Creative Arts Program to Reduce Burnout in Healthcare Professionals

Part of paid clinical trials in Aurora, Colorado.

Sponsor
University of Colorado, Denver
Study ID
NCT04276922
Status
Recruiting
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Conditions

Eligibility Criteria

Sex
ALL
Age
18 Years - 85 Years
Healthy Volunteers
Accepted

Interventions

  • Visual Arts — BEHAVIORAL
    Subjects meet for 90 minutes, once weekly, over 12 weeks for guided drawing/sketching sessions. The 12 sessions will follow a standard sequence that addresses three primary themes: creating safety, inviting vulnerability, and integrating into a transformative community. Surveys, activity diary cards will be completed at baseline, weekly and at intervention completion to assess satisfaction, stress, and well-being. Qualitative focus groups will occur after the intervention to assess acceptability of intervention, outcomes assessments, program development and implementation.
  • Music — BEHAVIORAL
    Subjects meet for 90 minutes, once weekly, over 12 weeks, for guided music-listening exercises (such as lyric analysis, patient-chosen, music for relaxation and/or visualization) and active music making. The 12 sessions follow a standard sequence, addressing three primary themes: creating safety, inviting vulnerability, and integrating into a transformative community. Surveys, activity diary cards are completed at baseline, weekly and at completion to assess satisfaction, stress, and well-being. Qualitative focus groups, after the intervention, assess acceptability of intervention, outcomes, program development and implementation.
  • Dance/Movement — BEHAVIORAL
    Subjects will meet once weekly, and begin with a movement check-in, a gentle physical warm-up, and then either a structured or improvisational movement process. for a total of 12 weeks. Each session will last 90 minutes. The 12 sessions will follow a standard sequence that addresses three primary themes: creating safety, inviting vulnerability, and integrating into a transformative community. Surveys, activity diary cards will be completed at baseline, weekly and at intervention completion to assess satisfaction, stress, and well-being. Qualitative focus groups will occur after the intervention to assess acceptability of intervention, outcomes assessments, program development and implementation.
  • Writing/Poetry — BEHAVIORAL
    Subjects will meet once weekly, for writing workshops to encourage participants to tell the stories they need to tell, using integral elements of good writing, for a total of 12 weeks. Each session will last 90 minutes. The 12 sessions will follow a standard sequence that addresses three primary themes: creating safety, inviting vulnerability, and integrating into a transformative community. Surveys, activity diary cards will be completed at baseline, weekly and at intervention completion to assess satisfaction, stress, and well-being. Qualitative focus groups will occur after the intervention to assess acceptability of intervention, outcomes assessments, program development and implementation.
  • Control — BEHAVIORAL
    Control Group will only complete surveys at baseline and 12 weeks later.

Study Details

This study plans to learn if creative arts programs that include visual, musical, written, or physical expression can reduce symptoms of burnout syndrome, Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), depression, and anxiety in critical care healthcare professionals. This study also explores if creative arts can enhance the connection to the purpose of work, the development of adequate coping skills, while providing time to connect with peers.

Key Dates

Start date
Mar 1, 2020
Status verified
Dec 2024
Primary completion
Dec 31, 2024
Completion
Apr 30, 2025

Study Design

Enrollment
195 participants (estimated)
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
TREATMENT

Arms

  • Experimental: Visual Arts Group
    Visual Arts group - sketch journals
  • Experimental: Music Group
    Music group involves music-listening exercises (such as lyric analysis, patient-chosen, music for relaxation and/or visualization) and active music making.
  • Experimental: Dance/Movement Group
    Dance/Movement group - movement check-in, gentle physical warm-up, and then either a structured or improvisational movement process.
  • Experimental: Writing/Poetry Group
    Writing/Poetry group uses writing workshops using integral elements of good writing.
  • Experimental: Control Group
    Surveys at baseline and 12 weeks later.

Primary Outcome Measure

Acceptability/Satisfaction of Intervention as assessed by Client Satisfaction Questionnaire (CSQ-8) scores to yield a homogeneous estimate of general satisfaction. [ Time Frame: At the end of 12 week intervention ]

Central Contacts

Locations (1)

FacilityCityStateZIPSite coordinators
University of Colorado - Anschutz Medical CampusAuroraColorado80045
Jeffrey McKeehan, MSN
[email protected]
303-724-6080

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