Stress Management and Resiliency Training for Physicians

February 22, 2021 updated by: John W. Denninger, MD, PhD, Massachusetts General Hospital
This study is to evaluate the effects of the SMART-3RP (Stress Management and Resiliency Training Relaxation Response Resiliency Program) on physician and academic faculty well-being, perceived stress, burnout, compassion, and job satisfaction.

Study Overview

Status

Unknown

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Detailed Description

Burnout is a serious problem in healthcare, resulting in absenteeism, decreased job satisfaction, decreased empathy, anxiety, depression, increased medical errors and decreased patient satisfaction. A growing number of studies have demonstrated that programs incorporating mind-body practices increase resilience in healthcare providers and can reduce burnout and perceived stress while increasing empathy. The Benson-Henry Institute for Mind Body Medicine (BHI) has developed a clinical program for patients known as the Stress Management and Resiliency Training Relaxation Response Resiliency Program (SMART-3RP or SMART Program for short). This study is to evaluate the effect of the SMART-3RP on physician and academic faculty well-being, perceived stress, burnout, compassion, and job satisfaction.

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Anticipated)

160

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
    • Massachusetts
      • Boston, Massachusetts, United States, 02115
        • Brigham and Women's Hospital
      • Newton, Massachusetts, United States, 02462
        • Newton Wellesley 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

18 years and older (ADULT, OLDER_ADULT)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Physicians and academic faculty of Brigham and Women's Hospital and Newton-Wellesley Hospital

Exclusion Criteria:

  • None

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: SUPPORTIVE_CARE
  • Allocation: NON_RANDOMIZED
  • Interventional Model: PARALLEL
  • Masking: NONE

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm
Intervention / Treatment
EXPERIMENTAL: Intervention
Participants will receive the 8-week SMART-3RP intervention within a few weeks of enrolling in the study.
Behavioral: SMART-3RP
This is an 8-week, multimodal resiliency program that targets stress with 4 main components: mind-body skills (participants learn a variety of meditation techniques, mini relaxations, walking meditation, and yoga), traditional stress management techniques, healthy lifestyle behaviors (sleep, exercise, nutrition, and social support), and cognitive reappraisal and adaptive coping skills (borrowed from cognitive behavioral therapy, acceptance and commitment therapy, and positive psychology). The program consists of 8, 1.5 hour sessions.
Other Names:
  • Stress Management and Resiliency Training Relaxation Response Resiliency Program
  • Stress Management and Resiliency Training Program (SMART Program)
NO_INTERVENTION: No Intervention
Participants will not receive the SMART-3RP program and will only complete study questionnaires..

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Change in perceived stress: pre-program vs. post-program
Time Frame: Approximately 2 months
Change in score on the perceived stress scale - 10 item instrument (PSS-10) from baseline to completion of the group.
Approximately 2 months

Collaborators and Investigators

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

Sponsor

Massachusetts General Hospital

Investigators

  • Principal Investigator: John Denninger, MD, PhD, Benson-Henry Institute for Mind Body Medicine

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)

July 9, 2018

Primary Completion (ANTICIPATED)

June 30, 2021

Study Completion (ANTICIPATED)

June 30, 2021

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

June 18, 2018

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

June 18, 2018

First Posted (ACTUAL)

June 27, 2018

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (ACTUAL)

February 24, 2021

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

February 22, 2021

Last Verified

February 1, 2021

More Information

Terms related to this study

Keywords

Additional Relevant MeSH Terms

Other Study ID Numbers

  • 2018P000836

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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