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NCT03518359 · ClinicalTrials.gov registry record · NA
Enhanced Stress Resilience Training for Residents
A NA study, sponsored by University of California, San Francisco.
- Completed
- Registry status
- NA
- Development phase
- 45
- Enrollment target
NCT03518359: Completed NA study, sponsored by University of California, San Francisco.
NCT03518359 is a NA study that has completed, run by University of California, San Francisco. The registered enrollment target is 45 participants, below the 1,404-participant average among 58,714 other NA trials with a reported enrollment target (97% lower). According to ClinicalTrials.gov, the official US trial registry.
The verdict
NCT03518359, a NA study, has completed, sponsored by University of California, San Francisco.
- COMPLETED
- Registry status
- NA
- Development phase
- 45 participants
- Enrollment target
Study Summary
Burnout and overwhelming stress are growing issues in medicine and are associated with mental illness, performance deficits and diminished patient care. Among surgical trainees, high dispositional mindfulness decreases these risks by 75% or more, and formal mindfulness training has been shown feasible and acceptable. In other high-stress populations formal mindfulness training has improved well-being, stress, cognition and performance, yet the ability of such training to mitigate stress and burnout across medical specialties, or to affect improvements in the cognition and performance of physicians, remains unknown. To address these gaps and thereby promote the wider adoption of contemplative practices within medical training, investigators have developed Enhanced Stress Resilience Training, a modified form of MBSR - streamlined, tailored and contextualized for physicians and trainees. Investigators propose to test Enhanced Stress Resilience Training (ESRT), versus active control and residency-as-usual, in surgical and non-surgical residents evaluated for well-being, cognition and performance changes at baseline, post-intervention and six-month follow-up.
Primary Outcome
Executive function as assessed via working memory capacity, cognitive control and executive composite components of the NIH EXAMINER battery. NIH EXAMINER Battery measures working memory, inhibition, set shifting, fluency, planning, insight, and social cognition and behavior. The EXAMINER battery software calculates the executive composite and factor scores in the R language.
Interventions
- BEHAVIORAL Active Control
- BEHAVIORAL Enhanced Stress Resilience Training (ESRT)
Trial Details
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Enrollment Target | 45 participants |
| Start Date | 2018-06-13 |
| Est. Completion | 2021-06-30 |
| Phase | NA |
What the finished NCT03518359 record still lists
NCT03518359 is an interventional study that assigns participants to a tested intervention. The registry caps enrollment at 45 participants, a relatively small participant target, below the 1,404-participant average among 58,714 other NA trials with a reported enrollment target (97% lower).
The record links to 0 conditions, and to 2 interventions - of which Active Control is the first listed.
NCT03518359 does not publish any study locations in the registry export this page uses.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is clinical trial NCT03518359 about?
NCT03518359 is a clinical study titled "Enhanced Stress Resilience Training for Residents". Burnout and overwhelming stress are growing issues in medicine and are associated with mental illness, performance deficits and diminished patient care. Among surgical trainees, high dispositional mindfulness decreases these risks by 75% or more, and formal mindfulness training has been shown feasib...
What is the current status of trial NCT03518359?
This trial is currently completed. It is a NA study. The enrollment target is 45 participants. The study started on 2018-06-13. Estimated completion is 2021-06-30.
What interventions are being tested in trial NCT03518359?
The interventions under investigation include: Active Control (BEHAVIORAL), Enhanced Stress Resilience Training (ESRT) (BEHAVIORAL).
Who is sponsoring clinical trial NCT03518359?
This trial is sponsored by University of California, San Francisco, which has 1,713 total clinical trials registered on ClinicalTrials.gov.
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How this trial's enrollment target compares
Where NCT03518359's enrollment target sits among peer trials
45 1411th of 2000 higher than 578 of 2,000 other NA trials
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Source ClinicalTrials.gov registry export · 2026-08-08
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