria
Age 18+ · All Participants · 4 Total Inclusion Criteria
Mark “Yes” if the following statements are true for you:You are currently working as a healthcare professional.
You must be 19 years old or older.
You use a smartphone regularly.
You have to use your work email on your phone and have installed an app like Outlook to access it.
References
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- Shanafelt, Tait D., Omar Hasan, Lotte N. Dyrbye, Christine Sinsky, Daniel Satele, Jeff Sloan, and Colin P. West. 2015. “Changes in Burnout and Satisfaction with Work-life Balance in Physicians and the General US Working Population Between 2011 and 2014”. Mayo Clinic Proceedings. Elsevier BV. doi:10.1016/j.mayocp.2015.08.023.
- Gardner, Rebekah L, Emily Cooper, Jacqueline Haskell, Daniel A Harris, Sara Poplau, Philip J Kroth, and Mark Linzer. 2018. “Physician Stress and Burnout: The Impact of Health Information Technology”. Journal of the American Medical Informatics Association. Oxford University Press (OUP). doi:10.1093/jamia/ocy145.
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- Lieu TA, Freed GL. Unbounded-Parent-Physician Communication in the Era of Portal Messaging. JAMA Pediatr. 2019 Sep 1;173(9):811-812. doi: 10.1001/jamapediatrics.2019.2309. No abstract available.
- Karsten Bartels 2021. "Reducing Work-related Screen Time in Health Care Workers During Leisure Time". ClinicalTrials.gov. https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT05106647.
Frequently Asked Questions
Are there any vacancies within this clinical trial?
"The clinical trial is ongoing, with the original posting date of 11/9/2021 and its most recent update also on 11/9/2021. Thus, it remains open to applicants." - Anonymous Online Contributor
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How many participants are accepted into this medical experiment?
"Affirmative. The information available on clinicaltrials.gov illustrates that this medical experiment is actively onboarding patients, having first been posted on November 9th 2021 and subsequently updated the same day. 388 individuals are needed from 1 trial centre to participate in the study." - Anonymous Online Contributor
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