Making Resident Well-Being a (Virtual) Reality

NYU Langone Health

Overview

This study is a prospective cross-over trial examining the effect of virtual reality assisted meditation on resident reported well-being using validated scoring systems. The primary objective of this study is to evaluate the effectiveness of virtual reality guided meditation as a mechanism to improve plastic surgery resident well-being. The secondary objective is to assess resident likeliness to continue mindful meditation following completion of the study.

All plastic surgery residents participating will spend three months with access to virtual reality assisted meditation and three months without access to this technology. Assessment scores will be taken before and after the first three month period, and then again following the second three month period.

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Purpose

SUPPORTIVE_CARE

Masking

NONE

Conditions

Mental Health

Interventions

Guided Mediation Virtual Reality AppOTHER

Guided Meditation Virtual Reality App uses over 40 lush environments with 30 hours of guided meditations on Anxiety, Depression, Maternity, Resilience, Sleep, or Zen and 200 relaxing audio tracks using Virtual reality.

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 18 YearsMax age: 99 YearsHealthy volunteers:

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: * Current resident of NYU Langone Plastic Surgery (Academic Year 2022-2023) * Consent to participation in the study Exclusion Criteria: * Any plastic surgery resident involved in conducting the study * Any non-plastic surgery resident during the academic year 2022-2023 * Any plastic surgery resident choosing not to participate in the study

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Change in Emotional Exhaustion as measured by Maslach Burnout Inventory (MBI)

Emotional exhaustion as measured by Maslach Burnout Inventory (MBI) before and after virtual reality guided meditations. All MBI items are scored using a 7 level frequency ratings from "never" to "daily." The MBI has three component scales: emotional exhaustion (9 items), depersonalization (5 items) and personal achievement (8 items). Each scale measures its own unique dimension of burnout. Higher scores in emotional exhaustion contribute to higher levels of burnout.

Time frame: Baseline, 3 month visit, 6 month visit

Change in Depersonalization as measured by Maslach Burnout Inventory (MBI)

Depersonalization as measured by Maslach Burnout Inventory (MBI) before and after virtual reality guided meditations. All MBI items are scored using a 7 level frequency ratings from "never" to "daily." The MBI has three component scales: emotional exhaustion (9 items), depersonalization (5 items) and personal achievement (8 items). Each scale measures its own unique dimension of burnout. Higher scores in depersonalization contribute to higher levels of burnout.

Time frame: Baseline, 3 month visit, 6 month visit

Change in personal accomplishment as measured by Maslach Burnout Inventory (MBI)

Personal accomplishment as measured by Maslach Burnout Inventory (MBI) before and after virtual reality guided meditations. All MBI items are scored using a 7 level frequency ratings from "never" to "daily." The MBI has three component scales: emotional exhaustion (9 items), depersonalization (5 items) and personal achievement (8 items). Each scale measures its own unique dimension of burnout. Lower scores in personal accomplishment are suggestive of a more severe degree of burnout.

Time frame: Baseline, 3 month visit, 6 month visit

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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