Mindfulness to the Clinical Setting: The Mind Hand Connection Study (MHC)

September 18, 2019 updated by: Vineet Chopra, University of Michigan
This is a single center, randomized study that assessed the effects of mindfulness training on physician teaching teams at a VA hospital.

Study Overview

Status

Completed

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Detailed Description

The primary objective of this study was to evaluate changes in hand hygiene compliance pre- and post- intervention in Internal Medicine physician and medical student inpatient teaching teams. Half of the teaching teams received the intervention of mindfulness education. Blinded observers collected data on hand hygiene compliance and mindfulness behaviors for both teams during patient care rounds for 1-week pre and post intervention. Additionally, the intervention group participated in focus group/interview discussions.

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Actual)

32

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
    • Michigan
      • Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States, 48103
        • VA Ann Arbor Healthcare System

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

18 years and older (Adult, Older Adult)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

Internal Medicine attendings, residents, interns and medical students on inpatient patient care teams, able to provide consent

Exclusion Criteria:

Surgical attendings, residents, interns or subspeciality teams, Internal medicine attendings rotating on non-resident teams

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: Mindfulness Education
Participants viewed an informational video titled, "All it Takes is 10 Mindful Minutes" by mindfulness expert, Andy Puddicombe. Following the video, a guided discussion was provided that focused on how the principles of mindfulness can be used to influence a physician's state of mental presence, allowing for moments of clarity, insight, and reflection, and potentially enhance provider and patient safety.
Behavioral: Mindfulness Education
Mindfulness Education
No Intervention: No Intervention
Participants did not receive mindfulness education.

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Hand Hygiene Compliance
Time Frame: Baseline and study completion at 2 weeks
Change in hand hygiene compliance observed during patient care rounds
Baseline and study completion at 2 weeks

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Mindful Attention Awareness Scale
Time Frame: Baseline and study completion at 2 weeks
Measures core characteristics of mindfulness
Baseline and study completion at 2 weeks

Collaborators and Investigators

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

Sponsor

University of Michigan

Collaborators

Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ)
VA Ann Arbor Healthcare System

Investigators

  • Principal Investigator: Vineet I Chopra, MD, University of Michigan and Ann Arbor VA Healthcare System

Publications and helpful links

The person responsible for entering information about the study voluntarily provides these publications. These may be about anything related to the study.

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 (Actual)

January 31, 2017

Primary Completion (Actual)

March 15, 2017

Study Completion (Actual)

April 1, 2017

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

May 19, 2017

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

May 23, 2017

First Posted (Actual)

May 24, 2017

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Actual)

September 19, 2019

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

September 18, 2019

Last Verified

September 1, 2019

More Information

Terms related to this study

Other Study ID Numbers

  • 2016-020159-0004

Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)

Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?

NO

Drug and device information, study documents

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product

No

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product

No

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