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Burnout, ProfessionalNCT03207581

Effect of Coaching on Mid-Career Physician Well-Being, Job Satisfaction, and Fulfillment

A study testing Professional Coaching in people with Burnout, Professional, run by Mayo Clinic at 3 sites in United States.

Completed

Finished. The study has ended and is not enrolling. Results may be posted on the official record.

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Trial summary

The study will assess the effect of individualized professional coaching for mid-career family medicine and general internal medicine physicians on burnout, job satisfaction, and professional fulfillment. Read more about this study

Who is it for?
Ages 25 years and olderHealthy volunteers can take part
Conditions the study is for
Burnout, Professional
What is being tested?
Professional Coaching
Could I receive a placebo?
No, everyone receives an active treatment
How many people
87 participants
Where
3 sitesUnited States
Study dates
18 Jul 2017to 30 Apr 2018
Phase
Interventional
Are there results?
None posted in the registry

Key requirements

Who can take part, as listed by the sponsor. Only the study team can confirm whether you are eligible, so take this list to your doctor.

  • Ages 25 years and older
  • All sexes
  • Healthy volunteers accepted
  • Adult, Older adult

Who may be able to join

  • General internal medicine and family physicians
  • In practice for 5-30 years

Who cannot join

  • physicians who specialize in areas other than general internal medicine and family medicine
  • physicians who have been in practice less than 5 years or more than 30 years

Trial locations and contacts

3 sites in 1 country.

United States3 sites
  • Mayo Clinic in Florida

    Jacksonville, Florida, 32224

  • Mayo Clinic in Rochester

    Rochester, Minnesota, 55905

  • Mayo Clinic in Arizona

    Scottsdale, Arizona, 85259

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About this study

Official title: RCT: Effect of Coaching on Mid-Career Physician Well-Being, Job Satisfaction, and Fulfillment

The study will assess the effect of individualized professional coaching for mid-career family medicine and general internal medicine physicians on burnout, job satisfaction, and professional fulfillment.

Being tested
Professional Coaching
Medical subject headings
Burnout, Professional

What participants receive

What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.

  • Professional CoachingBehavioural

    Professional, individualized coaching

Study groups in NCT03207581
Study groupRoleWhat they receive
Immediate Coaching InterventionExperimentalImmediate Coaching Intervention arm will receive professional coaching
Receives: Behavioral: Professional Coaching
Control/Delayed Coaching InterventionActive comparatorParticipants randomized to the Control/Delayed Coaching will receive no intervention for the first six months of the study, at which point they cross over and receive 6 professional coaching sessions
Receives: Behavioral: Professional Coaching

What is being measured

The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.

  1. Change in Maslach Burnout Inventory score

    Measured: 6 month

  2. Change in Physician Job Satisfaction Scale score

    Measured: 6 month

  3. change in Empowerment at Work Scale score

    Measured: 6 month

  4. change in Utrecht Work Engagement score

    Measured: 6 months

Secondary outcomes (4)
  1. Change in Maslach Burnout Inventory score

    Measured: 12 month

  2. Change in Physician Job Satisfaction Scale score

    Measured: 12 months

  3. change in Empowerment at Work Scale score

    Measured: 12 months

  4. change in Utrecht Work Engagement score

    Measured: 12 months

Timeline

From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.

  1. First posted5 Jul 2017
  2. Study start18 Jul 2017
  3. Primary completion30 Apr 2018
  4. Study completion30 Apr 2018

Resources

More details

For doctors and researchers: how the study is designed, who runs it, and its registry IDs.

Study design
Study type
Interventional
Phase
Phase N/A
Primary purpose
Other
Allocation
Randomised
Intervention model
Crossover
Masking
None (open label)
Enrolment
87 participants (actual)
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT03207581
Sponsor's protocol ID
17-003910
Status last verified
Dec 2018
First submitted
29 Jun 2017
Last updated
11 Dec 2018
Results posted
No
Data monitoring committee
No
FDA-regulated drug
No
FDA-regulated device
No

Publications

  • Dyrbye LN, Shanafelt TD, Gill PR, Satele DV, West CP. Effect of a Professional Coaching Intervention on the Well-being and Distress of Physicians: A Pilot Randomized Clinical Trial. JAMA Intern Med. 2019 Oct 1;179(10):1406-1414. doi: 10.1001/jamainternmed.2019.2425.

    PubMed 31380892

Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

A study testing Professional Coaching in people with Burnout, Professional, run by Mayo Clinic at 3 sites in United States.

The full registered description is in the About this study section and the official record.

Who may be eligible to take part?

The sponsor lists 2 inclusion and 2 exclusion criteria. Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening, so read the full criteria and contact a listed site.

Is this clinical trial currently recruiting?

The record says: finished, as of the sponsor's last update on 11 Dec 2018. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.

Where is the study taking place?

The record lists 3 sites in United States. Whether a site is taking part right now should be confirmed with that site. See every site.

What are the possible benefits and risks?

They depend on the study and the treatment, and no study can promise a benefit. The study team explains the known risks during informed consent, before anyone joins; the record itself does not list them.

Are results available for this study?

The study is completed, but results are not available in the source record. That does not mean the treatment did or did not work.

How can a doctor refer a patient or contact the research team?

The record lists no contact. The official record names the sponsor, who can be asked directly. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.

What does the primary outcome measure?

Change in Maslach Burnout Inventory score (time frame: 6 month). The study lists 4 primary outcomes in all. It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.

Where can I read the original study information?

On the ClinicalTrials.gov record for NCT03207581, which also lists 1 linked publication.

Does a listing mean the treatment is approved or proven to work?

No. A listing means the study is registered. It does not show that the treatment is safe, works, or is approved by a regulator.

How often is this information updated?

AzTrials copies changed records from ClinicalTrials.gov every night and reloads the whole registry every week. The sponsor last updated this record on 11 Dec 2018.

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