CompletedNot Applicable

Digital Interventions to Understand and Mitigate Stress Response

Canada100 participantsStarted 2023-05-01

Plain-language summary

Stress, anxiety, distress, and burnout are exceptionally high among healthcare workers at the frontline of the COVID-19 pandemic. The understanding of factors underlying distress and resilience in complex workplace contexts is limited, and there are limited evidence-based interventions for stress and moral distress among frontline healthcare workers. The purpose of this study is to use a Digital Intervention Suite (a combination of Virtual Reality \[VR\], a web-based platform, and a wearable \[Oura Ring\]) to understand and reduce the experience of stress/distress faced by nursing professionals.

Who can participate

Age range18 Years

SexALL

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Inclusion criteria

✓. Registered nurses (RNs) or registered practical nurses (RPNs) who are currently employed at a healthcare institution in Ontario.
✓. Ownership of a smartphone.

Exclusion criteria

✕. History of seizures (except febrile seizure).
✕. Use of electronic medical devices (e.g., cardiac pacemakers, hearing aids, and defibrillators).
✕. A score of ≥ 15 on the Generalized Anxiety Disorder (GAD-7) scale
✕. A score of ≥ 20 on the Patient Health Questionnaire (PHQ-9).

What they're measuring

Subjective Units of Distress Scale (SUDS)

Timeframe: Approximately 3.5 months

Moral Injury Outcome Scale (MIOS-4; 4 item scale)

Timeframe: Approximately 3.5 months

Trial details

NCT IDNCT05923398

SponsorUnity Health Toronto

Sponsor typeOTHER

Study typeINTERVENTIONAL

Primary completion2023-12-08

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