Burnout, ProfessionalNCT05472935
Asynchronous Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction to Reduce Burnout in Licensed Clinical Social Workers
A study testing Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) in people with Burnout, Professional and Work Related Stress, run by State University of New York at Buffalo at 1 site in United States.
Trial summary
This is a quasi-experimental study that will examine whether mindfulness based stress reduction, adapted to an online learning management system, will reduce factors related to burnout in private practice licensed clinical social workers in New York State. Read more about this study
- Who is it for?
- Ages 21 years and olderHealthy volunteers can take part
- Conditions the study is for
- Burnout, Professional, Work Related Stress, Quality of Life
- What is being tested?
- Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction (MBSR)
- Type of treatment
- Lifestyle or therapy programme
- Could I receive a placebo?
- No, everyone receives an active treatment
- How many people
- 8 participants
- Where
- 1 siteUnited States
- Study dates
- 6 Sep 2022to 6 Apr 2023
- 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 21 years and older
- All sexes
- Healthy volunteers accepted
- Adult, Older adult
Who may be able to join
- Licensed Clinical Social Workers in New York State
- Working in Private Practice in New York State
Who cannot join
- Anyone who does not hold a license to practice clinical social work in New York State
- Anyone who is not working in private practice as a licensed clinical social worker in New York State
Trial locations and contacts
1 site in 1 country.
About this study
Official title: Implementing Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction Through a Learning Management System to Reduce Burnout Among Private Practice Licensed Clinical Social Workers
This is a quasi-experimental study that will examine whether mindfulness based stress reduction, adapted to an online learning management system, will reduce factors related to burnout in private practice licensed clinical social workers in New York State.
Read the detailed description
Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) is an evidenced based intervention utilized to reduce stress. In this study, MBSR is adapted as psychoeducational/instructional videos to be viewed on a learning management system by licensed clinical social workers in order to determine its efficacy in reducing symptoms related to burnout in licensed clinical social workers.
The videos are 30 minutes in length, and designed to be watched once a day, Monday-through-Friday, over an eight-week period. Additionally, a coaching video of three minutes in length will be available to participants on Mondays. Participants will watch the videos and engage with the content and activities as prompted by the videos. Activities include guided meditations, guided mindfulness activities, such as body scans where participants notice the sensations they feel in various parts of their body, and relaxation exercises. Participants will also be asked to complete light exercises to their comfort level, which involves getting comfortable, light self-guided stretching, and relaxation exercises that are no more physical exertion than they otherwise might experience while moving around completing their normal tasks/activities of daily living outside of this program.
Participants will complete a pre-test involving two validated measures, and several Likert scale, non-validated questions, and demographic questions, and a post-test, involving the same two validated measures in the pre-test (in order to determine if a statistically significant change in stress reduction has occurred) as well as completing several non-validated Likert scaling questions, and qualitative questions to determine participant's attitudes and beliefs as it relates to their participation in this research project, and their overall impression of the project elements.
- Conditions
- Burnout, Professional, Work Related Stress, Quality of Life
- Being tested
- Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction (MBSR)
- Keywords
- Mindfulness, Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction, MBSR, Burnout, Stress Reduction, Professional Quality of Life, Social Work, Clinical Social Work, Private Practice
- Medical subject headings
- Burnout, Professional, Occupational Stress, Burnout, Psychological
What participants receive
What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.
Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction (MBSR)Behavioural
Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) is an evidenced based intervention utilized to reduce stress.
| Study group | Role | What they receive |
|---|---|---|
| MBSR Intervention | Experimental | Participants will engage with MBSR instructional videos. The videos are 30 minutes in length, and designed to be watched once a day, Monday-through-Friday, over an eight-week period. Additionally, a coaching video of three minutes in length will be available to participants on Mondays. Participants will watch the videos and engage with the content and activities as prompted by the videos. Activities include guided meditations, guided mindfulness activities, such as body scans where participants notice the sensations they feel in various parts of their body, and relaxation exercises. Participants will also be asked to complete light exercises to their comfort level, which involves getting comfortable, light self-guided stretching, and relaxation exercises that are no more physical exertion than they otherwise might experience while moving around completing their normal tasks/activities of daily living outside of this program. Receives: Behavioral: Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) |
What is being measured
The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.
