Evaluation of Mind-body Educational Program to Enhance Resiliency and Reduce Burnout in First Year Residents

Completed · Not applicable

Conditions studied: Stress

In brief

This prospective pilot study evaluated the benefits of a stress management and resiliency training program for residents (SMART-R). The primary objective of this study is to determine whether the SMART-R effectively reduces burnout and stress and enhances coping skills in first year residents. Objective parameters (heart rate, galvanized skin response, sleep duration and quality, exercise and actigraphy) measured with the Basis health tracking device will help correlate objective signs to subjective report of stress. The investigators' hypothesis is that the SMART-R, a curriculum designed to teach first year residents (in the department of Medicine and Psychiatry) relaxation skills, will enhance residents' emotional and physical well being, reduce reports of stress, anxiety, depression, and physical complaints, as well as increase overall resiliency.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT02621788

Run by

Massachusetts General Hospital

People needed

85

Starts

2014-04-01

Expected to finish

2015-07-01

Last updated by the study team

2015-12-04

Who can join

Age: 21 and older. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Massachusetts General Hospital first year resident in Department of Medicine or Department of Psychiatry
• 21 years of age or older
• consenting to participate in 3RP-1

Where it is running

• MGH department of medicine and department of psychiatry — Boston, Massachusetts, United States

Full record on ClinicalTrials.gov

Trial information comes from ClinicalTrials.gov and is refreshed daily. TrialsForMe does not provide medical care and does not run the studies it lists.