Feasibility and Efficacy Study of Student Wellness Online Course for Medical Students

January 12, 2023 updated by: Sara Grace Connolly, Stanford University

Evidence-Based Online Curriculum to Improve Sleep in Medical Students: A Multisite Trial to Assess Efficacy and Feasibility of RefreshMD

This study aims to investigate the feasibility and efficacy of online student wellness courses for improving medical student mental health and well-being.

Study Overview

Status

Completed

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Actual)

250

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

  • United States
    • California
      • Stanford, California, United States, 94305
        • Stanford University
    • Missouri
      • Saint Louis, Missouri, United States, 63130
        • Washington University in St Louis
    • New Jersey
      • Piscataway, New Jersey, United States, 08854
        • Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson

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

No

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Full-time medical student at a participating medical school
  • Will remain enrolled as full-time medical student throughout duration of study

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Not a full-time medical student at a participating medical school

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: Treatment
  • Allocation: Randomized
  • Interventional Model: Parallel Assignment
  • Masking: None (Open Label)

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm
Intervention / Treatment
Experimental: RefreshMD
An online course for sleep improvement in medical students
Behavioral: RefreshMD
Online Sleep Improvement Course
Placebo Comparator: Bond Between Us
An online course covering communication skills and the physician-patient relationship
Behavioral: Bond Between Us
Online Educational Course

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Enrollment numbers per course
Time Frame: 2 weeks
# of participants who enroll / # of participants invited to enroll
2 weeks
Views per video
Time Frame: Throughout the course (6 weeks)
Throughout the course (6 weeks)
Number of actively engaged students per course
Time Frame: Throughout the course (6 weeks)
Throughout the course (6 weeks)

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Time Frame
Patient-Reported Outcomes Measurement Information System (PROMIS) Sleep Related Impairment
Time Frame: Through study completion (4 months)
Through study completion (4 months)
PROMIS Sleep Disturbance
Time Frame: Through study completion (4 months)
Through study completion (4 months)
PROMIS Depression
Time Frame: Through study completion (4 months)
Through study completion (4 months)
Stanford Medical Student Burnout Questionnaire
Time Frame: Through study completion (4 months)
Through study completion (4 months)

Collaborators and Investigators

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

Sponsor

Stanford University

Investigators

  • Principal Investigator: Sara G Cadman, MD, Stanford University graduate, Penn Medicine Fellow

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 (Actual)

January 17, 2017

Primary Completion (Actual)

June 1, 2019

Study Completion (Actual)

June 1, 2019

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

January 27, 2017

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

January 30, 2017

First Posted (Estimate)

February 1, 2017

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Estimate)

January 16, 2023

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

January 12, 2023

Last Verified

January 1, 2023

More Information

Terms related to this study

Other Study ID Numbers

  • RefreshMD

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