Improvement Mental Health Among Physicians by a Mindfulness-training Mobile Application

Improvement in Mental Health Markers Among Hospital Physicians Through a Mindfulness-training Mobile Application - Randomized Controlled Trial

The aim of our study was to evaluate the effect of a short, smartphone-based mindfulness application on stress, wellbeing and burnout among hospital physicians

Study Overview

• Status: Completed
• Conditions: Stress
• Intervention / Treatment: Other: practiced mindfulness through the application for 6 weeks

Detailed Description

Physicians working at a tertiary hospital were recruited and randomly divided into two groups, a study group (SG) in which participants practiced mindfulness through the application for 6 weeks and a control group (CG). Main Measures: All participants filled-out questionnaires assessing stress (Perceived Stress Scale-PSS), mental health (Mental Health Inventory-MHI) and burnout (Maslach Burnout Inventory-MBI) at baseline and 7 weeks later

• Study Type: Interventional
• Enrollment (Actual): 50
• Phase: Not Applicable

Contacts and Locations

Study Locations

• Israel
  • Haifa, Israel
    • Pediatric rheumatology clinic, Rambam Medical Center

Participation Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

• Ages Eligible for Study: Child; Adult; Older Adult
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: No
• Genders Eligible for Study: All

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

* Physicians Working full-time at the Rambam Healthcare Campus.

Exclusion Criteria:

* Physicians that won't be able to participate in at least 50% of the practicing.

Study Plan

How is the study designed?

Design Details

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

Number of Arms

2

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm	Intervention / Treatment
Active Comparator: a study group (SG) in which participants practiced mindfulness through the application for 6 weeks	Other: practiced mindfulness through the application for 6 weeks; Physicians working at a tertiary hospital were recruited and randomly divided into two groups, a study group (SG) in which participants practiced mindfulness through the application for 6 weeks
No Intervention: control group; Waiting for the intervention

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
Perceived Stress Scale-PSS	Differences in stress between baseline and 7 weeks later - will be assessed by Perceived Stress Scale-PSS	7 weeks

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
Mental Health Inventory-MHI	Differences in Mental health between baseline and 7 weeks later will be assessed by Mental Health Inventory-MHI	7 weeks
Maslach Burnout Inventory - MBI	Differences in Burn out between baseline and 7 weeks later will be assessed by Maslach Burnout Inventory - MBI	7 weeks

Collaborators and Investigators

• Sponsor: Rambam Health Care Campus
• Investigators: Principal Investigator: Yonatan Butbul, Rambam

Study record dates

Study Major Dates

• Study Start (Actual): January 1, 2021
• Primary Completion (Actual): January 1, 2022
• Study Completion (Actual): December 1, 2022

Study Registration Dates

• First Submitted: January 16, 2023
• First Submitted That Met QC Criteria: January 25, 2023
• First Posted (Estimate): January 26, 2023

Study Record Updates

• Last Update Posted (Estimate): January 26, 2023
• Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria: January 25, 2023
• Last Verified: January 1, 2023

More Information

Terms related to this study

• Other Study ID Numbers: 0150-20-RMB

Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)

• Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?: No
• IPD Plan Description: Will be available on request

Drug and device information, study documents

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