Change from Baseline in score on the Maslach Burnout Inventory - Human Services Survey
The MBI-HSS is a validated, self-reported instrument used to assess symptoms of burnout in human services workers.
Measured: Baseline and Week 8
Change from Baseline in score on the ProQOL 5
The ProQOL 5 (Professional Quality of Life, Version 5) Measure is a validated measure that is used for participants to self-report their overall feelings/impressions of a positive or negative professional quality of life.
Measured: Baseline and Week 8
Timeline
From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.
- First posted25 Jul 2022
- Study start6 Sep 2022
- Primary completion6 Apr 2023
- Study completion6 Apr 2023
Resources
- Official record on ClinicalTrials.govThe registry entry this page is built from, with its full change history.
- Other trials for Burnout, ProfessionalStudies of the same condition, open and under way.
- What the trial phases meanHow a treatment moves from first tests in people to approval.
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
- Treatment
- Allocation
- Not applicable
- Intervention model
- Single group
- Model description
- Quasi-experimental with pre-test/post-test survey and measures.
- Masking
- None (open label)
- Enrolment
- 8 participants (actual)
Sponsor and investigators
- Lead sponsor
- State University of New York at Buffalo
- Sponsor type
- University, hospital or other
- Responsible party
- Principal investigator, Matthew L. Schwartz, State University of New York at Buffalo
- Investigators
- Louanne Bakk, PhD, MSW, Study chair, SUNY Buffalo
IDs, dates and publications
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT05472935
- Sponsor's protocol ID
- STUDY00006599
- Status last verified
- Apr 2023
- First submitted
- 20 Jul 2022
- Last updated
- 10 Apr 2023
- Results posted
- No
- Data monitoring committee
- No
- FDA-regulated drug
- No
- FDA-regulated device
- No
- Individual data sharing
- No: IPD will not be shared. All data will be reported in aggregate.
Study at a glance
From the registry record, last updated by the sponsor on 10 Apr 2023. Recruitment status is as the sponsor reported it: confirm with the study team.
- Official title
- Implementing Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction Through a Learning Management System to Reduce Burnout Among Private Practice Licensed Clinical Social Workers
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT05472935
- Acronym / sponsor ID
- STUDY00006599
- Conditions
- Burnout, Professional, Work Related Stress, Quality of Life
- Keywords
- Mindfulness, Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction, MBSR, Burnout, Stress Reduction, Professional Quality of Life, Social Work, Clinical Social Work
- Study type
- Interventional
- Recruitment status
- Completed
- Enrolment
- 8 participants (actual)
- Lead sponsor
- State University of New York at BuffaloUniversity, hospital or other
- Study start
- 6 Sep 2022 (actual)
- Primary completion
- 6 Apr 2023 (actual)
- Study completion
- 6 Apr 2023 (actual)
- First posted
- 25 Jul 2022 (actual)
- Results
- Not posted in the source record
Clinical summary
The research question as the sponsor registered it. This describes what the study plans to test, not what it found.
This is a quasi-experimental study that will examine whether mindfulness based stress reduction, adapted to an online learning management system, will reduce factors related to burnout in private practice licensed clinical social workers in New York State.
Detailed description
Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) is an evidenced based intervention utilized to reduce stress. In this study, MBSR is adapted as psychoeducational/instructional videos to be viewed on a learning management system by licensed clinical social workers in order to determine its efficacy in reducing symptoms related to burnout in licensed clinical social workers.
