NCT02769403

Mindfulness With Biofeedback

Using a Daily Mindfulness Practice With Biofeedback to Improve Job Satisfaction and Performance in a Primary Care Outpatient Clinic

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 18 (actual)
• Sponsor: University of Florida · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years – 89 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Accepted

Summary

The purpose of this research study is to determine if using HeartMath's biofeedback with emWave Pro daily mindfulness practice: is a practical and effective intervention to improve job satisfaction and performance of physicians, advance practice clinicians, and nurses; improves patient satisfaction; and affects resting blood pressure and heart rate when comparing baseline to follow-up measures.

Detailed description

This research study seeks to determine if using a daily mindfulness practice with EmWave Pro HeartMath helps to achieve coherence through various standardized, interactive mindfulness techniques, such as guided meditations focusing on positive emotions, breathing, and imagery. The investigators seek to determine if using HeartMath's biofeedback with emWave Pro daily mindfulness practice: is a practical and effective intervention to improve job satisfaction and performance of physicians, advance practice clinicians, and nurses; improves patient satisfaction; and affects resting blood pressure and heart rate when comparing baseline to follow-up measures. All participants will attend a one-time one-hour training session to explain cardiac coherence and how to use emWave Pro. Participants will be randomized to be either in the treatment group or the control group. Participants will use emWave Pro for at least one 5-minute session daily, Monday through Friday. The treatment participants will use it daily for all 12 weeks. The control participants will use it daily only for weeks 7-12. The treatment group will have the added component of weekly visits during the first 6 weeks of the study from an investigator and the research coordinator. The purpose of the weekly visits is focused on reinforcing accountability and achievement of coherence. The participants will also complete questionnaires at baseline, week 6, and week 12 about demographics, job satisfaction, and job performance. Participants' blood pressure and heart rate will be collected at those three time points. Additionally, information about participants' use of HeartMath, sick days, and patient satisfaction will be collected after week 12.

Conditions

• Mindfulness Training

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
DEVICE	HeartMath EmWAVE Pro	The following information will be recorded about HeartMath use: Self-report: adherence (whether the daily session was completed), coherence score, any comments/notes about the daily session From the application: coherence ratio, coherence score, achievement score, session time, average heart rate
OTHER	Questionnaires	All participants will complete questionnaires at baseline, week 6, and week 12 about demographics, job satisfaction, and job performance.
OTHER	Blood Pressure and Heart Rate	All participants will have blood pressure and heart rate collected at baseline, week 6, and week 12.
OTHER	Sick Days	Sick days during the 12 week study period will be collected
OTHER	Patient Satisfaction	This will include patients who complete the satisfaction survey for the 12 weeks prior to the study and during the 12 week study period. Each patient satisfaction survey is tied to a specific healthcare provider (physicians, Advanced Registered Nurse Practitioner (ARNP) \& Physician Assistants \[advance practice clinicians\], and nurses) and will be linked to the consented research participant.

Timeline

• Start date: 2016-06-01
• Primary completion: 2017-03-01
• Completion: 2017-04-01
• First posted: 2016-05-11
• Last updated: 2018-01-29

Locations

2 sites across 1 country: United States