Burnout, ProfessionalNCT05997082
A Mindful Self-compassion Based Intervention for Specialist Rehabilitation Providers
A study testing Mindfulness Self-Compassion Course in people with Burnout, Professional and Compassion Fatigue, run by Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre at 1 site in Canada.
Trial summary
The goal of this clinical trial is to explore the impact of an online compassion-based intervention on burnout among specialist rehabilitation providers. Post-intervention interviews aim to gather information on: burnout and compassion, experiences with the intervention, barriers and facilitators to taking part, and… Read more about this study
- Who is it for?
- Ages 18 years and olderHealthy volunteers can take part
- Conditions the study is for
- Burnout, Professional, Compassion Fatigue, Secondary Traumatic Stress
- What is being tested?
- Mindfulness Self-Compassion Course
- Could I receive a placebo?
- No, everyone receives an active treatment
- How many people
- 26 participants
- Where
- 1 siteCanada
- Study dates
- 17 Aug 2023to 1 May 2024
- 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 18 years and older
- All sexes
- Healthy volunteers accepted
- Adult, Older adult
Who may be able to join
- Employed substantively as a regulated health professional (e.g., physiatrist, nurse, allied health professional) by a specialist rehabilitation institute (e.g., Sunnybrook/St. John's Rehab, University Hospital Network, Providence Healthcare, Westpark Healthcare)
- Over 18 years of age
- Able to speak, read, and write in English
- Willing to take part in the MSC course for up to the full 6-week duration
- Willing to complete all study related questionnaires
Who cannot join
- Those already having completed a MSC (mindfulness-based stress reduction) course or mindfulness-based cognitive therapy within the past 12 months
- Those employed as agency staff
Trial locations and contacts
1 site in 1 country.
Canada1 site
St. John's Rehab (Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre)
Toronto, Ontario, M3H2L4
About this study
Official title: Mindful Self-compassion, Compassion Fatigue, Secondary Traumatic Stress, and Burnout Among Specialist Rehabilitation Providers - a Mixed Methods Study Protocol
The goal of this clinical trial is to explore the impact of an online compassion-based intervention on burnout among specialist rehabilitation providers. Post-intervention interviews aim to gather information on: burnout and compassion, experiences with the intervention, barriers and facilitators to taking part, and suggestions for improving online course delivery.
Read the detailed description
Burnout threatens the sustainability of compassionate care in rehabilitation. This project explores the impact of an online compassion-based intervention on burnout among specialist inpatient rehabilitation healthcare providers. Thirty specialist rehabilitation healthcare providers will be recruited to take part. The online intervention will include six weekly live one-hour sessions. Healthcare provider socio-demographic, practice, and wellness measures will be collected at baseline, post-course, and three months later. Qualitative interviews will be used to explore participant views on burnout and compassion, experiences with the intervention, barriers and facilitators to taking part, and suggestions for improving online course delivery. Up to two instructors and support persons will be invited to participate in qualitative interviews to explore their views for improving online course delivery.
- Being tested
- Mindfulness Self-Compassion Course
- Keywords
- Mindful Self-Compassion, Compassion-Based Intervention, Meditation, Online Intervention, Rehabilitation Providers, Physiatrists
- Medical subject headings
- Burnout, Professional, Compassion Fatigue
What participants receive
What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.
Mindfulness Self-Compassion CourseOther
This course is designed to reduce burnout and compassion fatigue among specialist rehabilitation providers. Course materials are adapted from the Center for Mindful Self-Compassion (CMSC).
| Study group | Role | What they receive |
|---|---|---|
| Participants in the intervention | Experimental | Participants in the intervention will participate in the 6-week mindfulness self-compassion course delivered online. Receives: Other: Mindfulness Self-Compassion Course |
What is being measured
The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.
Professional Quality of Life Scale (ProQOL) Version 5
Measures the positive and negative effects of one's compassion for those that they help rehabilitate.
Measured: Baseline, post-intervention (6 weeks after baseline), and 3 months post-intervention
Secondary outcomes (6)
Relational Compassion Scale
Measure's ones tendencies for receiving and providing relational compassion.
Measured: Baseline, post-intervention (6 weeks after baseline), and 3 months post-intervention
Self-Compassion Scale - Short Form
Measures how one typically acts towards themselves in difficult times.
Measured: Baseline, post-intervention (6 weeks after baseline), and 3 months post-intervention
The Brief Interpersonal Reactivity Index
Measures the different ways that people may think about their lives.
Measured: Baseline, post-intervention (6 weeks after baseline), and 3 months post-intervention.
5 Facet Mindfulness Questionnaire: Short Form
Measures one's tendencies to engage in mindfulness practices.
Measured: Baseline, post-intervention (6 weeks after baseline), and 3 months post-intervention
Perceived Stress Scale
Measures one's thoughts and feelings pertaining to stress.
Measured: Baseline, post-intervention (6 weeks after baseline), and 3 months post-intervention
Difficulties in Emotion Regulation Scale - Short Form
Measures emotion regulation.
Measured: Baseline, post-intervention (6 weeks after baseline), and 3 months post-intervention
Timeline
From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.
- First posted18 Aug 2023
- Study start17 Aug 2023
- Primary completion1 Mar 2024
- Study completion1 May 2024
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.
- More trials run by Sunnybrook Health Sciences CentreThe sponsor's other registered studies.
