The Pandemic Stress Vaccine: A Resource to Enhance the Resilience of Healthcare Workers Facing an Infectious Outbreak

August 17, 2010 updated by: Mount Sinai Hospital, Canada

The Pandemic Stress Vaccine: Randomized Controlled Trial of an Educational Resource to Enhance the Resilience of Healthcare Workers Facing an Infectious Outbreak

The purpose of this study is to determine the effects of an interactive, computerized learning resource designed to increase resilience in hospital-based health care workers preparing for an influenza pandemic. The effects of the learning resource will be compared to a non-interactive learning resource condition and a control condition. It is hypothesized that (a) online pandemic-related education reduces absenteeism and interpersonal problems for healthcare workers (HCWs), and improves their pandemic self-efficacy in the short and long-term, and (b) an interactive format for online education is necessary for its benefits.

Study Overview

Status

Terminated

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Actual)

118

Phase

  • Not Applicable

Contacts and Locations

This section provides the contact details for those conducting the study, and information on where this study is being conducted.

Study Locations

  • Canada
    • Ontario
      • Toronto, Ontario, Canada, M5G 1X5
        • Mount Sinai Hospital

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

Eligibility Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study

  • Child
  • Adult
  • Older Adult

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • employee or professional staff of a hospital

Exclusion Criteria:

  • unable to read and write English

Study Plan

This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.

How is the study designed?

Design Details

  • Primary Purpose: Health Services Research
  • Allocation: Randomized
  • Interventional Model: Parallel Assignment
  • Masking: Single

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm
Intervention / Treatment
Experimental: Pandemic Stress Vaccine - Interactive
Behavioral: Interactive computerized learning resource
In a series of interactive scenarios, participants can "see" themselves in stressful work situations that could arise during an influenza pandemic and reflect on effective ways to work out personal and interpersonal difficulties.
Active Comparator: Pandemic Stress Vaccine - Didactic
Behavioral: Didactic computerized learning resource
In a non-interactive format (i.e., a series of audio presentations with accompanying PowerPoint-type slides) participants are given information on how to handle stressful work situations that could arise during an influenza pandemic.
No Intervention: Wait list
Some participants are assigned to an eight week waiting condition prior to the course commencing.

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Time Frame
Absenteeism
Time Frame: 32 weeks
32 weeks

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Time Frame
Pandemic self-efficacy
Time Frame: 32 weeks
32 weeks
Interpersonal problems
Time Frame: 32 weeks
32 weeks

Collaborators and Investigators

This is where you will find people and organizations involved with this study.

Sponsor

Mount Sinai Hospital, Canada

Investigators

  • Principal Investigator: William J. Lancee, Ph.D., Mount Sinai Hospital
  • Principal Investigator: Robert G. Maunder, M.D., Mount Sinai Hospital

Publications and helpful links

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General Publications

Study record dates

These dates track the progress of study record and summary results submissions to ClinicalTrials.gov. Study records and reported results are reviewed by the National Library of Medicine (NLM) to make sure they meet specific quality control standards before being posted on the public website.

Study Major Dates

Study Start

October 1, 2009

Primary Completion (Actual)

July 1, 2010

Study Completion (Actual)

July 1, 2010

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

August 18, 2009

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

August 18, 2009

First Posted (Estimate)

August 19, 2009

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Estimate)

August 19, 2010

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

August 17, 2010

Last Verified

August 1, 2010

More Information

Terms related to this study

Keywords

Additional Relevant MeSH Terms

Other Study ID Numbers

  • 09-0133-E

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