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Creative Arts Program for Burnout (CORAL Trial)

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Waitlist Available

Led By Marc Moss, MD

Research Sponsored by University of Colorado, Denver

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 baseline and after 12 weeks.

Awards & highlights

CORAL Trial Summary

This trial will study if creative arts can help relieve symptoms of burnout, PTSD, depression, and anxiety in critical care healthcare professionals.

Who is the study for?

This trial is for healthcare professionals working in hospitals at least 20 hours a week who are experiencing burnout, as indicated by specific scores on the Maslach Burnout Inventory. It's not open to those unwilling to engage in any of the creative arts interventions offered.Check my eligibility

What is being tested?

The study is testing whether visual arts, music, dance/movement, or writing/poetry can help reduce burnout, PTSD symptoms, depression and anxiety among critical care healthcare workers. It also looks at improving work purpose connection and coping skills.See study design

What are the potential side effects?

Since this trial involves participation in creative arts programs rather than medical or pharmaceutical interventions, traditional side effects are not expected; however participants may experience emotional discomfort.

CORAL Trial Timeline

Screening ~ 3 weeks3 visits

Treatment ~ Varies

Follow Up ~ baseline and after 12 weeks

Screening ~ 3 weeks

Treatment ~ Varies

Follow Up ~baseline and after 12 weeks

This trial's timeline: 3 weeks for screening, Varies for treatment, and baseline and after 12 weeks 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/Satisfaction of Intervention as assessed by Client Satisfaction Questionnaire (CSQ-8) scores to yield a homogeneous estimate of general satisfaction.

Secondary outcome measures

Change in level of Burnout as measured by Maslach Burnout Inventory.

Change in level of psychological distress as measured by Posttraumatic Diagnostic Scale (PDS).

Change in level of psychological distress as measured by the Hospital Anxiety Depression Scale (HADS).

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CORAL Trial Design

5Treatment groups

Experimental Treatment

Group I: Writing/Poetry GroupExperimental Treatment1 Intervention

Writing/Poetry group uses writing workshops using integral elements of good writing.

Group II: Visual Arts GroupExperimental Treatment1 Intervention

Visual Arts group - sketch journals

Group III: Music GroupExperimental Treatment1 Intervention

Music group involves music-listening exercises (such as lyric analysis, patient-chosen, music for relaxation and/or visualization) and active music making.

Group IV: Dance/Movement GroupExperimental Treatment1 Intervention

Dance/Movement group - movement check-in, gentle physical warm-up, and then either a structured or improvisational movement process.

Group V: Control GroupExperimental Treatment1 Intervention

Surveys at baseline and 12 weeks later.

Treatment

First Studied

Drug Approval Stage

How many patients have taken this drug

Music

2013

Completed Phase 3

~1810

Control

2011

Completed Phase 4

~15780

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Who is running the clinical trial?

University of Colorado, DenverLead Sponsor

1,732 Previous Clinical Trials

2,143,353 Total Patients Enrolled

National Endowment for the Arts, United StatesFED

10 Previous Clinical Trials

1,776 Total Patients Enrolled

Marc Moss, MDPrincipal InvestigatorUniversity of Colorado, Denver

6 Previous Clinical Trials

1,454 Total Patients Enrolled

Media Library

Dance/Movement Clinical Trial Eligibility Overview. Trial Name: NCT04276922 — N/A

Burnout Research Study Groups: Writing/Poetry Group, Visual Arts Group, Music Group, Dance/Movement Group, Control Group

Burnout Clinical Trial 2023: Dance/Movement Highlights & Side Effects. Trial Name: NCT04276922 — N/A

Dance/Movement 2023 Treatment Timeline for Medical Study. Trial Name: NCT04276922 — N/A

Frequently Asked Questions

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

Are there any vacancies available for participants in this research project?

"Clinicaltrials.gov has verified that this trial, which was first uploaded on March 1st 2020, is currently looking for participants. The post was most recently updated on August 12th 2022."

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What is the quota for participants in this experiment?

"Affirmative. Clinicaltrials.gov reveals that this clinical trial, posted on March 1st 2020 and revised August 12th 2022, is seeking out 195 participants at a single site."

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Does this research encompass people of all ages, up to and including the elderly?

"The criteria for participation in this clinical trial stipulates that individuals must be 18 years old and no older than 85."

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Who qualifies to join this clinical trial?

"This clinical trial requires participants to have a stress- or trauma-related disorder and be within the age range of 18 - 85. They are in search of 195 patients for this research."

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