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Remote Physiologic Monitoring of Resident Wellness and Burnout

NCT04304703 · Status: COMPLETED · Type: OBSERVATIONAL · Enrollment: 38

Last updated 2021-11-05

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

Resident wellness and physician burnout are under the spotlight more and more as data begins to show that there is a point of diminishing return on the number of hours in training. In 2003, resident work hours were restricted to less than 80 hours per week averaged over 4 weeks. This change was implemented in response to the robust body of evidence that increased work hours leads to decreased sleep, which in turn leads to medical errors and depression. These factors directly and indirectly lead to worse outcomes for patients. In residency, it is difficult objectively to assess when residents are beginning to experience burnout and depression. The investigators propose a study to determine whether tracking of certain heart rate parameters (resting heart rate and heart rate variability) as well as sleep can correlate to subjective assessment of resident wellness, burnout and depression. The investigators will also compare these measures to biomarkers of stress, such as salivary cortisol. The results of this study may lead to improved understanding of what truly causes burnout and may be an eventual target for intervention to help improve short- and long-term outcomes for resident physicians as well as their patients.

Conditions

Interventions

DEVICE

WHOOP strap 3.0

WHOOP strap 3.0, a photodiode-based device that tracks sleep, resting heart rate, and heart rate variability.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Milton S. Hershey Medical Center

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Andrew Tinsley, MD · Milton S. Hershey Medical Center

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2020-07-03
Primary Completion
2021-06-30
Completion
2021-06-30

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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