- 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
- Supportive care
- Allocation
- Not applicable
- Intervention model
- Single group
- Masking
- None (open label)
- Enrolment
- 26 participants (actual)
Sponsor and investigators
- Lead sponsor
- Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre
- Sponsor type
- University, hospital or other
- Responsible party
- Principal investigator, Dr. Robert Simpson, Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre
- Investigators
- Robert Simpson, Md, PhD, Principal investigator, Sunnybrook Research Institute
IDs, dates and publications
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT05997082
- Sponsor's protocol ID
- 5492
- Status last verified
- Dec 2024
- First submitted
- 10 Aug 2023
- Last updated
- 27 Dec 2024
- Results posted
- No
- Data monitoring committee
- No
- FDA-regulated drug
- No
- FDA-regulated device
- No
Study at a glance
From the registry record, last updated by the sponsor on 27 Dec 2024. Recruitment status is as the sponsor reported it: confirm with the study team.
- Official title
- Mindful Self-compassion, Compassion Fatigue, Secondary Traumatic Stress, and Burnout Among Specialist Rehabilitation Providers - a Mixed Methods Study Protocol
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT05997082
- Acronym / sponsor ID
- 5492
- Keywords
- Mindful Self-Compassion, Compassion-Based Intervention, Meditation, Online Intervention, Rehabilitation Providers, Physiatrists
- Study type
- Interventional
- Recruitment status
- Completed
- Enrolment
- 26 participants (actual)
- Lead sponsor
- Sunnybrook Health Sciences CentreUniversity, hospital or other
- Study start
- 17 Aug 2023 (actual)
- Primary completion
- 1 Mar 2024 (actual)
- Study completion
- 1 May 2024 (actual)
- First posted
- 18 Aug 2023 (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.
The goal of this clinical trial is to explore the impact of an online compassion-based intervention on burnout among specialist rehabilitation providers. Post-intervention interviews aim to gather information on: burnout and compassion, experiences with the intervention, barriers and facilitators to taking part, and suggestions for improving online course delivery.
Detailed description
Burnout threatens the sustainability of compassionate care in rehabilitation. This project explores the impact of an online compassion-based intervention on burnout among specialist inpatient rehabilitation healthcare providers. Thirty specialist rehabilitation healthcare providers will be recruited to take part. The online intervention will include six weekly live one-hour sessions. Healthcare provider socio-demographic, practice, and wellness measures will be collected at baseline, post-course, and three months later. Qualitative interviews will be used to explore participant views on burnout and compassion, experiences with the intervention, barriers and facilitators to taking part, and suggestions for improving online course delivery. Up to two instructors and support persons will be invited to participate in qualitative interviews to explore their views for improving online course delivery.
Study design
- Primary purpose
- Supportive care
- Allocation
- Not applicable
- Intervention model
- Single group
- Masking
- None (open label)
- Number of arms
- 1
| Arm | Type | Receives |
|---|---|---|
| Participants in the intervention | Experimental | Other: Mindfulness Self-Compassion CourseParticipants in the intervention will participate in the 6-week mindfulness self-compassion course delivered online. |
Who may qualify
- Ages
- 18 years and older
- Sex
- All
- Healthy volunteers
- Accepted
- Age groups
- Adult, Older adult
Key inclusion criteria (5 listed)
- Employed substantively as a regulated health professional (e.g., physiatrist, nurse, allied health professional) by a specialist rehabilitation institute (e.g., Sunnybrook/St. John's Rehab, University Hospital Network, Providence Healthcare, Westpark Healthcare)
- Over 18 years of age
- Able to speak, read, and write in English
- Willing to take part in the MSC course for up to the full 6-week duration
- Willing to complete all study related questionnaires
Key exclusion criteria (2 listed)
- Those already having completed a MSC (mindfulness-based stress reduction) course or mindfulness-based cognitive therapy within the past 12 months
- Those employed as agency staff
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 Self-Compassion CourseThis course is designed to reduce burnout and compassion fatigue among specialist rehabilitation providers. Course materials are adapted from the Center for Mindful Self-Compassion (CMSC). | Other | Participants in the intervention |
Primary outcome
Professional Quality of Life Scale (ProQOL) Version 5
Time frame: Baseline, post-intervention (6 weeks after baseline), and 3 months post-intervention
Measures the positive and negative effects of one's compassion for those that they help rehabilitate.
6 secondary outcomes
Relational Compassion Scale
Time frame: Baseline, post-intervention (6 weeks after baseline), and 3 months post-intervention
Self-Compassion Scale - Short Form
Time frame: Baseline, post-intervention (6 weeks after baseline), and 3 months post-intervention
The Brief Interpersonal Reactivity Index
Time frame: Baseline, post-intervention (6 weeks after baseline), and 3 months post-intervention.
5 Facet Mindfulness Questionnaire: Short Form
Time frame: Baseline, post-intervention (6 weeks after baseline), and 3 months post-intervention
Perceived Stress Scale
Time frame: Baseline, post-intervention (6 weeks after baseline), and 3 months post-intervention
Difficulties in Emotion Regulation Scale - Short Form
Time frame: Baseline, post-intervention (6 weeks after baseline), and 3 months post-intervention
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 27 Dec 2024.
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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.
Robert Simpson, Md, PhD principal investigator
Sunnybrook Research Institute
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 Self-Compassion Course in people with Burnout, Professional and Compassion Fatigue, run by Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre at 1 site in Canada.
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 5 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 27 Dec 2024. 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 Canada. 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?
Professional Quality of Life Scale (ProQOL) Version 5 (time frame: Baseline, post-intervention (6 weeks after baseline), and 3 months post-intervention). 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 27 Dec 2024.