The videos are 30 minutes in length, and designed to be watched once a day, Monday-through-Friday, over an eight-week period. Additionally, a coaching video of three minutes in length will be available to participants on Mondays. Participants will watch the videos and engage with the content and activities as prompted by the videos. Activities include guided meditations, guided mindfulness activities, such as body scans where participants notice the sensations they feel in various parts of their body, and relaxation exercises. Participants will also be asked to complete light exercises to their comfort level, which involves getting comfortable, light self-guided stretching, and relaxation exercises that are no more physical exertion than they otherwise might experience while moving around completing their normal tasks/activities of daily living outside of this program.
Participants will complete a pre-test involving two validated measures, and several Likert scale, non-validated questions, and demographic questions, and a post-test, involving the same two validated measures in the pre-test (in order to determine if a statistically significant change in stress reduction has occurred) as well as completing several non-validated Likert scaling questions, and qualitative questions to determine participant's attitudes and beliefs as it relates to their participation in this research project, and their overall impression of the project elements.
Study design
- Primary purpose
- Treatment
- Allocation
- Not applicable
- Intervention model
- Single group
- Masking
- None (open label)
- Number of arms
- 1
- Model description
- Quasi-experimental with pre-test/post-test survey and measures.
| Arm | Type | Receives |
|---|---|---|
| MBSR Intervention | Experimental | Behavioral: Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction (MBSR)Participants will engage with MBSR instructional videos. The videos are 30 minutes in length, and designed to be watched once a day, Monday-through-Friday, over an eight-week period. Additionally, a coaching video of three minutes in length will be available to participants on Mondays. Participants will watch the videos and engage with the content and activities as prompted by the videos. Activities include guided meditations, guided mindfulness activities, such as body scans where participants notice the sensations they feel in various parts of their body, and relaxation exercises. Participants will also be asked to complete light exercises to their comfort level, which involves getting comfortable, light self-guided stretching, and relaxation exercises that are no more physical exertion than they otherwise might experience while moving around completing their normal tasks/activities of daily living outside of this program. |
Who may qualify
- Ages
- 21 years and older
- Sex
- All
- Healthy volunteers
- Accepted
- Age groups
- Adult, Older adult
Key inclusion criteria (2 listed)
- Licensed Clinical Social Workers in New York State
- Working in Private Practice in New York State
Key exclusion criteria (2 listed)
- Anyone who does not hold a license to practice clinical social work in New York State
- Anyone who is not working in private practice as a licensed clinical social worker in New York State
Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening; this overview does not establish that a patient qualifies. Full inclusion and exclusion criteria.
Interventions
| Intervention | Type | Arms |
|---|---|---|
| Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction (MBSR)Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) is an evidenced based intervention utilized to reduce stress. | Behavioural | MBSR Intervention |
Primary outcome
Change from Baseline in score on the Maslach Burnout Inventory - Human Services Survey
Time frame: Baseline and Week 8
The MBI-HSS is a validated, self-reported instrument used to assess symptoms of burnout in human services workers.
Change from Baseline in score on the ProQOL 5
Time frame: Baseline and Week 8
The ProQOL 5 (Professional Quality of Life, Version 5) Measure is a validated measure that is used for participants to self-report their overall feelings/impressions of a positive or negative professional quality of life.
Results and safety
The study is completed, but results are not available in the source record. That does not mean the treatment did or did not work.
Research links
- Official record on ClinicalTrials.govLast updated by the sponsor 10 Apr 2023.
- Individual participant dataSharing planned: No. IPD will not be shared. All data will be reported in aggregate.
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Referral and contact
AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals. Contact the study team or a site listed below; they decide who can take part. This study is not recruiting at the moment.
Louanne Bakk, PhD, MSW study chair
SUNY Buffalo
1 site in 1 country: see every site and its status.
Questions about this trial
What is this clinical trial studying?
A study testing Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) in people with Burnout, Professional and Work Related Stress, run by State University of New York at Buffalo at 1 site 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 10 Apr 2023. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.
Where is the study taking place?
The record lists 1 site 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 from Baseline in score on the Maslach Burnout Inventory - Human Services Survey (time frame: Baseline and Week 8). The study lists 2 primary outcomes in all. It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.
Where can I read the original study information?
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 10 Apr 2023.