NCT05931432

A Tailored and Digital Approach to Address Equity and Support Well-being for Healthcare Workers in the Era of COVID

• Status: Active Not Recruiting
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 293 (actual)
• Sponsor: University of Pennsylvania · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

For this project the broad research objective is to evaluate the effectiveness of an enhanced digital wellbeing program in improving well-being, depression, anxiety, stress, resilience, and job satisfaction of physicians. The intent of the investigators is that this will enable a proactive culture of well-being and mental health support for the broader healthcare workforce during the multiple phases of the pandemic. The investigator's approach evaluates existing digital models which can be executed in a timely fashion and rapidly scaled for use across other health systems. Aim 1: Conduct interviews of URM and women physicians to identify barriers and facilitators to accessing and receiving digital well-being, mental health, and culturally sensitive support resources. Aim 2: Through a randomized controlled trial (RCT) investigate the immediate and long-term effect of a comprehensive well-being focused intervention (push text messaging, resource support, semi-facilitated peer groups hosted by Cobalt) vs. usual care on well-being, depression, anxiety, stress, resilience, and job satisfaction of physicians practicing in the era of COVID.

Conditions

• Depression, Anxiety
• Satisfaction
• Well-being

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
OTHER	Comprehensive Well-Being Intervention	The intervention group will receive an 18-month comprehensive suite of services including: 1) monthly automated text messaging reminders about wellbeing resources focused on a range of topics (e.g. mindfulness, stress management, childcare support, racial trauma, diversity and inclusion) and assignment to a one-hour quarterly peer support group with an expectation of regular attendance. Half of these sessions will be self-directed discussion topics and half will be facilitated discussions. The content of monthly text messaging resources and discussion topics for the peer-support groups will be informed by the Aim 1 qualitative findings.

Timeline

• Start date: 2023-10-12
• Primary completion: 2025-07-27
• Completion: 2026-03-01
• First posted: 2023-07-05
• Last updated: 2025-11-06

Locations

1 site across 1 country: United States