Back to resultsThe Impact of Musical Engagement on Medical Resident Well-being
Primary Purpose
Burnout, Student Burnout, Physical Disability
Status
Not yet recruiting
Phase
Not Applicable
Locations
Study Type
Interventional
Intervention
Musical engagement sessions
Sponsored by
About this trial
This is an interventional treatment trial for Burnout
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria: Participants will be residents in the Family Medicine program at McMaster University, in any year of study Participants may be on any rotation in their program schedule and located at any site Participants may be of any gender identity, age, ethnicity, and sexual orientation Must identify as a "musician", whether casual, professional, or somewhere in between - however, they require enough musical training so that they may comfortably participate in the planned sight reading and improvisation within the study Participants must be able to supply their own physical instrument for sessions Must be aged 18 or over Must be English-speaking Exclusion Criteria: Potential participant may not be a resident of any other residency program, or be from a university other than McMaster If a participant is unable to participate in two or more musical sessions, they will not be included in this study If a participant is unable to complete the qualitative and quantitative survey forms in their entirety, they will not be included in this study
Sites / Locations
Arms of the Study
Arm 1
Arm Type
Experimental
Arm Label
Musical engagement sessions
Arm Description
The single group of this study will participate in four musical engagement sessions as described in the intervention section.
Outcomes
Primary Outcome Measures
Improvement of burnout symptoms
Participants will respond to three questionnaires - before, during, and after the study has completed. Questions will pertain to burnout symptoms and each will use a 5-point Likert scale. Options will be "strongly disagree", "disagree", "neutral", "agree", and "strongly disagree". Examples of questions include "I feel burnt out" and "I have difficulty concentrating at work". Questions will be identical between each questionnaire. By comparing answers between surveys we will be able to determine how burnout symptoms may have changed during the course of the study.
Secondary Outcome Measures
Full Information
1. Study Identification
Unique Protocol Identification Number
NCT05949216
Brief Title
The Impact of Musical Engagement on Medical Resident Well-being
Official Title
The Impact of Musical Engagement on Medical Resident Well-being
Study Type
Interventional
2. Study Status
Record Verification Date
July 2023
Overall Recruitment Status
Not yet recruiting
Study Start Date
August 1, 2023 (Anticipated)
Primary Completion Date
September 30, 2023 (Anticipated)
Study Completion Date
October 31, 2023 (Anticipated)
3. Sponsor/Collaborators
Responsible Party, by Official Title
Sponsor-Investigator
Name of the Sponsor
Conor Donnelly
4. Oversight
Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated Drug Product
No
Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated Device Product
No
Data Monitoring Committee
No
5. Study Description
Brief Summary
It is common knowledge that music has a positive impact on human well-being. It is also well-known that medical residents are frequently stressed and burnt out. With these two thoughts in mind, the investigators want to explore how participating in a musical engagement program may positively impact medical resident well-being. The investigators hope to do this by hosting four informal musical engagement sessions with medical residents, which will involve playing instruments, improvising, and reading sheet music. To study the impact that this program has on participants, investigators will ask participants to complete a survey. The investigators hope to find that participants are positively impacted by participation in the study, in terms of factors like stress reduction and minimized burnout symptoms. Hopefully, the study results may inform residency program curriculum designers in the future may incorporate music into wellness programming.
6. Conditions and Keywords
Primary Disease or Condition Being Studied in the Trial, or the Focus of the Study
Burnout, Student Burnout, Physical Disability, Resident Doctor, Music Therapy, Music, Stress, Wellness, Psychological
7. Study Design
Primary Purpose
Treatment
Study Phase
Not Applicable
Interventional Study Model
Single Group Assignment
Masking
None (Open Label)
Allocation
N/A
Enrollment
15 (Anticipated)
8. Arms, Groups, and Interventions
Arm Title
Musical engagement sessions
Arm Type
Experimental
Arm Description
The single group of this study will participate in four musical engagement sessions as described in the intervention section.
Intervention Type
Behavioral
Intervention Name(s)
Musical engagement sessions
Intervention Description
Musical engagement sessions will be 2 hours long and involve improvisation and sight-reading of sheet music. Participants will supply their own instrument of choice to play. There will be four sessions total.
Primary Outcome Measure Information:
Title
Improvement of burnout symptoms
Description
Participants will respond to three questionnaires - before, during, and after the study has completed. Questions will pertain to burnout symptoms and each will use a 5-point Likert scale. Options will be "strongly disagree", "disagree", "neutral", "agree", and "strongly disagree". Examples of questions include "I feel burnt out" and "I have difficulty concentrating at work". Questions will be identical between each questionnaire. By comparing answers between surveys we will be able to determine how burnout symptoms may have changed during the course of the study.
Time Frame
Eight weeks
10. Eligibility
Sex
All
Minimum Age & Unit of Time
18 Years
Accepts Healthy Volunteers
Accepts Healthy Volunteers
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria:
Participants will be residents in the Family Medicine program at McMaster University, in any year of study
Participants may be on any rotation in their program schedule and located at any site
Participants may be of any gender identity, age, ethnicity, and sexual orientation
Must identify as a "musician", whether casual, professional, or somewhere in between - however, they require enough musical training so that they may comfortably participate in the planned sight reading and improvisation within the study
Participants must be able to supply their own physical instrument for sessions
Must be aged 18 or over
Must be English-speaking
Exclusion Criteria:
Potential participant may not be a resident of any other residency program, or be from a university other than McMaster
If a participant is unable to participate in two or more musical sessions, they will not be included in this study
If a participant is unable to complete the qualitative and quantitative survey forms in their entirety, they will not be included in this study
Central Contact Person:
First Name & Middle Initial & Last Name or Official Title & Degree
Conor Donnelly, MD
Phone
6479616605
Email
conor.donnelly@medportal.ca
12. IPD Sharing Statement
Plan to Share IPD
No
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