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Impact of a Virtual Reality-based Mindfulness Program on Clinician Wellness

NCT06246539 · Status: NOT_YET_RECRUITING · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 32

Last updated 2026-03-13

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

Burnout shares symptoms with anxiety and depression. While there is no single intervention for burnout, there are validated interventions (which are amenable to virtual reality (VR)) for anxiety and depression. UMassMemorial data from the Professional Well-Being Academic Consortium show that MD burnout and distress has increased since 2020. The investigators believe providing clinicians with a unique tool (VR) will be a feasible and efficacious way to tackle distress. It is known that only 1% of our MDs have done mindfulness training but nearly 50% are interested in doing so. Therefore, a self-administrable, interactive mindfulness program delivered over VR has great potential to reach clinicians who want to practice a more active form of mindfulness at a time convenient to them. The results of the study will provide preliminary evidence to determine if a take-home VR mindfulness program decreases clinician stress.

Conditions

  • Wellness, Psychological

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

VR mindfulness

VR-based mindfulness

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • University of Massachusetts, Worcester

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Steven Bird, MD · University of Massachusetts, Worcester

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
SUPPORTIVE_CARE
Masking
NONE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2026-06-01
Primary Completion
2027-06-01
Completion
2028-07-31

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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