COVID-19 Burnout Study

Remote Delivery of a Mindfulness-based Intervention to Decrease Anxiety Levels and Burnout Among Health-care Professionals During the Covid-19 Pandemic

The aims of this study are to assess whether the use of a MBI therapy delivered remotely is associated with a reduction of perceived stress among HCPs in the Radiation Medicine Program (RMP) and with a decrease risk of burnout during and post COVID-19.

Study Overview

• Status: Active, not recruiting
• Conditions: Stress
• Intervention / Treatment: Behavioral: Mindfulness Based Intervention

• Study Type: Interventional
• Enrollment (Actual): 43
• Phase: Not Applicable

Contacts and Locations

Study Locations

• Canada
  • Ontario
    • Toronto, Ontario, Canada, M5G 2M9
      • University Health Network - Princess Margaret Cancer Centre

Participation Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

• Ages Eligible for Study: 18 years and older (Adult, Older Adult)
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: Yes

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

• -Employee in the radiation medicine program in UHN
• Health Care Professional (Therapist, Nurse, Physician, Resident, Physician assistant, Physician admin assistant)
• Over 18

Exclusion Criteria:

• Not working at the radiation medicine program at UHN

Study Plan

How is the study designed?

Design Details

• Primary Purpose: Health Services Research
• Allocation: N/A
• Interventional Model: Single Group Assignment
• Masking: None (Open Label)

Number of Arms

1

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm

Intervention / Treatment

Experimental: Mindfulness Based Intervention; A remotely delivered closed group mindfulness-based intervention using Microsoft Teams Meeting will be performed, consisting of 12-16 participants (Maximum 10 groups) and one professional with a background in mindfulness coaching . Three professionals will be coaching 2-3 groups each. The curriculum entails weekly sessions (1 hour) over a 4-week period.

Behavioral: Mindfulness Based Intervention; A remotely delivered closed group mindfulness-based intervention using Microsoft Teams Meeting will be performed, consisting of 12-16 participants (Maximum 10 groups) and one professional with a background in mindfulness coaching . Three professionals will be coaching 2-3 groups each. The curriculum entails weekly sessions (1 hour) over a 4-week period.

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
Perceived Stress	Perceived Stress measured by the Perceived Stress Scale/ Higher number indicates higher levels of stress. Minimum value = 10, Max Value = 40	6 months

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
Burnout	Burnout assessed by the 2-item Maslach Burnout Inventory using single-item measures of emotional exhaustion and depersonalization	6 months
Coping with Stress	Coping measured by the BriefCOPE questionnaire. High numbers indicate that the participant is not coping well with the specific situation. Minimum value = 28, Max Value = 112	6 months

Collaborators and Investigators

• Sponsor: University Health Network, Toronto

Study record dates

Study Major Dates

• Study Start (Actual): November 1, 2021
• Primary Completion (Actual): February 15, 2022
• Study Completion (Estimated): September 1, 2027

Study Registration Dates

• First Submitted: October 18, 2020
• First Submitted That Met QC Criteria: October 19, 2020
• First Posted (Actual): October 20, 2020

Study Record Updates

• Last Update Posted (Actual): March 4, 2026
• Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria: March 3, 2026
• Last Verified: March 1, 2026

More Information

Terms related to this study

• Additional Relevant MeSH Terms: Behavioral Symptoms; Stress, Psychological; Burnout, Psychological
• Other Study ID Numbers: 20-5678

Drug and device information, study documents

• Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product: No
• Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product: No